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After completing this module, you should be more aware of:
- the basic concepts of social prescribing;
- how social prescribing fits in with NHS policy;
- how it differs from health promotion schemes;
- core elements including the role of social prescribing link workers;
- the sorts of issues that may lead to a consideration of a social prescribing referral;
- the range of support and activities that can result from a social prescribing referral;
- the impact of social prescribing in reducing demand on health services;
- expectations about health professionals wishing to be involved with social prescribing;
- an example of a tool for assessing whether a person might benefit from a social prescribing referral;
- hypothetical case studies of a pharmacy consultation leading to social prescribing referrals;
- sources of data on socio-economic and environmental factors which may provide more context for local social prescribing priorities.