Social prescribing has gained traction across Canada, integrating healthcare, social services, and community support to benefit patients and lighten clinicians’ loads, according to a new report. Srija ...

Anxiety, depression, loneliness, chronic pain or long-term health conditions, as well as cancer and dementia: these are some of the pathologies that could benefit from ‘Social Prescribing’, that is ...

Green Social Prescribing is the practice of supporting people with mental health needs to engage in nature-based activities. Referrals will typically come from GPs, community mental health teams, or ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – As the U.S. healthcare system continues to evolve, a new and promising movement is gaining ground—social prescribing. I sat down with an occupational therapist and the Lead for ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Canadian and international community gathered for critical discussions at Canada’s inaugural social prescribing summit “Advancing Social Prescribing for Health and ...

More than 1 million people a year are now being referred by general practitioners (GPs) to social prescribing services, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

For more than 30 years, Frank Frost worked as a long-distance truck driver, ferrying industrial chemicals across the United Kingdom. "I worked away from home six days a week, working up to 12-15 hours ...

If you are like most, you haven't heard of social prescribing, and if you have, you aren't sure what it is. Social prescribing is an intervention healthcare professionals —such as doctors, nurses, and ...