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The Spark: Rochelle Burgess and social prescribing

Rochelle Burgess and social prescribing

BBC Radio 4 - The Spark, Rochelle Burgess and social prescribing

Rochelle Burgess on the case for 'social prescribing' - and why we're doing it wrong.

Rochelle Burgess tells Helen Lewis why she argues 'social prescribing' needs a radical rethink - which could bring much more significant benefits than are currently achievable.

Dr Rochelle Burgess, Associate Professor in Global Health at University College London, tells Helen Lewis why she argues 'social prescribing' needs a radical rethink. She sets out why she thinks the current approach, which focuses on relationships, could and should be expanded to take in more societal considerations. And why she thinks this could bring much more significant benefits than are currently achievable. 

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