The Glasgow ‘Deep End’ Links Worker Study Protocol: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Social Prescribing Intervention for Patients with Complex Needs in Areas of High Socioeconomic Deprivation
Author(s) -
Stewart W Mercer,
Bridie Fitzpatrick,
Lesley Grant,
Nai Rui Chng,
Catherine O’Donnell,
Mhairi Mackenzie,
Alex McConnachie,
Andisheh Bakhshi,
Sally Wyke
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of comorbidity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2235-042X
DOI - 10.15256/joc.2017.7.102
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , thematic analysis , intervention (counseling) , population , family medicine , nursing , social work , qualitative research , social science , environmental health , sociology , economics , economic growth
'Social prescribing' can be used to link patients with complex needs to local (non-medical) community resources. The 'Deep End' Links Worker Programme is being tested in general practices serving deprived populations in Glasgow, Scotland.
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