Social prescribing link workers-A qualitative Australian perspective.

ABSTRACT: Social prescribing (or community referral) is a model of healthcare designed to address social needs that contribute to poor health. At the heart of social prescribing programs is the link worker, who liaises between clients, health professionals and community organisations. Social prescribing is newly emerging in Australia but there are already calls for a large-scale roll out. This research, therefore, aimed to understand Australian link workers' role and skills required, to determine where such a workforce could be drawn from in Australia, and to identify what training and resources are needed to support this potential new workforce. To explore these questions, interviews were conducted with 15 link workers in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the transcripts were analysed u

SUBMITTER: Sharman LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092430 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature