How social prescribing can combat loneliness
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How social prescribing can combat loneliness

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

Connecting people to services and community groups is more important than ever in the wake of the pandemic

With more than nine million people in the UK saying they are always or often lonely, can social prescribing be part of the solution to this complex public health issue?

Nursing Standard. 35, 9, 22-24. doi: 10.7748/ns.35.9.22.s13

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