Social prescribing: a 'natural' community-based solution.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: MA Healthcare Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9815827 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1462-4753 (Print) Linking ISSN: 14624753 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Community Nurs
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: London : MA Healthcare Ltd
      Original Publication: London : Mark Allen Pub.,
    • Subject Terms:
      Social Participation*; Community Health Nursing/*organization & administration ; National Health Programs/*organization & administration ; Social Isolation/*psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/psychology ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      This paper discusses social prescribing as part of the wider NHS England universal personalised care model, and it describes how community nurses can engage with social prescribing systems to support community resilience. A case study based on the example of gardening, as a nature-based social prescription provided by the RHS Bridgewater Wellbeing Garden, is provided to illustrate the scope, reach and impact of non-medical, salutogenic approaches for community practitioners. The authors argue that social prescribing and, in particular, nature-based solutions, such as gardening, can be used as a non-medical asset-based approach by all health professionals working in the community as a way to promote health and wellbeing. They consider how the negative impact of social distancing resulting from COVID-19 restrictions could be diluted through collaboration between a holistic, social prescribing system and community staff. The paper presents a unique perspective on how community nurses can collaborate with link workers through social prescribing to help combat social isolation and anxiety and support resilience.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Gardening; Link workers; Resilience; Social distancing; Social prescribing
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200605 Date Completed: 20200616 Latest Revision: 20201218
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.6.294
    • Accession Number:
      32496851