Evidence to inform the commissioning of social prescribing
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Record ID 32015000465
English
Authors' recommendations:
There is little good quality evidence to inform the commissioning of a social prescribing programme
• Most of the available evidence tends to describe evaluations of pilot projects but fails to provide sufficient detail to judge either success or value for money
• There may be evidence for relevant interventions that have yet to be evaluated as part of a social prescribing
programme
• Evidence on the cost effectiveness of social prescribing schemes is lacking
• If existing knowledge is to be improved, evaluation of new schemes should be comparative by design and address when, for whom and how well does a scheme work? What effects does it have? What does it cost?
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2015
URL for published report:
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/pdf/Ev%20briefing_social_prescribing.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England
MeSH Terms
- Social Work
Contact
Organisation Name:
University of York
Contact Address:
University of York, York, Y01 5DD, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 1904 321040, Fax: +44 1904 321041,
Contact Name:
crd@york.ac.uk
Contact Email:
crd@york.ac.uk
Copyright:
University of York
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