The benefits of ‘social’ prescribing

When you visit your GP, you probably expect a prescription for medication, or perhaps a referral to a specialist. But what if you were prescribed a choir, an art class, a dance group? That’s the idea behind social prescribing and research suggests it can benefit both our mental and physical health.

HRI's Professor of Music Therapy, UL Professor Hilary Moss discusses 'social prescribing' on Newstalk's Moncrieff Show.