Who we are
NASP is a national charity that champions social prescribing. We support and connect people, communities and organisations so that more people across the UK can enjoy better health and wellbeing.
Social prescribing has been shown to be effective in supporting patients with long-term conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular problems, dementia and cancer. It has huge potential to benefit individuals, our health system and society as a whole.
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Whether you’re a health professional or link worker, involved with a voluntary organisation, or here to find help for yourself or a loved one, we have advice and information that can help.
For people struggling with loneliness, financial worries and many other issues, social prescribing could be described as “hope on prescription.” For the health service, it’s a system that makes sustainable sense.
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Briefing
There is strong and growing evidence that social prescribing services can lead to substantial reductions in avoidable GP appointments, hospital admissions and A&E attendances. The report brings together studies from nine areas, which look specifically at the impact of social prescribing on NHS service use.
Building the economic case for social prescribing
There are a growing number of robust evaluations on the economic impact of social prescribing. Findings from studies using five different methods show that social prescribing can have a positive economic impact, including reducing pressure on the NHS a delivering return on investment.
Briefing and Rapid Scoping Review
NASP commissioned a rapid scoping review to identify and collate existing resources that aim to support the evaluation of social prescribing activities, particularly within the VCFSE sector, assess the appropriateness and quality of these resources and determine the need for an additional toolkit.
