Social Prescribing Portsmouth launch

Social Prescribing is a means of enabling GPs and other frontline healthcare professionals to refer patients to a link worker – to provide them with a face to face conversation during which they can learn about the possibilities and design their own personalised solutions, i.e. ‘co-produce’ their ‘social prescription’- so that people with social, emotional or practical needs are empowered to find solutions which will improve their health and wellbeing.

The Social Prescribing Portsmouth team can help in three ways

  • By giving people time to explore and define what is important for their wellbeing, helping to identify issues they would like to address
  • Walk alongside people to access services, activities and resources of community support
  • Plan for challenges and build resilience

What people say

“I just wanted to say since our first meeting I’ve felt better about my situation. I feel like a person and not a patient for the first time in my life I don’t feel my fibro is controlling me and rather the other way around and I’m living my life, so thank you”

“I wish this service had been around a long time ago”

How to access the Service

People over 18 who are living in the PO1-PO6 postcodes can be referred to the Social Prescribing Service by anyone within a GP Practice, including reception staff, as well as NHS Solent Teams. The Service also works with specific departments at QA Hospital.

Once a referral has been made, a member of the Social Prescribing team will get in touch within two days to discuss the situation and goals.

Contact Us

Please email socialprescribing@theyoutrust.org.uk

Phone 023 9206 5504

http://theyoutrust.org.uk/service/social-care-services/

We look forward to hearing from you.

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