1. East Herts Social Prescribing Service

2. Social Prescribing – What is it?
Social prescribing (community referrals) is a means of enabling primary care services to refer patients with social, emotional or practical needs to a range of non-clinical services.

3. Aim and Objectives Aim: To reduced GP practices and their staff
appointment time for individuals and focus on
social, wellbeing and practical need
Objectives:
Supports those with one or more long term conditions
Social prescribing activities provided through partner networks
To signpost individuals to engage and strengthen their social and/or health activities.
Enhance community based model which will support a holistic approach

4. Area of Focus Main focus:
Stort Valley and Villages Locality Group Area
Secondary focus:
Upper Lea Valley Locality Group
Main focus: Stort Valley and Villages Locality Group Area – 5 practices population 60,000
Secondary focus: Upper Lea Valley Locality Group with support of Community Wellbeing & expansion of Community Navigator approach to East - 12 practices population ,00

5. Target audience GP identified residents living with mild depression
experiencing isolation
and/or loneliness

6. Partner Support Identifying suitable partners
Understanding their SP offer
Value of less visible partners
Understanding and enabling capacity

7. Delivery Mechanism

8. Next Steps
Work closely with established scheme partially established by HCT and Age UK in Stort Valley and Villages Locality
Compliment the East Herts approach with Hertfordshire STP Prevention model
Develop & enable Partner provision of Social Prescribing Activities
Work with Community Wellbeing and Locality Groups and local delivery partners
Establish local scheme early 2018

9. What does this mean for you?
Health Professionals will have a greater awareness of the facilities and support provided by your Village Hall
Opportunity to offer classes at non-peak times
Opportunity to be part of the wider national health agenda for Public Health England

10. Questions Contact: Kathrine Foy Social Prescribing Co-Ordinator
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