Social Prescribing

Our Social Prescribing team are here to support you with things in everyday life that might be affecting how you feel. This could be feeling lonely, worries about money or housing, making changes to your lifestyle, or just needing someone to talk to.

Your Social Prescriber will take the time to listen and talk things through with you. They can help you find local groups, activities, services and other support that could be useful.

It is a friendly service where you can talk about what’s going on and get some extra support.  Together, with your social prescriber you can look at what support is available and develop a plan that’s right for you

Social Prescribing works alongside your GP to help you get the support you need.

A quick note about our calls

You may sometimes get a call from your Social Prescriber using a mobile number rather than the GP surgery’s usual number. We know this can be a little confusing, especially if you haven’t spoken to us before.

If you are unsure who we are or why we have contacted you, please don’t worry. You can contact your GP surgery, and they will be able to confirm that we are part of the Social Prescribing team. The practices we work with know who we are, so they can help if you have any questions.