Social prescribing in primary care for people living with dementia: a qualitative exploration of different roles and services in England
SPLWs perceive that social prescribing has potential to play a key role in support for people living with dementia and family carers. While its core principles align well with dementia care, our findings suggest a social prescribing model more tailored to the needs of people living with dementia, or additional dementia-specific training for generic SPLWs, may prove more effective. Further research is needed to assess the impact of these approaches, especially for people living with dementia without access to family carers.
Authors
- Evie Papavasiliou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6504-515X)
- Amy Leigh Rathbone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-9533)
- Louise Allan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8912-4901)
- Anthony Avery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7591-4438)
- Aimee Pick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6361-2297)
- Martin Orrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1169-3530)
- Emma Wolverson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-7862)
- Lee Shepstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5524-7818)
- Marie Polley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-5668)
- Jane Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7003-1916)
- Kritika Samsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-6086)
- Esme Moniz‐Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-4632)
- Fiona Poland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-6911)
- Nia Morrish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-4957)
- Antonieta Medina‐Lara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-8246)
- George Rook
- Katherine Bradbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5513-7571)
- Joanne Reeve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3184-7955)
- Euan Sadler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-224X)
- Louise Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0209-2503)
- Jessica Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8234-6077)
- Chris Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9480-5704)
- Sarah Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4201-1093)
- Anne Irvine
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- University of West London (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Hull (GB)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Dementia UK (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03011-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.15
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Programme Grants for Applied Research