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22 February 2024

Supporting High Frequency Users (HFU) through proactive personalised care, delivered by Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health and Wellbeing Coaches and Care Coordinators

This guidance note sets out the principles and recommended approach for offering proactive, personalised care for those at higher risk of hospital admissions due to psychosocial needs, as part of a broader strategy for ICBs and PCNs to tackle winter pressures and reduce unplanned admissions

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7 June 2023

Digital working in adult social care: What good looks like

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a What Good Looks Like (WGLL) framework to support digital working in adult social care (ASC).

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13 April 2023

Social Prescribing Information Sheet for Local Carer Organisations

This short guide for anyone working at a local carer support organisation and explains what social prescribing is, how it can help unpaid carers, and how you can get involved in social prescribing projects

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30 March 2023

Exploring perceptions of green social prescribing among clinicians and the public

Green social prescribing (GSP) is the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions and activities to improve their mental health

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7 March 2023

Social prescribing: Reference guide and technical annex for primary care networks

This guide provides additional information to help PCNs introduce the social prescribing link worker role into their multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) as part of the expansion of the primary care workforce.

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