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Description: Objective: To describe the types of social prescribing models used to connect adults to non-medical services and supports. Introduction: Social prescribing links people with services and supports to meet their non-medical needs. A range of models are being implemented across various settings in other countries. Little guidance is available describing how social prescribing should be implemented in Australia. There is a need to understand the types of social prescribing models that have been implemented and the potential applicability and scalability of social prescribing programs for countries with limited use of social prescribing, such as Australia. Inclusion criteria: Social prescribing programs must have the primary focus of linking adults aged 18 years and over with services and supports outside of the health system to meet their non-medical needs. We will exclude social prescribing models implemented in low- and middle-income countries. Studies are not limited to year of publication or methodological design. Methods: Databases will include Ovid MEDLINE(R), CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus. Sources of grey literature will include National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, WHO International Clinical Trial Registry Platform, ProQuest – Dissertations and Theses, Google Advanced, and Google Scholar. Two independent authors will screen articles against the inclusion criteria and perform data extraction. Studies in English will be included. Results will be presented in tabular format accompanied by a narrative summary addressing the review objective and questions. Keywords: Community prescribing; Non-medical referral; Patient navigation; System navigation