Our team of Social Prescribing Link Workers provide a non‑medical approach to improving health and wellbeing, by connecting you to support available in the community. The team work within the GP practices to support adults aged 18 and over.
How can Social Prescribers support you?
Social Prescribers can help you with social factors, life events, and health conditions that are affecting your mental health, physical health, and overall wellbeing. Social prescribers have more time to listen and take a holistic approach, focusing on what matters to you.
They work alongside you to:
- Explore what support you might need
- Suggest community groups, activities and services that might benefit you
- Connect you with practical and emotional support
- Highlight additional support options you may not be aware of
The aim is to help you feel more connected, confident and supported to be able to manage your daily life.
What services and groups can we support you to access?
The team have a strong knowledge of local services, community resources and specialist support, helping you wherever you need a little extra support.
- Exercise programmes and lifestyle changes: Including community exercise classes, groups and ‘moving more’ initiatives. Chair-based exercise classes and falls‑prevention programmes.
- Financial support: Including debt, benefit, financial support and assistance. Food support, fuel poverty and cost‑of‑living challenges.
- Mental health support: Including counselling, peer support groups, confidence building, and bereavement support.
- Meaningful activities: Including reducing isolation, increasing access to hobbies and interest groups, as well as classes and activities such as art, music, gardening, breakfast and lunch clubs.
- Learning opportunities: Community courses and digital support
- Employment, training, and volunteering opportunities
- Carers support: Including information, advice, counselling, peer support groups and activities.
- Addictive behaviours support: Including, smoking, alcohol, gambling and substance misuse support services, as well as peer support groups and activities. We can also suggest support for those affected or caring for someone with an addiction
- Housing support: Including housing and homelessness support services. Housing disrepair, damp and mould.
- Health conditions: Including specialist services, information and advice. As well as peer support, groups and activities relating to specific health conditions and services to help you live independently.
- Families support: Including family related counselling, courses, groups, activities and peer support.
- Other – if these examples listed is not the support you are looking for. We may still be able to help you find support available to you.
Levels of Support
Support can range from information and advice to more coordinated, ongoing support.
How to access the Service
- You canself-refer to our Social Prescribing service – click here.
- You can be referred by any of the staff at your GP practice
- You can contact the Social Prescribing team via your GP practice reception or email the team directly via email – [email protected]
- For additional information please see our leaflet – AHA Social Prescribing – or view the videos below
