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Across the UK, the research into the value and impact of the national rollout of ‘Social Prescribing Link Workers’ in primary care is showing they are becoming key members of the health and wellbeing teams in their neighbourhoods. National policy on social prescribing in Scotland is overseen by Maree Todd (above), the Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs. She told the conference of link workers in Edinburgh that, given that health is shaped by far more than healthcare alone, the work of link workers in addressing housing, employability, social connections and access to community support is having a “profound impact” on the health and wellbeing of those referred to them.