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Description:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Social prescribingHC<\/sup><\/strong> is an umbrella term that describes a person-centred approach<\/a> to connecting people to local community assets<\/a>. It can help empower individuals to recognise their own needs, strengths, and personal assets and to connect with their own communities for support with their personal health and wellbeing<\/a>. Social prescribing<\/strong> may provide a continuum of support, play a preventative role, or form part of a \u2018step-down\u2019 model of support.<\/p>\n

Despite using the term \u2018prescribing\u2019 the Welsh model of social prescribing<\/strong> moves away from a medicalised approach, instead proposing social prescribing<\/strong>, adopting a \u2018no wrong door\u2019 approach where the sources of referral<\/a> are cross-sectoral and not limited to healthcare \/ primary care. A core principle of social prescribing<\/strong> is that it requires the collaborative interaction of multiple organisations across sectors.<\/p>\n

Within Wales, there are different social prescribing models<\/a> but most social prescribing interventions<\/strong> use a social prescribing practitioner<\/a>-based model. The social prescribing practitioner<\/a>, or someone who undertakes social prescribing as part of their role, will help people identify their social, mental, physical and economic needs through a what matters conversation<\/a>. They will then support the individual to co-produce a bespoke action plan<\/a> and access community assets<\/a> which could be beneficial to their health and wellbeing<\/a>. The individual might then be supported to attend the socially prescribed activity<\/strong>. There are a whole host of terms that fall under the umbrella of social prescribing<\/strong> many of which are often used interchangeably.<\/p>\n

The term individual<\/strong> is the preferred term used to describe a social prescribing beneficiary<\/strong> i.e., the person who engages with the social prescribing<\/strong> process. Other commonly used terms include service user, patient, client, and citizen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The term social prescription<\/strong> might also be used to describe the act of referral<\/a> in social prescribing<\/strong>. For example, an individual might receive a social prescription<\/strong> from a social prescribing practitioner<\/a> for a nature-based activity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alternative Terms:<\/strong><\/span> community-based referral, community-based support, community linking scheme, connection \/ community connectionCVSO<\/sup><\/strong>, community navigationCVSO<\/sup><\/strong>, community referral, compassionate communities, connector scheme, connector services, linking schemes, linking service, link worker schemes, non-clinical intervention, non-clinical referral, non-clinical support, non-medical intervention, non-medical prescribing, non-medical referral, non-medical support, non-medical support in the community, non-pharmaceutical intervention, socially prescribed activity, social prescribing scheme, social prescribing service, social prescribing system, supported referral, social referral programmes<\/p>\n

Connected Terms<\/strong>:<\/span> Asset-based approach<\/a>, asset mapping<\/a>, community assets<\/a>, Sefydliadau\u2019r Sector Cymunedol a Gwirfoddol<\/a>, community support hubs<\/a>, co-production<\/a>, creative referral<\/a>, digital social prescribing<\/a>, holistic<\/a>, person-centred approach<\/a>, referral<\/a>, signposting & active signposting<\/a>, social prescribing models<\/a>, social prescribing pathway<\/a>, social prescribing practitioner<\/a>, statutory services<\/a>, wellbeing<\/a>, what matters conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n