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Social prescribing is a key component of universal personalised care (NHS, 2020). Based on the notion that medicine alone may not always provide a solution, it can help to point patients in the right direction to seek advice or social activities that aim to encourage partnership working between health and social sectors in order to attend to the wider determinants of health. Those patients who have non‐clinical needs can be referred to community activities with the intention of improving their health and well‐being. Social prescribing can work for a wide range of people, including:

 Those with one or more long‐term conditions

 People who need support with their mental health

 Individuals who are lonely or isolated

 People who have complex social needs which affect their well‐being.

Horner (2019) discusses how social prescribing can provide social support for those young people who have been socially excluded. The key elements associated with social prescribing that need to be in place for effective social prescribing are summarised in Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1 The key elements associated with social prescribing (NHS, 2020). Source: National Health Service/Public Domain/Open Government Licence.