Social prescribing schemes to be funded by the Health and Wellbeing Fund: 2018
皇冠体育app funding will help these 23 sites receive more GP referrals for social activities and other types of support.
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皇冠体育app Health and Wellbeing Fund is giving 23 social prescribing projects in England a share of 拢4.5 million to extend existing social prescribing schemes or establish new ones.
鈥楽ocial prescribing鈥� aims to improve patients鈥� quality of life, health and wellbeing by recognising that health is affected by a range of social, economic and environmental factors. It has also been shown to reduce demand on NHS services.
皇冠体育app Health and Wellbeing Fund is part of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Programme. 皇冠体育app fund aims to reduce health inequalities by building the evidence base around good practice in social prescribing, sharing lessons and widening adoption of practices that are proven to work.