Research reports and publications
Social Prescribing in Secondary Care
I am pleased to share with you two new reports about the Social Prescribing pilot in Homerton Hospital, London. The Proactive Care team at Healthy London Partnerships commissioned Family Action to deliver this social prescribing service between Dec 2017-June 2018. There is a far more extensive evidence base for social prescribing in the GP/primary care space and so we hope this focus on secondary care will be welcomed and of real interest to wider NHS organisations nationally, as well as the research community.
The ‘How to Guide’ aims to practical advice to commissioners looking to develop social prescribing in secondary care and what an effective model looks like, and the evaluation report outlines the outcomes of the pilot with patient case studies and an indication of the wellbeing value of the service.
Learning, work & health: the next 70 years
To mark the 70th birthday of the NHS, Learning and Work Institute asked 3,000 adults in England about their health, their understanding of how to stay healthy, and what changes they think would positively contribute to their health. Click to download
In the polling, when asked about their top three priorities for future spending, just over one-third of adults (36%) called for more investment in hospitals and medical services, while one-quarter of adults (24%) identified a need for better health information and education.
One in five adults suggested: better in-work support for people with health problems and disabilities (21%); and said that health professionals should play a greater role in encouraging healthy living (21%). There should be more opportunities for people to learn and be active in their communities (19%); and an expansion of community services (19%).
Respondents’ ages contributed to the answers they gave: people under the age of 25 tended to put a higher value on preventative models, such as social prescribing and community health initiatives, rather than investment in hospitals and medical care. Around a quarter of adults aged under 45 said they would like more opportunities to learn and be active in their communities, and the same number wanted better information and education about their health compared to just 16% of the whole population.
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