Social Prescribing Resources
Next Steps for Social Prescribing
As we developed Next Steps we commissioned 8 different scoping reports in areas that were identified by key partners and stakeholders as important gaps in London knowledge. All of the documents can be found at the bottom of the page to download.
Materials and Resources for the VCSE
A GLA-commissioned portal, delivered by Simply Connect and supported by the NHS, is now online. With content shaped by the VCSE, this portal is also a useful resource for Link Workers and Commissioners in London.
Social prescribing and the digital landscape (Elemental, 2018)
Looks at digital information and technology and how it can support the development of social prescribing.
VCSE sector engagement in social prescribing (Elemental, 2018)
Investigates how to support the VCSE sector to engage with and deliver social prescribing in London.
The role of housing associations in social prescribing (Housing Association Charitable Trust (HACT) , 2019)
This report looks at how housing associations support communities to engage with social prescribing in London.
A map of the UK literature on navigation roles in primary care: Social Prescribing Link workers in Context’ Bertotti et al, 2019)
This study looks at the different job roles that are involved in social prescribing and how these roles work together and maps differences and similarities.
A guide to selecting patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs) for social prescribing (Polley et al, 2019)
This guide supports decision making when selecting appropriate outcome measures for research, evaluation and monitoring of social prescribing. It is accompanied by an excel spreadsheet of information on PROMS in social prescribing.
Identifying the potential value of sustained participation in community activities arising from referral through social prescribing (McDaid et al, 2019)
Identifies evidence on the relative strengths of activities that typically have been used as part of social prescribing, such as referral to group based social activities, community volunteering and development activities, life-long learning and use of welfare / debt advice services.
Food growing on prescription (Sustain, 2019)
This report highlights the findings of a short piece of research undertaken with community gardens and food growing projects in London, to create a snapshot of how Social Prescribing is perceived, how garden leaders are or want to be engaging with these services and how to overcome the barriers to more people being referred to garden-based activities.
An exploration of co-commissioning approaches to social prescribing services (Bromley by Bow Centre, 2019)
This study aims to help inform and encourage increased collaborative working around social prescribing and its connected agendas both in London and beyond.
Active Travel and social prescribing (GLA,2021)
The Greater London Authority have produced a toolkit to support healthcare professionals to social prescribe active travel. The toolkit was developed in collaboration with London-based social prescribing link workers and based on research commissioned by Transport for London. The toolkit makes the case for social prescribing active travel, presents the health benefits, and offers case studies, resources, and tools to support patients to take up active travel.
Supporting Migrants Access to Healthcare (GLA and Doctors of the World, 2021)
The Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned Doctors of the World to produce materials for social prescribing link workers and other frontline staff to build knowledge on migrants' rights, entitlements and access to healthcare. A poster summarising the key steps can also be found here. For more information on supporting migrant access to health services please visit our dedicated pages here.
Culltural Social Prescribing
Find out more about the projects and networks which aim to improve the social prescribing of arts and culture in London on our dedicated page.
Download Social Prescribing and the digital landscape
Download Voluntary Sector Engagement in Social Prescribing
Download HACT Report
Download Systematic Map of The UK Literature On Navigation Roles
Download Guide to selecting PROMS
Download Activities Guide
Download Co-commissioning approaches to social prescribing services
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