Primary care

Self-growth, wellbeing and volunteering - Implications for social prescribing: A qualitative study

Amadea Turk,

Amadea Turk

Institution: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford,

Email: amadea.turk@phc.ox.ac.uk

Stephanie Tierney,

Stephanie Tierney

Institution: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford,

Email: amadea.turk@phc.ox.ac.uk

Geoff Wong,

Geoff Wong

Institution: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford,

Email: amadea.turk@phc.ox.ac.uk

Joy Todd,

Joy Todd

Institution: Gardens, Libraries and Museums, University of Oxford

Email: amadea.turk@phc.ox.ac.uk

Helen Chaterjee,

Helen Chaterjee

Institution: Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, UCL Biosciences

Email: amadea.turk@phc.ox.ac.uk

Kamal Mahtani

Kamal Mahtani

Institution: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford,

Email: amadea.turk@phc.ox.ac.uk

Volunteering - the giving of time and support, without expectation of payment, for the good of others, a community or organization – may bring about benefits to health and wellbeing. Formal volunteering may be considered as part of a social prescription to which link workers may refer patients. This paper explores the role that volunteering may play as part of social prescribing by considering t...
2 years ago

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