After a year of a public health crisis, does the Scottish government need to invest more in holistic, ‘joined-up’ healthcare, and initiatives such as social prescribing – connecting people to non-medical forms of support and community engagement.
Studies have shown that social isolation significantly increased a persons risk of premature death – a risk that rivals smoking, obesity and physical inactivity.
Read ‘Evaluating Social Prescribing‘ from The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services.
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