Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 19 September 2018.
Yes, I think you're right that there is a range of approaches that are needed to tackle the problem, and I'm glad to hear that you are taking social prescribing seriously. Now, I do think that it's a good idea, as I said, to use this method. However, part of the problem with social prescribing providers is that many activities are led by volunteers and the charitable sector, so they may be vulnerable over the longer term to funding changes. Has the Government given any consideration to ring-fencing funding for some of these vital projects in the future?