Improving Activity-Based Social Prescribing

This study aims to explore how physical activities are used in social prescribing within UK primary care. Social prescribing is when doctors refer patients to non-clinical services to improve their health – things like art classes, group exercise, or gardening clubs, aimed at improving mental and social wellbeing.
We want to understand if physical activities, like exercise or sports, are helpful in this process.
We will review existing studies on this topic and categorise the findings, focusing on the roles of link workers (professionals who connect individuals to community groups and services) and health coaches in the process.

By doing this, we hope to identify gaps in our knowledge and provide insights to improve how social prescribing is done. Our goal is to benefit patients and provide valuable information for healthcare providers and policymakers. This project is part of a bigger effort to improve health behaviours and outcomes through better social prescribing practices.