The impact of a social prescribing service on patients in primary care: a mixed methods evaluation.
Dawn CarnesRatna SohanpalCaroline FrostickSally HullRohini MathurGopalakrishnan NetuveliJin TongPatrick HuttMarcello BertottiPublished in: BMC health services research (2017)
Changes in general health and well-being following referral were very limited and comprehensive implementation was difficult to optimise. Although GP consultation rates fell, these may have reflected regression to the mean rather than changes related to the intervention. Whether social prescribing can contribute to the health of a nation for social and psychological wellbeing is still to be determined.
Keyphrases
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