> But the idea of “prescribing” an activity that is meant to be intrinsically motivated seems misguided.
Social prescribing doesn't mean the patient is forced to do something they don't want to do, it means the patient who may struggle (because motivation, health, money) to access something gets some support to access an activity.
Social prescribing doesn't mean the patient is forced to do something they don't want to do, it means the patient who may struggle (because motivation, health, money) to access something gets some support to access an activity.
That support might be financial. Here's a scheme to give free access to a slimming club for epople with a BMI over 25: https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/health/swor/how-does-it-work...
It might be motivational, or a stepped approach from a supported activity into a mainstream activity.