Social prescribing connects people experiencing loneliness and social isolation, to support individuals and communities recovering from the pandemic
Lydia Taylor2021-06-16T16:09:35+01:00Isolation and loneliness has been a key issue during the pandemic, with 7.2% of adults reporting loneliness from Oct 2020 – Feb 2021 The impact of loneliness on health – physical and mental – is significant Across the country innovative social prescribing projects are connecting people to improve outcomes and transform lives The National Academy for Social Prescribing is playing a key role in supporting work in this area by working with key partners through its Thriving Communities Programme Loneliness is one of the biggest challenges of our time, affecting people of all ages and background (Campaign to End Loneliness) and has been exacerbated by COVID-19. Since spring 2020, when the first national lockdown began, levels of [...]