...Samantha Pywell; Kelly Reynolds; Anna Kenyon Purpose Sustainable models of funding and resourcing Nature Based Social Prescribing (NbSP) are critical for delivery yet are rarely implemented, causing negative consequences for community organisations delivering NbSP interventions. This ethically...

... on prior empirical research that developed the framework and applies it to the emerging context of neighbourhood health centres and social prescribing. Findings The CHCF provides a practical structure for navigating non-diagnostic mental health presentations, improving compatibility with creative...

... prescribing literature. It offers a detailed account of our program development, implementation, and evaluation efforts and extends the limited evidence base on paediatric social prescribing. Caitlin Muhl can be contacted at: caitlin.muhl@queensu.ca 25 04 2025 08 10 2025 31 03 2026...

...Nicola Watson; Kathryn Mackay; Karen Watchman Purpose Social prescribing is reported to be less effective in rural than urban areas due to the lack of anchor organisations and fewer activities being available. We explore this by presenting a case study of community mapping within an IMPACT...

...Ian Carmody; Alexandra Middleton; Neil H Chadborn Purpose Social prescribing supports people with complex needs to improve social, physical and mental well-being. While dementia is mentioned in UK social prescribing policy documents, there is no implementation guidance. People with dementia have...

...Leica Sarah Claydon-Mueller; Michelle Hawkins; Will Bailey; Hilary Bungay Purpose Personalized prehabilitation for surgery can be delivered through social prescribing. Worthwhile Waiting (WW) is a novel health and wellbeing coaching prehabilitation primary care intervention for patients referred...

...Ellen McGarity-Shipley; Erin Timmins; Angela Lorusso; Andrea Nelson; Jessica Poloz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a social prescribing pilot intervention that was delivered in a rural community and its impact on the health, well-being and healthcare utilization of clients...

...Hamaad Khan; Una Roven; Cody Chou; Caitlin Muhl; Rachel Chen; Alexandra Tan; Naabil Khan; Kirstie Ann Goodchild Purpose Social prescribing is a growing movement in healthcare systems worldwide. This article shares the opinion of the authors that social prescribing’s longevity is dependent...

...Denis Rothe; Raffael Heiss Purpose Social prescribing is a model of integrated care, in which primary healthcare staff can link patients to the social care sector. However, social prescribing can occur in different forms. To better understand the concept of social prescribing, this literature...

...Emma Killbery Wilkinson; Amanda Lees; Sarah Weekes; Gillian Duncan; Geoffrey Meads; Kit Tapson The article offers a novel contribution for those planning SP at the level of practice and policy and for the developing field of SP evaluation. Older people Social prescribing Health and well...

... enterprise sector. The core elements include community navigation, social prescribing and social action approaches. Findings The CWP initiative has supported more than 5,000 patients over the last four years and has evidenced demonstrable improvements in a range of health and social outcomes for patients...