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Social prescribing-an effort to apply a common knowledge: impelling forces and challenges
In recent times, social prescribing has been introduced in some countries, and substantially in the U.K. The objective of this scheme is to offer non-medical care mainly to primary care patients. Although the idea of this scheme is not new, its formalization is. Using a narrative synthesis of peer-reviewed and gray literature, this article discusses the social prescribing scheme, some of its compelling aspects and challenges in offering non-medical care, particularly regarding referrals being made from primary care settings. The social prescribing scheme has several impelling forces that include its potential to turn primary care to primary healthcare, tackle social determinants of health and social needs, improve wellbeing and physical health, offer person-centered care, strengthen preventive care, and bridge healthcare organizations with the third sector. This scheme also faces several challenges including service standards and boundaries, sustainability, availability of appropriate services, low engagement of clients and insufficient evidence. While this scheme lacks validated evidence, it is theoretically compelling. Given that the demand for non-medical care is growing in most societies and that the usefulness of non-medical care is gaining prominence, social prescribing is likely to continue to proliferate.
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2020-11-27Journal
Frontiers in Public HealthVolume
8Article Number
ARTN 515469Pagination
7p. (p. 1-7)Publisher
Frontiers Media SAISSN
2296-2565Rights Statement
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational Healthsocial prescribingnon-medical carereferral to social servicessocial determinants of healthlink workercommunity referralPRIMARY-HEALTH-CAREINDIVIDUAL-LEVELDETERMINANTSPRESCRIPTIONVOLUNTARYSUPPORTPEOPLEINEQUALITIESPATHWAYSIMPACT
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