CLICS

CLICS differed from lighter-touch social prescribing because it was proactive, holistic, embedded in primary care, and combined community support with clinical case management. CLICS was implemented in 25 inner-city GP practices covering about 150,000 patients from September 2020 to March 2024. Patients entering CLICS received a 45-minute Holistic Needs Assessment with an advanced nurse practitioner and a community connector. CLICS was a proactive social prescribing intervention evaluated in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK. CLICS addressed wider determinants of health including financial hardship, food insecurity, mental health, disability, social isolation, debt, frailty, medication needs, and complex clinical needs. CLICS patients entered community connector-led, advanced clinical practitioner-led, or jointly led pathways and co-created a personalised care plan.