Social prescribing supports people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical link workers, who create time for their patients to focus on ‘what matters to me’.
Based in every GP practice across the town, all who live in Darlington have access to the service offered.
Social prescribers take a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
They support individuals on a one-to-one basis and where needed, can attend with patients for initial group or service attendance if patients are nervous or anxious.
The goal of social prescribing is to connect or re-connect people to the vast array of services, activities and goodwill that exist in local communities.
This video by Transformation Partners in Health and Care and our podcast episode explains what social prescribing is.