Integrating primary care and community social services through Social Prescribing

ConclusionsWhile the work has been somewhat curtailed by the Covid 19 pandemic, the primary care prevention of frailty through social prescription is based on evidence and leverages the primary care providers' unique position to intervene as their patients start becoming vulnerable to implement services and programs that will prevent frailty.Implications for applicability/transferability sustainability and limitationsThroughout its development the primary care frailty prevention work called CARES has developed a toolkit that is available for any other health service delivery providers.   Webinars have been provided and are available through Doctors of BC Shared Care Services for other jurisdictions who wish to learn more about CARES. Published on 2022-05-16 00:00:00
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - Category: Nursing Source Type: research