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Social Prescribing – Banstead
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Social Prescribing connects people to activities, groups and services in their community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing.
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What is Social Prescribing?
Many things affect your health and wellbeing. GPs tell us that a lot of people visit them, feeling lonely and isolated. Or they might be stressed out by work, money and housing problems. Sometimes it’s the stress of managing long-term conditions.
How can Social Prescribing help YOU?
- It starts with a conversation. It might be one you’ve just had with your doctor, or with another person in the practice team. They will refer you to a Social Prescribing Link Worker.
- Your Social Prescribing Link Worker is there to listen to you, and put you in touch with the people and activities that might help to make you feel better.
- Your Link Worker might introduce you to a community group, a new activity or a local club.
- They might also help you find information and guidance, such as inside knowledge on your situation or what local resources are available to you.
- Your appointments will be offered face-to-face, via telephone or online.
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Who Is Social Prescribing For?
At the moment, we only offer Social Prescribing in Banstead.
Our Social Prescribing service is available to:
- All adults aged 18+ years.
- People who are registered with a GP in Banstead at the following surgeries: Tattenham Health Centre, Heathcote Medical Centre, Nork Clinic, Longcroft Clinic, Tadworth Medical Centre.
- People who need support around emotional wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness, finding employment or volunteering, building/maintaining a healthy lifestyle, welfare advice, or carers support.
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How Social Prescribing Could Help
Studies show that people accessing social prescribing services feel better faster than those treated with medicine alone. Some of the benefits of social prescribing include:
- Helping you to have more control over your own health by finding ways to improve how you feel in a way that focuses on what matters to you.
- Receiving guidance from a knowledgeable person who has ‘insider’ information about what your community offers to help you access activities, groups and information that can benefit your wellbeing.
- Strengthening community and personal resilience and reducing health inequalities by addressing the wider issues of health such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity.
- Supporting people with long-term conditions, those who are lonely and isolated or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.
- Offering personalised support to individuals, their families and carers.
- Fostering trusting relationships by giving you the time and a holistic person-centred approach, based on your priorities and wider determinants of your health.
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How To Access Our Service
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Social Prescribing is not a self-referral service. If you would like to access the service, please contact your GP, practice nurse, or any healthcare professional you are working with in Banstead, who can make a referral on your behalf. Please note that we currently only offer Social Prescribing in Banstead (scroll up to see which surgeries we work with).
