Cornwall's public health boss says local people and assets could boost physical and mental health.
More social prescribing is being suggested for Cornwall, where people are referred to local non-clinical services
Public Health Director Rachel Wigglesworth says it will help ease pressure on traditional health settings.Continuing to use local assets could outline a fresh approach to boosting physical and mental health, she added., Ms Wigglesworth said following on from the pandemic, the idea was for "public sector health and wellbeing services to work more collaboratively with communities, engaging with residents to understand local needs and deliver solutions".
She also said a "community asset-based" approach to public health and wellbeing had "already begun, for example with more than 40Social prescribers, sometimes referred to as community referral, enables GPs, nurses and other health and care professionals to refer people to a range of local non-clinical services.
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