Social Prescribing - Havering North PCN Self Referrals

Social Prescribing - Havering North PCN Self Referrals

Please note: we only work with patients aged 18 years and above.

Patients must be registered at one of the practices listed below:

  1. Chase Cross Medical Centre
  2. Oak Lodge Surgery – Dr Chowdhury
  3. Ashton Gardens Surgery
  4. The Green Wood Practice
  5. Petersfield Surgery
  6. The Robins Surgery
  7. Straight Road Doctors Surgery
  8. The Saheecha's Practices
  9. Central Park Surgery
  10. Dr Gupta – Mawney Road Surgery
  11. Abbamoor Surgery
  12. Ingrebourne Medical Centre
  13. Lynwood Medical Centre
  14. Kings Park Surgery

If your practice isn’t listed here and you live in Havering, take a look at the listings for:

What are social prescribers?

Social Prescribers work in GP practices and are part of the NHS, they are here to:

  • Support you with social and emotional needs that affect your health and wellbeing, such as loneliness, housing or money.
  • Help you to connect with community activities, groups and services or charities

The Social Prescriber will contact you to help you achieve your health and wellbeing goals.

What do Social Prescribers do?

Social Prescribers are here to help you with non-health related problems, including, but not limited to:

  • Loneliness and isolation
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Money problems and benefits guidance, information on charities
  • Support for older people, carers, disabilities
  • Help to buy food and to access food banks
  • Low level mental health support (such as anxiety, panic attacks, low mood and stress)
  • Work related issues, help to find a job and volunteering
  • Support with addictions, by signposting to drug, alcohol or gambling service
  • Help using computers or getting internet access
  • Domestic abuse

The important thing is that Social Prescribers focus on what matters to you. They create a safe space for people to talk without judgement.

Social Prescribers can refer you into local services that can help you with the problems you have.

What happens after referral has been received?

The referral will be screened and allocated for the Social Prescriber to contact on phone number provided in the form. Response time varies, as per patient demand, but patients are usually contacted within 1-2 weeks. 

Categories:
Bereavement support
Activities for older people
Connecting with others
Day to day helping hand
Helping with money
Managing a long-term health condition
Mental health
Services for older people
Social prescribing
Support with employment
Volunteering
Service access criteria:

Please confirm patient is an adult (18years old +), does not have an urgent or severe mental health needs and is currently registered with one of the following practices:

  • Chase Cross Medical Centre
  • Oak Lodge Surgery – Dr Chowdhury
  • Ashton Gardens Surgery
  • The Green Wood Practice
  • Petersfield Surgery
  • The Robins Surgery
  • Straight Road Doctors Surgery
  • The Saheecha's Practices
  • Central Park Surgery
  • Dr Gupta – Mawney Road Surgery
  • Abbamoor Surgery
  • Ingrebourne Medical Centre
  • Lynwood Medical Centre
  • Kings Park Surgery
Additional needs catered for:
N/A
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Who can refer: Self referrals only
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