Draft national guidance has been produced by NHS England to help Primary Care Networks introduce the role of Social Prescribing Link Worker. In this episode Social Prescribing enthusiast and GP, Dr Marie-Anne Essam, explains the value of the new guidance and takes Ben through a number of the elements it contains. They look at the Framework for Social Prescribing contained within the guidance, the salary for Link Workers and how their effectiveness and much more. The guidance will be published in its final form in the summer.