Welcome to Pulse: Amplify, where we sit down with the leaders and changemakers shaping the future of health.
In today’s show George and Louise chat with Professor Peter Brooks (clinician academic, health systems & workforce policy), Dr Claire Smith (retired GP; social & environmental determinants advocate), and Dr Frank Nicklason (geriatrician, Tasmanian Health Service) on how social prescribing can be integrated into electronic medical records and why this could be a game changer for clinicians and individuals.
Resources:
- A call to integrate social prescribing into health reforms: Croakey article
- Social prescribing: bringing community back to health? Link
- A comparison of social prescribing approaches across twelve high-income countries Link
- Effectiveness of Social Prescribing for Mental Health Across Care Intensity Needs: A Pre-Post Evaluation in Australia Link
- The Whitehall Studies and Michael Marmot Link
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