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"Social Prescribing is a way of connecting people with activities, groups and services in your local community that might help you feel better."

GP's tell us that many people who visit them can feel lonely, stressed by financial issues and employment or are struggling to lose weight or stay active. There is no pill to fix these issues so we can help connect you with the right help, in the right place, at the right time.

 

“It starts with a conversation”

 

There to listen, a Social Prescriber will help you explore your needs and what matters to you. The open minded approach of both Healthbox and our Ellesmere Port Social Prescribers, allows the team to utilise their experience by supporting referrals with a listening ear, creating and supporting projects in Ellesmere Port and filling the gaps by developing new workshops all within a modern framework. This allows us to offer the best service we can for our clients.

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CHESTER SOCIAL PRESCRIBING

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ELLESMERE PORT SOCIAL PRESCRIBING

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RURAL ALLIANCE SOCIAL PRESCRIBING

Chester Social Prescribing

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Social Prescribing enables GPs, nurses, healthcare professionals and community organisations to refer people to a social prescriber.

 

Our Social Prescribers can work with you to find out what social issues are affecting your health and wellbeing, using a holistic approach that focuses on individual need.

 

Social prescribing can help you to have more control over your health and find ways to improve how you feel in a way that suits you. What matters to you is important and it matters to us too! We will listen to you, find out what matters to you and then help you access a range of non-clinical services or activities that can help you to feel better.

 

Social prescribing can help people with a wide range of social, emotional, mental, physical and practical needs.

Chester Social Prescribing
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WE CAN HELP PEOPLE OVER 18 WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WITH SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING 

We can help you access services in the community such as:
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Local community groups and activities, such as walking or running groups, art classes or a peer support group.

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Support with housing or employment.

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Telephone befriending or face to face friendship groups.

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Support groups for long term conditions.

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Benefits or debt advice.

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Mental health support, such as counselling or courses to help with anxiety.

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Chester Social Prescribing Services

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You can access support from the Chester Social Prescribing Service if you are registered at one of these GP practices:

Chester South

City Walls Medical Centre

Lache Health Centre

Handbridge Medical Centre

Western Avenue Medical Centre

Chester Central

Fountains Medical Practice

Garden Lane Medical Practice

Northgate Medical Centre

Northgate Village Surgery

The Elms Medical Practice

Chester East

Health Lane Medical Centre

Boughton Medical Centre

Park Medical Centre

Upton Village Surgery

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?ARE YOU A CHESTER UNIVERSITY STUDENT

IF YOU ARE A STUDENT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER AND YOU ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT. YOU CAN GET FREE WELLBEING SUPPORT FROM YOUR SOCIAL PRESCRIBING LINK WORKER, WHO CAN HELP YOU TO FEEL MORE AT HOME IN CHESTER BY CONNECTING YOU TO LOCAL GROUPS & ACTIVITIES. PLEASE FIND OUT MORE BY TALKING TO THE UNIVERSITY WELLBEING TEAM, YOUR GP CLICKING THE 'GET IN TOUCH' BUTTON BELOW.

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*YOU WILL NEED TO BE REGISTERED TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SURGERIES IN CHESTER: FOUNTAINS HEALTH, NORTHGATE MEDICAL, NORTHGATE VILLAGE, THE ELMS, GARDEN LANE OR ST WERBURGH'S

TO BE REFERRED INTO THE CHESTER SOCIAL PRESCRIBING SERVICE, PLEASE CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF STAFF IN YOUR GP PRACTICE (RECEPTIONISTS, SECRETARIES, PHARMACISTS AND OTHER STAFF WITHIN THE GP PRACTICE CAN ALL REFER; IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE A GP)

Ellesmere Port Social Prescribing

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Ellesmere Port has a team of Social Prescribing Link Workers who help people who are registered with the 6 GP practices across the area. The team takes a holistic approach to your health and wellbeing by looking at the wider factors that impact your physical and mental health. This could include things such as finances, loneliness, low confidence, low mood and anxiety, housing, employment, education or diet and exercise.​

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THE SERVICE ALSO CATERS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A DEDICATED LINK WORKER FOR PEOPLE AGED 5-18 YEARS OLD. WITH THE ADULT LINK WORKERS WORKING WITH ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 18 

Benefits of our service:
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They take the time to listen to what matters to you and focus on your strengths to support you in setting your own realistic goals.

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By working with various agencies including voluntary groups, the council and other NHS services, the link workers have a broad knowledge of what is available to you, allowing you to access the right support, in the right place at the right time.

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It is the aim of the service to build more resilient communities and promote people’s autonomy to have more control over their own health outcomes.

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Ellesmere Port Social Prescribing Services

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You can access support from the Ellesmere Port Social Prescribing Service if you are registered at one of these GP practices:

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Whitby Group Practice

York Road Group Practice

Old Hall Surgery

Great Sutton Medical Centre

Hope Farm Medical Centre

Westminster Surgery

Rural Alliance Social Prescribing

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Social Prescribing enables GPs, nurses, healthcare professionals and community organisations to refer people to a social prescriber.

 

Our Social Prescribers can work with you to find out what social issues are affecting your health and wellbeing, using a holistic approach that focuses on individual need.

 

Social prescribing can help you to have more control over your health and find ways to improve how you feel in a way that suits you. What matters to you is important and it matters to us too! We will listen to you, find out what matters to you and then help you access a range of non-clinical services or activities that can help you to feel better.

 

Social prescribing can help people with a wide range of social, emotional, mental, physical and practical needs.

Rural Alliance Social Prescribing