Social Prescribing
Social prescribers are health professionals working with GP practices. We work closely with GPs to assist patients with their non-medical needs. We do this by helping them identify, 'what matters to them'. Working collaboratively to create a care plan, which may include referrals to local services and organisations within the community.
Our hope is for patients to have a better quality of life. Ultimately supporting them to improve their overall health and wellbeing, via connecting them to community groups and statutory services for support. For example; social groups like games club, financial and benefit advisors, gardening clubs, sports programmes and much more.
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Service available to people over the age of 18 years, who are registered with a G.P. practice within the Nightingales PCN (in Redditch & Wythall. These include patients of the following practices:
- Winyates Medical Centre
- The Ridgeway Surgery
- The Medical Centre Crabbs Cross
- Crabbs Cross Surgery
- Hollyoaks Medical Centre
- Hollywood Medical Practice