We have a team of Social Prescribing Link Workers* who are available to help. You can self-refer to a Social Prescriber. To do so, please contact us and simply ask to be referred to a Social Prescriber.

What is social prescribing?

Social prescribing is when you work in partnership with a healthcare professional, known as a Social Prescribing Link Worker, to identify non-medical solutions. It is a way for health professionals to connect people to community activities, groups and services that support their practical, social, and emotional needs. 

Around one in five GP visits are for non-medical problems. Many things that affect our health can’t be treated by health professionals or medicine alone. This includes loneliness, money problems, housing, education or employment status.

At Trent View Medical Practice we have a team of Social Prescribing Link Workers who can connect you to the right community groups and services to help support you.

Social prescribing isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, nor is it a replacement for medical care. It complements traditional healthcare by providing holistic support tailored to individual needs, preferences, and goals.

Social prescribing works particularly well for people who:

• Have one or more long-term conditions
• Need support with low-level mental health issues
• Are lonely or isolated
• Have financial instability or are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis
• Have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

How can Social Prescribing Link Worker help me?

Social Prescribing Link Workers will give you time to talk about what matters to you and take a holistic approach to your health and wellbeing to connect you to the right community groups and services. They will produce a personalised care and support plan and link you to organisations and services that can help.

Examples of social prescribing services include:

• Helping you join a befriending group, an art class or a community gardening project if you feel lonely or isolated
• Connecting you to a service that helps with managing debt, claiming benefits or helping you to understand the welfare system if you’re struggling with finances
• Helping you take up a form of exercise that works for you if you have a health condition.

How can I access social prescribing?

• Please contact us and simply ask to be referred to a Social Prescriber

*Social Prescribing services at Trent View Medical Practice are provided, under contract from the East PCN, by Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire.

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