Let’s Sing Together! Dr Manonita Ghosh and Dr Simone Marino

We’re all familiar with getting a prescription from the GP to treat an illness, but what if your doctor could “prescribe” that you join a local community group to improve your health and wellbeing?

Around the world, health professionals are looking more closely at how social prescriptions can help people combat loneliness and isolation – two issues which can seriously affect your health.

A brand new research project called Let’s Sing Together is under way right here in Western Australia at Edith Cowan University.

It’ll examine if being part of a singing group can improve the wellbeing of older migrants living with dementia.

Dr Manonita Ghosh and Dr Simone Marino chat with Madeleine Caffieri.