Social prescribing in very deprived areas

摘要

Social and medical problems are often not differentiated by patients who look to GP practices for help. Many patients present with concerns that arise from their social situation, and the management of long-term medical conditions is often affected by personal circumstances. Doctors need to be able to respond to this wider picture. Indeed, the extent to which doctors are able and willing to take into account their patients' daily lives and concerns is seen as a key element of good quality medical care by patients who live in socially deprived areas.1