Social prescribing is a means for GPs and other healthcare professionals to refer patients to non-clinical services in the local community. Such services can include arts or nature-based activities, physical activity classes and counselling. Evaluations of existing social prescribing schemes have reported positive impacts on people’s mental health and wellbeing and a reduction in demand on health services.
Documents to download
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GP Practices by Constituency Datafile - Excel (895 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
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Supporting documents
- GP Practices by Constituency Datafile - CSV (1 MB, Excel Spreadsheet) (1 MB, Excel Spreadsheet)
The downloadable file provided below gives a list of GP practices in each UK Parliamentary Constituency. Where available, data on the number of patients registered at each practice is also provided.
The data is adapted from records release by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
MPs and their staff can contact specialists in the House of Commons Library to obtain further data about GP practices in their constituencies. Examples of available data include demographic data about patient registers, disease prevalence, and statistics on prescriptions.
More information about specific GP practices can be found using Public Health England’s National General Practice Profiles website.
Documents to download
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GP Practices by Constituency Datafile - Excel (895 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
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Supporting documents
- GP Practices by Constituency Datafile - CSV (1 MB, Excel Spreadsheet) (1 MB, Excel Spreadsheet)
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