1. Social Prescribing in Adur and Worthing
Going Local
Social Prescribing in Adur and Worthing

2. The aims of Social Prescribing
Connect people to services and support in local places
Reducing frequent and perhaps unnecessary attendance at GP surgeries
Addressing the wider determinants of public health
Improving community cohesion

3. The GP’s 6 GP surgeries on board In Worthing Lime Tree Surgeries
Victoria Road Surgeries
Worthing Medical Group
and Adur
Harbour View, Shoreham-by-Sea
Manor Practice, Southwick
Northbourne, Shoreham-by-Sea

4. Going Local so far
Creating links to local Voluntary and Community organisations
Lots of organisations expressed an interest in signing up to be part of the Service Directory
Agreement forms and information sharing

5. The Reasons for Referral
Social Isolation
Money, Debt and Benefits
Housing
Employment & Training
Digital Inclusion
Lifestyle factors

6. Our first meeting
We allow someone the time to talk through their concerns and worries
Having up to an hour with someone can give a person this time to unload
We will then talk through our service directory and create a plan together.

7. Where you fit in?
We are not just a signposting service – we will assist people to access your service
We want to know your services well
Accessing services to benefit from them OR being able to help out and volunteer to benefit a service.

8. The referral pathway From the GP To the CR MATS software
How we refer to you / service directory

9. Initial responses and reporting
Initial needs have been around; benefits, emotional support and social isolation
We’ve had 30 referrals since the start of the month. Most of which have been booked in
Case studies…

10. Evaluation and the hope for this to be continued into the future
Evidence is being collected already
Our MATS software can be simply adopted into a new GP surgery.
It can easily be rolled out to a wider area

11. Questions?