BARNSLEY HEALTHCARE FEDERATION - IMPACT - SOCIAL PRESCRIBING

What is Social Prescribing?

Social Prescribing helps you to connect with services and activities that can improve your health and wellbeing.

You will be given a link worker who can help you explore 'what matters to you'. You and your link worker will create a plan to take control of your health and wellbeing.

Social prescribing works well for people who:

• have a long term health condition
• need support with low level mental health conditions
• are lonely and isolated
• have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing

What support can I get?

Your link worker can help you access lots of other services and support.

This can include practical advice on things like:

• budgeting
• benefits
• debt
• work, education and training

You can also get help with difficult experiences, like bereavement and domestic abuse.  There is help available with:

• family support 
• mental wellbeing
• physical health
• volunteering

They can help you access groups for:

• befriending
• hobbies
• social activities
• volunteering

How do I access the service?

It’s simple, you can talk to your Healthcare Professional or surgery staff and ask them to refer you to a Social Prescriber.  We will arrange an appointment to talk to you about what matters to you and how we can help.

Alternatively for more information you can contact one of our Social Prescribers directly by emailing:syicb-barnsley.pcnsocialprescribing@nhs.net