Provider Experiences of Social Prescribing in Canada

# Provider Experiences of Social Prescribing in Canada: A Qualitative Study of Physicians and Non-Physician Referrers

Participants are wanted for a study investigating the perspectives and experiences of health and social care workers (regulated and non-regulated professions) with social prescribing in Canada. 

This research is part of a doctoral study at the University of Oxford. It explores how healthcare professionals, such as physicians and community paramedics, understand and implement social prescribing—i.e., the process of connecting patients to non-medical community supports to improve their health and wellbeing. The goal is to learn from diverse settings to understand how institutional, relational, and policy factors shape social prescribing practices in Canada.

Participants must be 18 years or over and must have referred someone for social prescribing or comparable non-medical/community-based services.

Participants will need to be available for one interview (approximately 45 minutes- 1 hour in length). They will be conducted remotely (via Teams or Zoom) or in-person, depending on participant preference. Questions will focus on participants' professional roles, referral practices, experiences with social prescribing or social prescribing-like programs, and views on program supports or challenges. 

If you are interested, or would like more information please contact Arisha Khan at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences within the University of Oxford (arisha.khan@phc.ox.ac.uk), follow the link (https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/h4iiTavB12) or scan the QR code at right and enter your email address into the linked form. There is no obligation

For more information about the study and what is involved in participating, please review the participant information sheet.