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dc.contributor.authorHazeldine, Emma
dc.contributor.authorGowan, G
dc.contributor.authorWigglesworth, R
dc.contributor.authorPollard, J
dc.contributor.authorAsthana, Sheena
dc.contributor.authorHusk, Kerryn
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-14T12:35:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-02
dc.identifier.issn0966-0410
dc.identifier.issn1365-2524
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/16802
dc.description.abstract

Social prescribing (SP) is increasing in popularity in the UK and can enable healthcare providers to respond more effectively to a range of non-clinical needs. With the NHS commitment to establish an SP link worker in all GP practices, there is a rapid increase in the number of SP schemes across the country. There is currently insufficient evidence concerning the implementation and acceptability of SP schemes. In this paper, we report our analysis of the descriptions of the experiences of SP link workers, regarding the early implementation of SP link workers in two SP programmes in the South West. Data were gathered using the 'Researcher in Residence' (RiR) model, where the researcher was immersed in the environments in which the SP was managed and delivered. The RiR undertook conversations with 11 SP link workers, 2 SP link worker managers and 1 SP counsellor over six months. The RiR visited seven link workers at their GP practices (service 1) and four at their head office (service 2). The RiR met with the link worker managers at their offices, and the RiR spoke with the SP counsellor on the telephone. Data from these conversations were analysed using Thematic Analysis and six codes were constructed to advance our understanding of the components of early implementation of the SP programmes. Training (particularly around mental health), workforce support, location and SP champions within GP practices were found to be key strategies of SP implementation, link worker involvement acting as a conduit for the impacts of these strategies. This paper suggests that the implementation of SP programmes can be improved by addressing each of these areas, alongside allowing link workers the flexibility and authority to respond to challenges as they emerge.

dc.format.extent1844-1851
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjecthealth services research
dc.subjectprimary care
dc.subjectsocial and health services
dc.titleLink worker perspectives of early implementation of social prescribing: a ‘Researcher-in-Residence’ study
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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plymouth.issue6
plymouth.volume29
plymouth.publisher-urlhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652524
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalHealth and Social Care in the Community
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/hsc.13295
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/Peninsula Medical School
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA20 Social Work and Social Policy
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/FoH - Community and Primary Care
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Health and Community
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR)
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
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dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-01-04
dc.rights.embargodate2021-3-25
dc.identifier.eissn1365-2524
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1111/hsc.13295
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-02-02
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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