Sustainable Prescribing

Question 1

RPS Sustainability Policies

Answer 1

• improving prescribing and medicines use (is the medicine essential etc.)
• tackling medicines waste
• preventing ill health
• improve infrastructure and ways of working

Question 2

what is social prescribing?

Answer 2

There is an increasing recognition that people’s health is affected by social, economic and environmental factors. As a result, there has been increased interest in social prescribing: where healthcare professionals refer patients to non-clinical services, for example, arts activities, gardening and sports.