Our Social Prescribing Service
We connect people to community groups for practical and emotional support
Social prescribing and community-based support is part of the NHS’ Long Term Plan. It’s a commitment to make personalised care business-as-usual across the health and care system.
Social prescribing enables all member practices to refer people to a link worker. Link workers give people time and focus on what matters to the person, as identified through shared decision making or personalised care and support planning. They connect people to community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support. Link workers collaborate with local partners to support community groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new groups.
Eligible Criteria:
The patient must be over 18 years old
Express consent must be given to engage with the service and patient record to be accessed by a third party organisation (Gateway Family Services CIC)
Referrals are welcomed for patients who would benefit from non-clinical support in relation to a range of social risks. To include but not limited to:
Difficulty accessing other services
Social isolation
Low mental health and well-being
Financial hardship
Housing issues
Welfare/Benefits advice
Domestic abuse
Carer/former carer
Recently arrived in the UK
Alcohol abuse
Find out more
To find out more about our Social Prescribing Service, please contact us today.