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Social Prescribing Resources

You have successfully completed the Introductory Sessions on Social Prescribing. These sessions were co-designed to be relevant and valuable to you, your organisation, and your community. 

To further support your learning, we have compiled a comprehensive resource pack and categories into knowledge based and practical tools. In addition to the case studies, activities, and videos presented during the sessions, you will find many more resources included here. 

If you need further assistance, feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out via email at kritika.jain@healthwise.org.au or call 0407092673. 

We will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Session 1

Health Challenges
  1. “No family visits, weekend barbecues or non-essential travel. Australians reveal cost of living isolation” No family visits, weekend barbecues or non-essential travel. Australians reveal cost-of-living isolation – ABC News 
  2. “Tsunami of need – amid of cost-of-living crisis” ‘Tsunami of need’ amid cost of living crisis | Sky News Australia   
  3. “Cost of living crisis has increased social isolation” Cost of living crisis has ‘increased social isolation’ | Sky News Australia   
  1. Social Determinants of Health Animation – YouTube
  2. The Social Determinants of Health. A Public Health framework. – YouTube
  3. Integrating the social determinants of health into health workforce education and training
  1. National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030 
  2. FriendsForGood-ResearchReport-SocialPrescribing.pdf 
  3.  ASPIRE Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education (creatingopportunitiestogether.com.au) 
  4.  RACGP – Social prescribing report and recommendations  
  5. 20191126_social_prescribing_media_release_joint_racgp-chf_-_final_002.pdf 
  6. QLD PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS 00000093.pdf (parliament.qld.gov.au) 

Toolkit 

  1. Social Prescribing toolkit.pdf 
  2. connector_tookit_2024.pdf (socialprescribingacademy.org.uk) 

 

Video 

  1. What is social prescribing:  https://youtu.be/6EX9-CVmo7o 
  2. Men’s Sheds: Changing Lives for the Better (youtube.com) 

Ending Loneliness Together – Imagine a world where everyone feels a sense of connection and belonging

Session 2 and 3

Social Prescribing - Global
  1. Social Prescribing around the world 
  2. The National Academy for Social Prescribing | NASP (socialprescribingacademy.org.uk) 
  3. Economic & Social Impact Report (socialprescribing.ca) 

  1. ASPIRE Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education (creatingopportunitiestogether.com.au) 

  2. FEATURE Models of Care: Priming Australia for Social Prescribing Part 1 (youtube.com) 

  3. Social prescribing link workers—A qualitative Australian perspective – PMC (nih.gov) 

  4. Report on the 18-month evaluation of social prescribing in Queensland 15bc60_29aec39ff829424e8cb341ad0ccf51a5.pdf (creatingopportunitiestogether.com.au) 

  5. Celebrating social prescribing success in the Brisbane North region – Brisbane North PHN 

  6. Frontiers | “Connect Local”: protocol for the evaluation of a codesigned whole of community approach to promote social connection in older adults (frontiersin.org) 

  7. Social Prescribing Tools and Resources (adma.org.au) 

  1. Social Prescribing Case Studies phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/primary-care-division/social-prescribing/social-prescribing/social-prescribing-case-studies-full-report/ 

  2. Survey reveals health professionals prescribing parkrun to boost Australia’s health | parkrun AU Blog 

  3. How the steady click of knitting needles and crochet hooks is bringing comfort, mindfulness and healing – ABC New 

  4. Social Prescription User – Terry (youtube.com) 

  5. HSE Social Prescribing, Margaret’s story (youtube.com) 

  6. Instagram videos on SP.docx 

  1. General practice, allied health and other primary care services – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (aihw.gov.au)    

  2. What Matters to you conversation tips and hints 

  3. Community+Connector+Framework+and+Model-+Summary+to+print+2021.pdf (squarespace.com) 

  4. National framework for social prescribing | GOV.WALES 

  5. Social-prescribing-Steps-towards-implementing-self-care-January-2017.pdf (transformationpartners.nhs.uk) 

  6. Maintaining Personal and Professional Boundaries Tip Sheet (relationshipsvictoria.org.au) 

  7. Building Good Boundaries in Support Work (health.qld.gov.au) 

  8. ACIA 029 Professional Boundaries for Care and Service Provison in the Community.pdf 

  9. Social Prescribing Glossary of Terms (splossary.wales)  

  10. Supporting document. The Competence Framework for Social Prescribing Practitioners in Wales. 2023 (nhs.wales) 

  11. social-prescribing-our-vision-for-london-2018-2028-v0.01.pdf 

  12. HSE Social Prescribing Framework 

  13.  MHR23_SP_SCREEN.pdf (mentalhealthreform.ie) Social Prescribing and the voluntary and community Mental Health Sector 

  14.  phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/primary-care-division/social-prescribing/glossary-of-terms/ A Glossary of Terms for Social Prescribing in Wales 

  15. bma-social-prescribing-guidance-2019.pdf Social Prescribing: Making it work for GPs and patients 

Practical tools

Toolkits

  1. ASPIRE connector_tookit_2024.pdf (socialprescribingacademy.org.uk)  

  2. WHO Social Prescribing toolkit.pdf (Page 33-38) 

  1. Social-Rx-flyer-consumer-PCCSrev9.pdf 

  2. Social-Rx-GP-Flyer-PCCSrev6.pdf 

  3. Social-Rx-FAQ-REV-0410.pdf 

  4. 20210814-PCCS-SP-Referral-Form-v9.pdf 

  1.  Assessment Form.docx 

  2. Referrals.docx 

  3. Wellness Plan.docx 

  1. Social prescribing | OpenWHO 
  2. National Association of Link Workers (nalw.org.uk) 

  1. community Groups Web links.docx 

  2. Directory.xlsx 

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