Defining social prescribing link worker practice in Europe: an international Delphi consensus study of core functions, training needs and implementation conditions

Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Josep Vidal-Alaball, Thomas Kloppe, Sian Brand, Sónia Dias, Miriam Dolan, Gindrovel Dumitra, Sinah Evers, David Halata, Wolfram Herrmann, Jean-Pierre Jacquet, Katerina Javorska, Joyce Kenkre, Carmen Lopez Fando, Juan Manuel Mendive, Nataša Mrduljaš-Đujić, Hendrik Napierala, Andrea Neculau, Sara Paternoster, Erwin Rebhandl, Joanne Robins, Hans Thulesius, Donata Kurpas

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119992
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119992,
  title = {Defining social prescribing link worker practice in Europe: an international Delphi consensus study of core functions, training needs and implementation conditions},
  author = {Ferdinando Petrazzuoli and Josep Vidal-Alaball and Thomas Kloppe and Sian Brand and Sónia Dias and Miriam Dolan and Gindrovel Dumitra and Sinah Evers and David Halata and Wolfram Herrmann and Jean-Pierre Jacquet and Katerina Javorska and Joyce Kenkre and Carmen Lopez Fando and Juan Manuel Mendive and Nataša Mrduljaš-Đujić and Hendrik Napierala and Andrea Neculau and Sara Paternoster and Erwin Rebhandl and Joanne Robins and Hans Thulesius and Donata Kurpas},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119992},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119992}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Defining social prescribing link worker practice in Europe: an international Delphi consensus study of core functions, training needs and implementation conditions
AU  - Ferdinando Petrazzuoli
AU  - Josep Vidal-Alaball
AU  - Thomas Kloppe
AU  - Sian Brand
AU  - Sónia Dias
AU  - Miriam Dolan
AU  - Gindrovel Dumitra
AU  - Sinah Evers
AU  - David Halata
AU  - Wolfram Herrmann
AU  - Jean-Pierre Jacquet
AU  - Katerina Javorska
AU  - Joyce Kenkre
AU  - Carmen Lopez Fando
AU  - Juan Manuel Mendive
AU  - Nataša Mrduljaš-Đujić
AU  - Hendrik Napierala
AU  - Andrea Neculau
AU  - Sara Paternoster
AU  - Erwin Rebhandl
AU  - Joanne Robins
AU  - Hans Thulesius
AU  - Donata Kurpas
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119992
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Petrazzuoli, F., Vidal-Alaball, J., Kloppe, T., Brand, S., Dias, S., Dolan, M., Dumitra, G., Evers, S., Halata, D., Herrmann, W., Jacquet, J., Javorska, K., Kenkre, J., Fando, C. L., Mendive, J. M., Mrduljaš-Đujić, N., Napierala, H., Neculau, A., Paternoster, S., Rebhandl, E., Robins, J., Thulesius, H., & Kurpas, D. (2026). Defining social prescribing link worker practice in Europe: an international Delphi consensus study of core functions, training needs and implementation conditions. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119992

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