• Social Prescribing (SP)

    Supporting people, via social prescribing link workers, to make community connections and discover new opportunities, building on individual strengths and preferences, to improve health and wellbeing.

    National Academy for Social Prescribing

  • Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLWs)

    Link workers are employed in non-clinical roles. They are recruited for their listening skills, empathy and ability to support people. Social prescribing link workers help to reduce health inequalities by supporting people to unpick complex issues affecting their wellbeing.

    National Association of Link Workers

  • Social Determinants for Health (SDHs)

    The non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. 

    Institute of Health Equity

  • Pharmacy Social Prescribing (PSP)

    Having in-house SPLWs in the community pharmacy to identity patients before their condition worsen leading to doctors visits and hospital admissions.

    The Pharmaceutical Journal

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