Nature prescriptions should address motivations and barriers to be effective, equitable, and sustainable.

Astell-Burt T, Pritchard T, Francois M, Ivers R, Olcoń K, Davidson PM, Feng X. Nature prescriptions should address motivations and barriers to be effective, equitable, and sustainable. Lancet Planet Health. 2023 Jul;7(7):e542-e543. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00108-0. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(23)00108-0/fulltext

Journal Articles (Australian)
nature; nature prescriptions; codesign; barriers; green space; blue space

A comparison of social prescribing approaches across twelve high-income countries.

Scarpetti G, Shadowen H, Williams GA, Winkelmann J, Kroneman M, Groenewegen PP, De Jong JD, Fronteira I, Augusto GF, Hsiung S, Slade S, Rojatz D, Kallayova D, Katreniakova Z, Nagyova I, Kylänen M, Vracko P, Jesurasa A, Wallace Z, Wallace C, Costongs C, Barnes AJ, van Ginneken E. A comparison of social prescribing approaches across twelve high-income countries. Health Policy 2024 Apr; 142: 104992. doi: 1

Journal Articles (Australian)
Social prescribing; Community referral; Link worker; Person-centred care; Social determinants of health

Dash SR, McNamara S, de Courten MP, Calder RV. Social Prescribing for Suicide Prevention: A Rapid Review. Front Public Health 2024; 12: doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1396614 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1396614/abstract

Journal Articles (Australian)
Suicide, Social prescribing, efficacy, prevention, review, evidence

Yadav, U.N., Paudel, G., Ghimire, S. et al. A rapid review of opportunities and challenges in the implementation of social prescription interventions for addressing the unmet needs of individuals living with long-term chronic conditions. BMC Public Health 24, 306 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17736-2

Journal Articles (Australian)
long term chronic conditions; challenges; opportunities; social prescription; primary health care

The process of co-designing a model of social prescribing: An Australian case study

Oster C, Powell A, Hutchinson C, Anderson D, Gransbury B, Walton M, O’Brien J, Raven S, Bogomolova S. The process of co-designing a model of social prescribing: An Australian case study. Health Expect. 2024 Jun;27(3):e14087. doi: 10.1111/hex.14087. PMID: 38783775; PMCID: PMC11116944.

Journal Articles (Australian)
co‐design; health services; methods; social prescribing; social services.

Promotion of a social prescribing pathway to general practitioners in a rural area (a feasibility study protocol)

Ridge, A., Peterson, G., Seidel, B. and Nash, R. (2024), “Promotion of a social prescribing pathway to general practitioners in a rural area (a feasibility study protocol)”, Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-01-2024-0005

Journal Articles (Australian)
social inclusion; integrated health and social care; care partnerships; self directed care; chronic care; integrated care

“Connect Local”: protocol for the evaluation of a codesigned whole of community approach to promote social connection in older adults

Ogrin R, Robinson E, Rendell K, Alrababah S, Fineberg D, Fiddes K, Yerolemou A, Lim MH, Engel L and Lowthian JA (2024) “Connect Local”: protocol for the evaluation of a codesigned whole of community approach to promote social connection in older adults. Front. Public Health. 12:1342562. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1342562

Journal Articles (Australian)
loneliness, social isolation, community, prevention, early intervention, evaluation, older adults, protocol

In 2022, the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre (ManPAC) worked with GPs, health and social organisations to create an arts-based, social prescribing program called the ‘Art of Wellbeing’. The program ran for 26 weeks (i.e. 13 distinct, artist led, ‘Creative Café’ workshops plus specific, bespoke arts workshops developed at the request of participants). This report describes the program, evaluation methodology, results, conclusion and recommendations.
Davies C (2023) The Art of We

Report
social prescribing; creative arts; evaluation; creative cafe;

In 2023, Barossa Council partnered with Flinders University to co-design a model of social prescribing for the Barossa region. This project is Stage 1 of the Barossa Social Prescribing co-design journey, involving co-design workshops with key stakeholders from health, social care, and the community to design a social prescribing model of care.

Includes aim, methodology, key outcomes and recommendations.

Co -Designing Social Prescribing for the Barossa. Candice Oster, Ashleigh Po

Report
co-design; social prescribing; outcomes; community connectors; co-design workshop

Social Prescribing Policy, Research and Practice: Transforming Systems and Communities for Improved Health and Wellbeing
Book © 2024

This book is on social prescribing by researchers with first-hand knowledge of its progress. Includes research, evaluation, case studies, and policy debates from England as well as other countries. Highlights its strengths and weaknesses to encourage theory, evaluation & practical development across various countries.

Other (publication)
research, evaluation, case studies, policy, social prescribing

Al-Khudairy L, Ayorinde A, Ghosh I, Grove A, Harlock J, Meehan E, Briggs A, Court R, Clarke A. Evidence and methods required to evaluate the impact for patients who use social prescribing: a rapid systematic review and qualitative interviews. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2022 Sep. PMID: 36198023.

Other (publication)
Literature Review; evaluation; data; outcomes; methods

Munoz S-A, Terje A, Bailey H. Evaluating Social Prescribing. Insights Series of Evidence Summaries. University of Highlands and Islands. June 2020

Other (publication)
review; evaluation; methods; evidence; Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS); recommendations

This report is a supplement to the first report on Living Our Best Life social prescribing program offered in City of Knox, Melbourne.
The report provides progress on the program including expansion across the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne and replication in two rural/regional areas of Victoria.
Includes: Aims and model; Project update; 2022-2023 successes; referral sources; Activity and communications; Measurement and evaluation and Participant Stories.

The model incl

Report
community connector; social prescribing; talking cafe; outcomes; report

Dingle GA, Sharman LS, Hayes S, Haslam C, Cruwys T, Jetten J, Haslam SA, McNamara N, Chua D, Baker JR and Johnson T (2024) A controlled evaluation of social prescribing on loneliness for adults in Queensland: 8-week outcomes. Front. Psychol. 15:1359855. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359855

Journal Articles (Australian)
loneliness, social prescribing, group programs, community, health

Dingle GA, Sharman LS. (2022). Social Prescribing: A Review of the Literature. In: Menzies, R.G., Menzies, R.E., Dingle, G.A. (eds) Existential Concerns and Cognitive-Behavioral Procedures. Springer, Cham.

Report
literature review; Loneliness interventions; Social prescribing; Group programs; Stigma

Sonke J, Manhas N, Belden C, Morgan-Daniel J, Akram S, Marjani S, et al. Social prescribing outcomes: a mapping review of the evidence from 13 countries to identify key common outcomes. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 10:1266429. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1266429.

Journal Articles (Australian)
social prescribing; arts prescribing; outcomes; social prescribing outcomes; mapping review

Ostojic K, Paget S, Martin T EPIC-CP Group, et al. Codesigning a social prescribing pathway to address the social determinant of health concerns of children with cerebral palsy and their families in Australia: a protocol for a mixed-methods formative research study. BMJ Open 2023; 13: e066346. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066346.

Journal Articles (Australian)
research methods; protocol; codesign; cerebral palsy

Oster C, Skelton C, Leibbrandt R, Hines S, Bonevski B. Models of social prescribing to address non-medical needs in adults: a scoping review. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:642.

Journal Articles (Australian)
scoping review; social prescribing models; Social prescribing; Community referral; Social determinants of health

Jayasinghe S, Holloway TP, Soward R, Patterson KAE, Ahuja KDK, Dalton L, Murray S, Hughes R, Byrne NM, Hills AP. An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure”: Proposal for a Social Prescribing Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Improvement in Health and Well-being. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12: e41280. doi: 10.2196/41280.

Journal Articles (Australian)
capacity building; determinants of health; health care management; obesity; patient education; prevention; screening; service delivery; social prescribing;

Ivers R, Astell-Burt T. Nature Rx: Nature prescribing in general practice. Aust J Gen Pract 2023; 52(4): 183-7.

Journal Articles (Australian)
Nature prescribing; green space; blue space; well-being; link workers; chronic disease management plans; mental healthcare plans; National Disability Insurance Scheme plans