NASP Annual Review 2021/22 The Future of Social Prescribing in England 2023 The Future of Social Prescribing in England 2 The Future of Social Prescribing in England Contents Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................4 What is social prescribing? ............................................. [...] Over the past five years, with the challenges of COVID-19 and pressures on the cost of living, the role of social prescribing has become more important than ever – and the rapidly growing evidence base shows the benefits it can have for individuals, for our health system and for our society as a whole. [...] Charlotte Osborn-Forde, Chief Executive, National Academy for Social Prescribing 5 The Future of Social Prescribing in England What is social prescribing? Social prescribing is “a means for trusted individuals in clinical and community settings to identify that a person has non-medical, health-related social needs and to subsequently connect them to non-clinical supports and services within the co. [...] 7 The Future of Social Prescribing in England The benefits of social prescribing Social prescribing can improve the health and wellbeing of individual people. [...] 9 The Future of Social Prescribing in England • NASP is working with the Utley Foundation and other partners to design and deliver a new Power of Music Fund, which aims to provide a single funding stream for the provision of music and dementia social prescribing.
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