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Social Prescribing
What is Social Prescribing?
Social Prescribing can help you make changes and try new things to improve your health and wellbeing.
It is a free NHS service that connects you with non-clinical support for your personal health goals and challenges.
This support might be local groups and services, national organisations or online resources for your wellbeing.
How does it work?
Your GP or Nurse can refer you to Social Prescribing or you can ask for a referral via the reception team.
You will then be contacted by your Social Prescribing Link Worker who can offer:
An initial 20 minute appointment to discuss what matters to you and provide signposting.
A further three 45 minute consultations, working with you to improve your health and wellbeing and guiding you towards support that may be helpful.
How can it help?
Caring for the whole of you
To provide good care for your wellbeing, it’s important to consider the mix of physical, mental, social and environmental factors that affect your health.
There’s lots of non-clinical resources, groups and services locally and online that can help you take a step forward, or sometimes a good chat can work wonders. This is where Social Prescribing fits in.
Examples of support you can be linked with may include:
- Arts groups and nature based activities
- A free local outdoor swimming group
- Our local Talking Café
- Education, training or volunteering opportunities
- Benefits, housing or financial support or advice
- Carers support
- Physical activities and healthy living advice
- Opportunities for social connection
- Befriending, counselling and specialist mental health support
- Support with making lifestyle changes
The Next Steps
1 | Ask your GP or a member of staff at your practice to refer you to ‘Social Prescribing’. You can also self-refer via reception.
2 | A Social Prescribing Link Worker will then make contact with you directly.
3 | You can also visit our Talking Café at Coffee #1 Clifton Down Wednesdays between 10am – 12pm, where you can meet a Social Prescribing Link Worker and gain social connection with others. Drop-in, no referral is necessary.
Contact
Please contact your own GP practice if you wish to enquire about social prescribing.
Your Social Prescribing Team
Will Shipp | PCN Social Prescribing Lead
Whiteladies Health Centre
Siobhan Buck | Social Prescribing Link Worker
The Family Practice & Student Health Services
Laura Mercer | Social Prescribing Link Worker
Pembroke Road Surgery & The Family Practice
