Social prescribing
Social prescribing is an umbrella term that describes a person-centred approach to connecting people to local community assets. It can help empower individuals to recognise their own needs, strengths, and personal assets and to connect with their own communities for support with their personal health and wellbeing.
The concept of social prescribing has received significant political attention and cross-party support in Wales, with inclusion in the Connected Communities Strategy, as a key Programme for Government commitment (2021-2026) and the development of the National Framework for Social Prescribing (external site), and within the Plaid Cymru Manifesto 2026.
The Primary Care Division in Public Health Wales leads a programme of work to enable a resilient and healthy workforce to make prevention part of routine practice. This is supported through training, resources and system-wide advice and expertise on evidenced based healthy conversation approaches, including Social Prescribing.