United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5677
Loneliness and Social Prescribing
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6 December 2023
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19 December 2023 · Answer
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19 December 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to require healthcare professionals to (a) assess the potential (i) loneliness and (ii) social isolation when interacting with patients who may be vulnerable to those challen
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6 December 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to require healthcare professionals to (a) assess the potential (i) loneliness and (ii) social isolation when interacting with patients who may be vulnerable to those challen
Source: Commons
19 December 2023
Answer
Healthcare professionals have welcomed the support from social prescribers. Social prescribing is a key component of the NHS’s Universal Personalised Care and can work well for those who are lonely or socially isolated. Social prescribing link workers tak...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-06/5677
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1676037
- uk · wq-1676037 · source updated 19 December 2023