Gov’t announces social prescribing academy updates
Only 60% of CCGs use social prescribing for patients with anxiety, mental health problems and dementia, despite evidence that it helps.
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NHS aims for one link worker per primary care network from July
The social prescription plan aims to bring about the major shift in perspective needed.
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NHS England unveils plans to recruit army of social prescribers
NHS England is planning to recruit and ‘army’ of 1,000 social prescribing ‘link workers’ to help alleviate the growing pressure on family doctors.
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Health secretary throws his weight behind social prescribing
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced plans to establish a National Academy for Social Prescribing to lead the practice under a renewed drive to improve the prevention of ill health.
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Councils call for green prescribing to tackle obesity
Local councils want doctors to prescribe outdoor exercise to patients in a bid to encourage physical activity and fight the rising swell of obesity across the country.
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