# Social Prescribing

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Doncaster Council.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Doncaster Council
- Contract winner: [South Yorkshire Housing Association](/contract-winners/south-yorkshire-housing-association/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £480,000
- Award date: 9 January 2023
- Published: 17 January 2023
- Contract start: 1 April 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: dc0e422a-5ef0-43e3-96ce-d26b7e88f1b2-606156
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-70b1b092-ce9b-496b-b87d-9a55ed815128

## Description

Social Prescribing is defined as a means of enabling medical services to refer patients with social, emotional and/or practical and other needs to a diverse range of local non-medical sources of support within the community often provided by the voluntary and community sectors\. \(It is estimated that around 20% of GP appointments are for 'non-medical' needs, which is as frustrating for GPs as it is for patients, as a 10-minute consultation producing a medicine prescription is often not appropriate\)\.

## Related contract awards

- [Royal Estate Housing Options Appraisal](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-695fd9e6-ce50-40a5-98c8-6bdd9d4ac726): Doncaster Council
- [Webex Telephony](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-52d44521-142a-4ed8-a517-7246d64db4df): Doncaster Council
- [Supply of Lanterns](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f34176d3-f31b-49bd-a7db-17103b5c7246): Doncaster Council
- [Provision of Engagement, Personalised Support and Employment Activation for Pathways to Work](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f67c2751-2d2c-41d9-9476-7fbc55804d3c): Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- [Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority - Working Win](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c6783816-8871-45b9-83ea-c5cf1ef715ae): NHS Sheffield CCG
- [Social Prescribing Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-da6ca0ab-cfe5-45d3-900d-0181c63a14e2): Doncaster MBC

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc0e422a-5ef0-43e3-96ce-d26b7e88f1b2-606156)