What is Social Prescribing?
Social prescribing is a service that helps patients to identify whats important to them and how they could be supported to improve their social, emotional and practical needs. Those referred to social prescribing may be struggling with things like social isolation, lack of physical activity, lifestyle concerns etc. If you would like to self-refer to our Social Prescribing team, please click on the button below
How Social Prescribing can help you...
- Improve health and wellbeing outcomes
- Enable patients to be proactive in managing their own health and wellbeing
- Help patients to access the right support
- Providing consistent support from a Social Prescriber that knows your goals
- Become involved in your community and meet new people
- It supports people with a wide range of social, emotional or practical needs
- It could improve physical and mental wellbeing, focussing on what matters to the individual
- It creates connections with community assets and community members.
- It can improve mental health and wellbeing
- It aims to improve patient outcomes such as reduced loneliness and isolation as well as encouraging increased independence
- Positive patient engagement, leads to positive outcomes
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How Farnham PCN delivers Social Prescribing...
Referral is via the GP or other health or social professional. It offers a flexible approach with options that meet patients needs. Like engaging over the phone, meeting at Farnham Hospital or a local community space.
Individual’s are supported over time, with approx 6-12 contacts over a 3 month period, or longer if required.
