Dr Kuljit Singh (BMedSc, MBBS Honors, FRACGP)
-National Chair RACGP Social Prescribing SIG
-National Chair Primary Care Expert Panel ASPIRE
-Clinical Director Projects KnG Healthcare
-General Practitioner
-Board of Director of Everybody Now Organisation
Dr Singh says it’s an avenue patients can use to connect with others in a positive environment, whilst simultaneously strengthening their community.
“Social isolation is a bigger risk factor than the well-known risk factors for chronic disease like inactivity, smoking, obesity, alcohol, etc, but we usually don’t address this one!” she said.
As the RACGP National Chair of Social Prescribing Specific Interest Group, I’m very passionate and I’ve done quite a bit of study on the effect of social isolation and loneliness on people. There is enough reason to really integrate social prescribing as part of the ongoing management plan for our patients.
Social prescribing reduces GP and emergency department visits by about 20% and actively decreases the risk of chronic diseases, thus lessening the strain on our healthcare system.
Dr Kuljit can be found:
Email: kuljit@knggroup.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kuljit-singh-54991a336/