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Lauren Hamill1, Anna Kearns2, Amy Rogers3

  • 1Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.

Frontiers in Public Health
|April 17, 2026
PubMed

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Identifying unmet social needs in paediatric care is crucial. The Routine Identification of Unmet Social Needs to Unlock Potential (RISE UP) model showed promise, with parents finding it acceptable, though staff integration requires further work.

Area of Science:

  • Paediatric Allied Healthcare
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Health Equity

Background:

  • Social determinants of health (SDH) significantly impact child health inequities.
  • Unmet social needs act as barriers to accessing paediatric Allied Healthcare services.
  • Social prescribing is a potential solution but not widely adopted in Australia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the need, feasibility, and acceptability of the Routine Identification of Unmet Social Needs to Unlock Potential (RISE UP) social prescribing model.
  • To evaluate the RISE UP model within a paediatric Allied Healthcare intake setting.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot study employed a mixed-methods approach.
  • The study involved designing, implementing, and evaluating the RISE UP model of care.
  • Data collection included parent/carer participation and staff feedback.

Main Results:

  • 79.2% of parent/carers participated, with 64.9% reporting unmet social needs (childcare and employment most common).
  • Increased child age and non-English speaking households were associated with higher risk of unmet needs.
  • Parent/carer acceptability of RISE UP was high (97.2%), but staff acceptability (55.8%) and feasibility (64.3%) were mixed.

Conclusions:

  • Identifying and addressing unmet social needs in paediatric Allied Healthcare intake is necessary and acceptable to families.
  • Further efforts are needed to integrate social prescribing models into Australian Allied Healthcare systems.
  • Addressing barriers to staff acceptance and feasibility is essential for successful implementation.
Abstract

Keywords:
accessallied healthcarecentralised referralsequitypaediatricsocial determinants of healthsocial prescribingunmet social needs

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