Social prescribing for entrenched poverty in the UK

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Social prescribing for entrenched poverty in the UK

Martin Hefford

Friday 9 August 2019, 10:53 AM

In Manchester, the Focused Care Service works with marginalised people in one of the most deprived areas of England [photo: Daniel Nisbet]

Martin Hefford, CEO Tū Ora Compass Health, writes from the UK where he’s on a 12-week sabbatical, hosted by the Kings Fund in London and the Health Service Management Centre in Birmingham

In both Aotearoa NZ and in the UK the poor tend to die younger. For men, there is a nine-year life expectancy gap between those living in the least ve

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