Social Prescribing and Social Groups

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Many things that affect our health can’t be treated by doctors or medicine alone. 

Like loneliness, debt, or stress due to financial pressures or poor housing.  

Social prescribing connects people to non-medical support to address these issues and other unmet needs.

This could involve a Social Prescribing Link Worker or an equivalent role:

  • Helping someone who is isolated join a befriending group, an art class or a community gardening project, based on what works for them. 
  • Connecting someone struggling with financial stress to a service that helps with managing debt or claiming benefits.
  • Supporting someone with dementia to join a dementia choir, enabling them to maintain a sense of social connection.
  • Working with someone with high blood pressure to take up a form of exercise that they’re comfortable with.

Social prescribing can help change the circumstances that can make people unwell. It can empower people to manage existing health problems, to get the right benefits or get back into employment. It can help people to connect and to grow in confidence.

You may be offered a referral to Social Prescribing by someone at the practice however if you would like to be referred, please call our reception team on 01530 270667 to arrange a referral.

 

Social Prescribing Groups

There are groups held in the community to suit everyone

Please see the note board in the practice waiting room for many local groups. Please contact the person leading the group if you are interested or would like any further information.

Local Heritage Group

Shorter walking group

Advanced walking group 

Walking Football

Stroke and Disability Group 

Silvers Singers Dementia group 

Carers Support Clinic 

Gardening Group 

Cancer Wellness Project 

Steady Steps 

The Monday Welcome Club 

Park Run 

The Leg up project

ARE YOU 17-26 YEARS OLD? DO YOU WANT TO START DOING THE THINGS YOU SEE ON INSTAGRAM? We run free adventure therapy and outdoor activity sessions. If you live in or work or go to college or university in Leicestershire,you can now access our project for FREE.

 

To find out more about this incredible new project please follow the link to the leg up website 

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Leg up project