Understanding the implementation of link workers in primary care networks: A realist evaluation to inform current and future policy

Experiences of integrating social prescribing link workers into primary care in England — bolting on, fitting in, or belonging: a realist evaluation (2025)
Journal Article
Tierney, S., Westlake, D., Wong, G., Turk, A., Markham, S., Gorenberg, J., Reeve, J., Mitchell, C., Husk, K., Redwood, S., Pope, C., Baird, B., & Mahtani, K. R. (2025). Experiences of integrating social prescribing link workers into primary care in England — bolting on, fitting in, or belonging: a realist evaluation. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 75(752), e195-e202. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0279

Background Following the 2019 NHS Long Term Plan, link workers have been employed across primary care in England to deliver social prescribing. Aim To understand and explain how the link worker role is being implemented in primary care in England. De... Read More about Experiences of integrating social prescribing link workers into primary care in England — bolting on, fitting in, or belonging: a realist evaluation.