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.
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70th anniversary of the NHS and public health (184 KB, PDF)
This debate pack collates a few resources that look at the history of the NHS and some comments that are being made on its anniversary.
The rest of the paper outlines the public health systems across the UK and recent reforms and strategies that have been adopted.
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70th anniversary of the NHS and public health (184 KB, PDF)
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