Welcome to Pulse: Amplify, where we sit down with the leaders and changemakers shaping the future of health. 

In today’s show George and Louise chat with Professor Peter Brooks (clinician academic, health systems & workforce policy), Dr Claire Smith (retired GP; social & environmental determinants advocate), and Dr Frank Nicklason (geriatrician, Tasmanian Health Service) on how social prescribing can be integrated into electronic medical records and why this could be a game changer for clinicians and individuals.

Resources:

• A call to integrate social prescribing into health reforms: Croakey article
• Social prescribing: bringing community back to health? Link
• A comparison of social prescribing approaches across twelve high-income countries Link
• Effectiveness of Social Prescribing for Mental Health Across Care Intensity Needs: A Pre-Post Evaluation in Australia Link
• The Whitehall Studies and Michael Marmot Link

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