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How to use social prescribing to support Population Health Management

26 Mar 2024

How to use social prescribing to support Population Health Management A guide for Integrated Care Systems Population Health Management is an evidence- based approach to reducing health inequalities “Health inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups within society. [...] • What do you know about population groups who are currently less likely to be offered or to take up social prescribing? Where do they come into contact with the health and care system? Who can you work with, internally and externally, to discover the full picture? • How can you build in social prescribing across all parts of your system, so that it reaches the maximum number of patients, and part. [...] To make the most of social prescribing, all members of the multi-disciplinary team, clinical and non- clinical, and the wider sector of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, will need pathways that work for them and feedback about its value for the patient. [...] Case studies These are some examples of where social prescribing has been targeted towards health and healthcare inequalities: • Using social prescribing to support population health management in Slough • Supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Brighton and Hove through social prescribing • Perioperative ‘waiting well’ pilot in North East and North Cumbria • Creating the culture for social prescribing. [...] • Use the learning toolkit from the Green Social Prescribing test and learning programme • See our guide to co-designing social prescribing initiatives with older people • Browse our innovation hub for examples of creative ways of using social prescribing to address a range of needs • Read the evidence on social prescribing, including our reviews of: o How social prescribing can support older peop.

Authors

Matt Wood

Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom