Social prescribing – the connection of people to communities, services and activities to meet their practical, social and emotional needs – has become an increasingly important element of healthcare policy. As debate intensifies over an appropriate national model, this new book provides the first comprehensive overview of the entire concept of social prescribing.
Social Prescribing pulls together arguments, evidence and resources to define social prescribing and analyze how it can change lives. It considers a range of paradigms for improving health and wellbeing through social approaches, and provides real-life examples of where the theory has been realized in practice.
The book is well-balanced and easy to understand, making it ideal for healthcare practitioners, researchers and policy makers who are interested in exploring the potential of social prescribing for improving health and wellbeing.
Editor Heather Henry is former chair of New NHS Alliance (now The Health Creation Alliance CIC), which influences national health strategy and policy on health inequalities and wellbeing. Her NHS career in primary care as both a practising Queen's Nurse and NHS director, combined with her experience of the voluntary community and social enterprise sector, ideally qualifies her to curate and interpret a wide range of contributions from household names to seldom-heard voices.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 2 2. Chapter 2 Social Prescribing—Where Did It Come From and Where Is It Going? - p. 5 3. Chapter 3 What Is Wellbeing and What Keeps Us Well? - p. 12 4. Chapter 4 History of Social Prescribing - p. 20 5. Chapter 5 The Link to Health Equity - p. 28 6. Chapter 6 Does Social Prescribing ‘Work’? - p. 34 7. Chapter 7 Summary Section 1 Setting the Scene - p. 42 8. Section 2 Paradigms - p. 45 9. Chapter 8 Personalised Care - p. 46 10. Chapter 9 Going Upstream: Community Power and the Community Paradigm - p. 51 11. Chapter 10 Interview With Lord Gus O’Donnell - p. 57 12. Chapter 11 Primary Care, Health Creation and the Role of Social Prescribing - p. 65 13. Chapter 12 Relational Welfare - p. 71 14. Chapter 13 Summary Section 2 Paradigms - p. 77 15. Section 3 Perspectives - p. 85 16. Chapter 14 Social Prescribing With Children & Young People - p. 86 17. Chapter 15 An Ethnographic View of General Practice - p. 91 18. Chapter 16 Social Prescribing: A Panacea or Another Top-Down Programme? - p. 98 19. Chapter 17 The NHS Foundation Trust as Catalyst for Change - p. 104 20. Chapter 18 The View From the VCSE Sector - p. 108 21. Chapter 19 Workforce Transformation - p. 116 22. Chapter 20 Summary Section 3 Perspectives - p. 121 23. Section 4 Practice - p. 127 24. Chapter 21 Connecting Community - p. 128 25. Chapter 22 The DeStress-II Project: Enhancing Primary Care Responses to Poverty-Related Mental Distress - p. 131 26. Chapter 23 Learning From Buurtzorg in Community Nursing Services - p. 137 27. Chapter 24 The Contribution of Allied Health Professionals - p. 142 28. Chapter 25 The Role of Urgent and Emergency Services - p. 148 29. Chapter 26 Housing, Health and Wellbeing: Perfect Partners - p. 160 30. Chapter 27 Building Hope for a Better Future Fleetwood: A Small Town With a Big Heart - p. 166 31. Chapter 28 London’s Commitment to Social Prescribing - p. 171 32. Chapter 29 Summary Section 4 Practice - p. 175 33. Chapter 30 Conclusion - p. 183 34. Glossary - p. 189 35. Index - p. 191
Social prescribing – the connection of people to communities, services and activities to meet their practical, social and emotional needs – has become an increasingly important element of healthcare policy. As debate intensifies over an appropriate national model, this new book provides the first comprehensive overview of the entire concept of social prescribing.
Social Prescribing pulls together arguments, evidence and resources to define social prescribing and analyze how it can change lives. It considers a range of paradigms for improving health and wellbeing through social approaches, and provides real-life examples of where the theory has been realized in practice.
The book is well-balanced and easy to understand, making it ideal for healthcare practitioners, researchers and policy makers who are interested in exploring the potential of social prescribing for improving health and wellbeing.
Editor Heather Henry is former chair of New NHS Alliance (now The Health Creation Alliance CIC), which influences national health strategy and policy on health inequalities and wellbeing. Her NHS career in primary care as both a practising Queen's Nurse and NHS director, combined with her experience of the voluntary community and social enterprise sector, ideally qualifies her to curate and interpret a wide range of contributions from household names to seldom-heard voices.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 2 2. Chapter 2 Social Prescribing—Where Did It Come From and Where Is It Going? - p. 5 3. Chapter 3 What Is Wellbeing and What Keeps Us Well? - p. 12 4. Chapter 4 History of Social Prescribing - p. 20 5. Chapter 5 The Link to Health Equity - p. 28 6. Chapter 6 Does Social Prescribing ‘Work’? - p. 34 7. Chapter 7 Summary Section 1 Setting the Scene - p. 42 8. Section 2 Paradigms - p. 45 9. Chapter 8 Personalised Care - p. 46 10. Chapter 9 Going Upstream: Community Power and the Community Paradigm - p. 51 11. Chapter 10 Interview With Lord Gus O’Donnell - p. 57 12. Chapter 11 Primary Care, Health Creation and the Role of Social Prescribing - p. 65 13. Chapter 12 Relational Welfare - p. 71 14. Chapter 13 Summary Section 2 Paradigms - p. 77 15. Section 3 Perspectives - p. 85 16. Chapter 14 Social Prescribing With Children & Young People - p. 86 17. Chapter 15 An Ethnographic View of General Practice - p. 91 18. Chapter 16 Social Prescribing: A Panacea or Another Top-Down Programme? - p. 98 19. Chapter 17 The NHS Foundation Trust as Catalyst for Change - p. 104 20. Chapter 18 The View From the VCSE Sector - p. 108 21. Chapter 19 Workforce Transformation - p. 116 22. Chapter 20 Summary Section 3 Perspectives - p. 121 23. Section 4 Practice - p. 127 24. Chapter 21 Connecting Community - p. 128 25. Chapter 22 The DeStress-II Project: Enhancing Primary Care Responses to Poverty-Related Mental Distress - p. 131 26. Chapter 23 Learning From Buurtzorg in Community Nursing Services - p. 137 27. Chapter 24 The Contribution of Allied Health Professionals - p. 142 28. Chapter 25 The Role of Urgent and Emergency Services - p. 148 29. Chapter 26 Housing, Health and Wellbeing: Perfect Partners - p. 160 30. Chapter 27 Building Hope for a Better Future Fleetwood: A Small Town With a Big Heart - p. 166 31. Chapter 28 London’s Commitment to Social Prescribing - p. 171 32. Chapter 29 Summary Section 4 Practice - p. 175 33. Chapter 30 Conclusion - p. 183 34. Glossary - p. 189 35. Index - p. 191
