By 2023, more than 3600 had been appointed, according to the National Academy for Social Prescribing. NHS England has estimated that this will rise to 9000 by 2036-2037. "Generally, patient ...

Social prescribing has been found to benefit people affected by dementia and services. Example of Dementia Companions in Shropshire Example of Primary Care Navigators in Gateshead NHS England: ...

Kamila has been a GP for almost 37 years and is the current Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Council. She ...

concludes a 21-month project “to understand the impact of churches and faith groups in social prescribing”. “NHS and social care services in England are stretched to breaking point, grappling with ...

Social prescribing is a relatively new concept to the NHS - it connects people to groups or services (non - clinical) in their area to tackle any problems they may be having. It has been shown to ...

In 2018, the Government’s Health and Wellbeing Fund awarded £4.5m to 23 social prescribing projects in England ... By 2021, the NHS aims to have hired 1,000 more social prescribers, who ...

The cost of an NHS prescription will increase to nearly £10 from Wednesday, rising from £9.65 to £9.90 per item in England. The 12-month NHS prescription prepayment certificate – which covers ...

Rates of child poverty are double the England average in some areas with poverty underpinning much of the ill health. Social prescribing is only one part of a plan by the NHS, local councils ...

Case study summary Key learnings from a small pilot project at Oakridge Park Medical Centre supporting patients with mental health issues isolated by COVID-19: A new way of reaching patients via a ...

If successful, the case could force a national crackdown on GP clinics prescribing hormones to under 18 year olds outside NHS ...