The Social Prescribing Journey

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"I think it is to introduce social activities available in the community to our patients."

"I think our orange shirt colleagues interact with our patients to learn more about their interest in order to engage them in activities during their stay here."

"Social Prescribing is taking care of the social aspects of patient's lives."

"Wellbeing Coordinators find out patients' hobbies and link them up to community service providers so that patients can enjoy their hobbies when they are discharged."
 

In a nutshell
Did you know that Social Prescribing Day falls on 9 March every year? In honour of the occasion, we asked some of our colleagues what they knew about Social Prescribing. Are your answers similar to theirs?

Social Prescribing at SCH aims to improve the well-being of each patient by addressing the social aspects of their health. By identifying their social determinants of health early in their hospital stay, Wellbeing Coordinators can help the patient engage in activities to connect them back to the community and improve their overall health.

A/Prof Lee Kheng Hock, Deputy CEO (Education & Community Partnerships), elaborated, "Patients in community hospitals who have the toughest social determinants of health often face the greatest challenges when they are discharged. As they do not have adequate social support to help them in their daily lives, their condition may deteriorate significantly.

Our Wellbeing Coordinators play an important role in linking patients up with community care providers, local government agencies and social services which offer various social activities and programmes. Patients benefit from the stronger community support and are more equipped to lead a healthier lifestyle, thus improving their overall wellbeing." 

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