{"title":"A Novel Service: The Role of the Community Connector for Older Persons within ICPOP","authors":"Aislinn Higgins","doi":"10.1093/ageing/afae178.068","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background The Community Connector (CC) uses a social prescribing model to work with Older Persons who have recently engaged with ICPOP, complementing the multidisciplinary interventions they receive. A holistic approach is used to support the patient to access a range of community supports to benefit their health and wellbeing and address the social determinants of their health. Reviews show the impact that social prescribing has on the cost implications and healthcare demands. Studies have shown a reduction in GP services, ED attendances and referrals to hospital among those linked with a social prescribing project. Methods Results Conclusion","PeriodicalId":7682,"journal":{"name":"Age and ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Age and ageing","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae178.068","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background The Community Connector (CC) uses a social prescribing model to work with Older Persons who have recently engaged with ICPOP, complementing the multidisciplinary interventions they receive. A holistic approach is used to support the patient to access a range of community supports to benefit their health and wellbeing and address the social determinants of their health. Reviews show the impact that social prescribing has on the cost implications and healthcare demands. Studies have shown a reduction in GP services, ED attendances and referrals to hospital among those linked with a social prescribing project. Methods Results Conclusion
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Age and Ageing is an international journal publishing refereed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology. Its range includes research on ageing and clinical, epidemiological, and psychological aspects of later life.
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