When you’re ill, or in need of healthcare, this is probably the process you go through: you see a doctor, they identify a biological cause, you get a medical prescription, and hopefully you recover. But what if you weren’t prescribed medical therapy, but instead, art classes, heritage visits or housing support? What do these recommendations - known as social prescribing - have to do with your medical condition? We find out more, in our conversation with Dr Bogdan Chiva Giurca, Global Lead and Clinical Lead with the National Academy for Social Prescribing.

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories:  wellness

Tags:  the bigger picture,  health and living,  health & living,  socioeconomic determinants,  equity,  healthcare,