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Wider Impact

Community support and social prescribing also benefit:

  • Family carers (through respite and support)
  • Health services (through prevention and reduced crisis care)
  • Communities (through inclusion and volunteering)

Most importantly, these approaches help older people maintain:

  • Identity
  • Dignity
  • Independence
  • Purpose
  • Emotional wellbeing

The NHS describes social prescribing as a way of addressing the “practical, social and emotional needs” that affect health and wellbeing. (NHS England)

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