Prescribing service available in GP Surgerys across Staffordshire . - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Hello llo, I I am the Community Lin ink Advis isor, part of the new Social Prescribing service available in GP Surgery’s across Staffordshire.

My objectives for today:

• Introduce myself and the Charity I work for
• Let you know what Surgery’s we cover
• Explain our hope
• Let you know who we work with
• Share the referral pathway
• Describe a typical patient journey
• Provide time for questions at the end

What is Social Prescribing?

• The process where a person is ultimately connected

into the community.

• Where an individual will come for an appointment

and meet a Community Link Advisor to discuss what matters to them.

• Co produce a plan of action to work through.
• Find out about different groups, services are out

there in the community easily accessed.

What is the role of a community Link Advisor?

• To build rapport with the individual.
• Have a good conversations and listen.
• To help the individual to consider positive steps

forward towards their goals.

• Have excellent knowledge of the local and wider

community.

• Have connections with community groups and

services.

• To have excellent communication skills.

Link Advisors and Surgery’s

Stafford Town PCN - Wolverhampton Road Surgery, SHAW and

Holmcroft Surgery.

Stone and Eccleshall PCN – Mansion House, Cumberland House and

Crown Surgery.

South Staffs PCN – Brewood Medical Practice, Penkridge Medical

Practice and Rising Brook Surgery.

Seisdon PCN - Bilbrook Medical Practice, Codsall - Russell House, Perton

– Lakeside Medical Practice and Tamar Medical Practice, Featherstone Family and Health Centre, Wombourne – Dale Surgery and Gravel Hill Surgery, Claverley Surgery, Kinver – Moss Grove Surgery.

Who we work with?

• Anyone you feel is struggling with social, economic or

environmental issues that go beyond the medical.

• Anyone you want to access a more holistic approach to

their health & wellbeing.

• Anyone not benefitting from current treatment plans

who you think might have other, underlying issues.

• Anyone with Long Term Conditions who you feel would

benefit from additional community based support.

• Anyone with low level mental health issues you feel are

precipitated by loneliness, isolation, grief, etc. We can work with individuals to design community based solutions & are always happy to discuss referrals.

How to make a referral

• Firstly the person is required to be a patient
• f one of the Surgery’s we are based in.
• Ask the individual to call or visit their

surgery to make an appointment with the Community Link advisor.

Typical Patient Journey

• Referral – Appointment made
• Initial Review Appointment this will take up to 45 minutes (individually

tailored):

• Additional Details
• Safeguarding
• Personal Plan and Goals
• Progress review appointment and/or contact (up to 4 interventions

before reassessment - individually tailored):

• Review goals
• Consider progress and obstacles
• Support sustainable connections and positive change

We can meet people in the surgery for 1:1 appointments as well as in the community and do home visits and individuals can call to discuss progress throughout their time with us. Working with the public and 3rd sector to fill gaps as and when identified.

Thank you for listening – Any comments or questions?