Table 6. Number of local authorities (LAs) offering referral processes.
Service | Number of LAs reporting referral routes: | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Client makes own
appointment |
Provider makes
appointment |
Referral via
link worker |
Other | Don’t
know |
Missing
response |
|
Smoking cessation | 59 | 41 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Alcohol | 42 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
Weight management | 37 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Diabetes prevention programme | 28 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
Psychological support | 24 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
Social prescribing | 22 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 4 |