Doctors are writing ‘social prescriptions’ to reduce isolation and improve health by getting patients to take part in local community activities. But how successful are they?
Grace Thompson started going to lunch at the Rotherham Titans rugby club two years ago on a “social prescription” from her GP – “for company”.
“At Christmas I asked the doctor for a tablet, because I’d had enough of life,” says the 82-year-old. “I’ve been on my own 15 years. If it hadn’t have been for these here …” she adds, nodding at her companions round the table: Pete and Marion Rayner, 62 and 69, match-day captain Tom Holmes and Matt Cockton, one of the rugby club’s vice-presidents – all ex-players and long-time fans who volunteer to help out.
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