Aregawi Gebremariam, Roberta Piroddi, Konstantinos Daras, Rachel Anderson De Cuevas, Katharine Abba, Mark Gabbay, Rhiannon Corcoran, Rachel Granger, Victory Ezeofor, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Clare Mahoney, Benjamin Barr
Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, 3rd Floor, Whelan Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GB, UK.
Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Hunter St & Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW, 2300, Australia.
SSM Popul Health. 2025 Mar 22;30:101785. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101785. eCollection 2025 Jun.
•Citizens Advice on Prescription provides advice/support via health services to reduce financial insecurity.•The intervention included a quick referral process with proactive follow-up by case workers.•It led to fewer antidepressant prescriptions and mental health emergencies.•It reduces mental health-related GP consultations and A&E attendances.•Citizens advice on prescription likely improves mental health and is cost-saving to the health service.
•“处方公民咨询”通过医疗服务提供建议/支持,以减少经济不安全感。
•该干预措施包括一个快速转诊流程,由个案工作者进行积极跟进。
•这导致抗抑郁药处方和心理健康紧急情况减少。
•它减少了与心理健康相关的全科医生咨询和急诊就诊次数。
•“处方公民咨询”可能改善心理健康状况,并为医疗服务节省成本。