Version: 0.0.2 | Published: 30 Aug 2022 | Updated: 1079 days ago
Social Prescribing PRSB Beta v0.2
Terminology
Summary
Type:
PRSB Information Standard
Release Date:
31 January 2022
Applies To:
CHC
Citation:
Social Prescribing PRSB Beta v0.2, released in time
Documentation
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Description:
For many people, improving their health and wellbeing requires a holistic approach and support by professionals who can help them focus on what matters to them to live well. Social prescribing supports people to understand their needs and connects them to local community (non-clinical) often voluntary services which can provide the help they need.
The Standard
The Social Prescribing Standard will enable the sharing and recording of information for the whole patient journey, from initial referral, throughout the period of social prescribing and the message back to the referrer and GP at its conclusion.
The standard supports the recording and sharing of information including:
The information required to support the conversations between the link worker and the person
Information to support people, show their healthcare is joined up and avoid them having to retell their story multiple times
Information that can be shared with the person themselves, their family or carer
Summary information back to the referrer and GP for the person’s overall record
Information for secondary uses, e.g. for understanding the scale and effectiveness of social prescribing services, planning, population health etc.
The standard is UK wide with involvement from all four nations. It was commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement and has an important role to play in the English national drive to widen the use of social prescribing to support citizen empowerment and personalised care, as stated in the NHS Long Term Plan.
Scope and how it works
The standard is for all models of social prescribing including those used in local authorities and voluntary organisations in social care or health. The standard has three parts:
The referral to social prescribing (unless it’s a self-referral)
The link worker’s record
The message back to the GP and referrer (if different)
The following areas are not in the scope of this standard:
Social prescribing for children and young people. Their particular needs have not been addressed, but it may work or be usable with supplementary information where required.
Information requirements of any local services the person is referred or signposted to, although where appropriate they would receive a referral from the link worker.
Technical FHIR messages will be developed to support the sending of messages to/from the social prescribing service, in the mean-time email letters are recommended. These won’t be required in situations where the social prescribers use the GP systems.
Document Control
Stage:
draft
Origin
Name:
Data Catalogue