Effectiveness of Community-Links Practitioners in Areas of High Socioeconomic Deprivation.

Purpose: To assess the effect of a primary care-based community-links practitioner (CLP) intervention on patients' quality of life and well-being.

Methods: Quasi-experimental cluster-randomized controlled trial in socioeconomically deprived areas of Glasgow, Scotland. Adult patients (aged 18 years or older) referred to CLPs in 7 intervention practices were compared with a random sample of adult patients from 8 comparison practices at baseline and 9 months.

The Glasgow 'Deep End' Links Worker Study Protocol: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a social prescribing intervention for patients with complex needs in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation.

Background: 'Social prescribing' can be used to link patients with complex needs to local (non-medical) community resources. The 'Deep End' Links Worker Programme is being tested in general practices serving deprived populations in Glasgow, Scotland.

Objectives: To assess the implementation and impact of the intervention at patient and practice levels.