Social Prescribing for Better Health and Wellbeing
What is Social Prescribing?
Social Prescribing can help you to explore Social activities and services that may help and support you to improve your health, wellbeing, independence, and feel empowered. For example, you may find that there is a volunteer group that would support your individual needs.
How does it work?
A member of our GP Practice can refer a patient for Social Prescribing. Samantha is our Social Prescriber here at the surgery. Once a referral is received, Samantha will contact you by phone to discuss what is important to you, what challenges you might face in accessing those things. Together, you will produce a simple support plan which will give you information on local activities and services that are available to you here in Henley and beyond.
Work includes:
- carrying out an assessment which identifies the care and support from which the patient might benefit.
- signposting patients to local support services such as community groups and charities who can offer physical activities, the teaching of new skills, friendship groups, or the finding of employment.
- reviewing the progress that people make.
The Social Prescriber is:
- Someone to talk to in confidence
- Someone who is practical, helpful and will not judge
- Someone who can support you to make decisions on what you would like to do and what is achievable
- Someone who can find activities that will suit your needs
The Social Prescriber is not:
- Medically trained
- A trained counsellor or therapist
- A home visiting service, befriender or support worker