Tackling loneliness with social prescribing – a British Red Cross and Co-op success story

Ahead of the first ever Social Prescribing Day on March 14, the British Red Cross and Co-op partnership highlighted how social prescribing can transform the lives of the lonely and socially isolated. There is growing interest in social prescribing – services which refer people to non-clinical support within communities and the voluntary sector – as a means of improving health outcomes and reducing demand for health services. But the British Red Cross and Co-op believe it can also be used to address loneliness. The organisations published a Shared Learning Report…

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