What is Social Prescribing?
Social prescribing is a way to improve health and well-being by connecting people to non-medical services and activities in their community.
Social prescribing can be particularly helpful for individuals with long-term health conditions, those who are lonely or isolated, or those with complex social needs.
Social prescribing can link you with services within the community to support you to improve your health & wellbeing. They can help with:
- Housing or money issues
- Wellbeing & emotional support – links with community groups
- Loneliness
- Meaningful social activities
What do we do?
We can link patients with services and activities within their community to improve their social, economic and mental wellbeing by:
- Giving patients an opportunity to discuss what is important to them.
- Link patients with appropriate services within their community to support them to achieve their goals.
- Provide patients with their own wellbeing coordinator who will help to plan their next steps.
If you feel this service would be helpful to you, please ask at your practice for an appointment with one of our team.
Befriending:
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Available to all faiths 18+ |
Email: Tel: 0113 268 4211 |
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Available to anyone 18+ and registered with a Leeds GP. It provides confidential support, advice and information for anyone who is concerned about their mental health, or is worried about a family member or someone they care for. |
Tel: 0800 183 0558 |
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Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) |
MWS is a city-wide service that provides support and psychological therapies for common mental health problems, such as anxiety, stress and depression for people aged 17 and over. |
Email: Tel. 0113 843 4388 |
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Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service offers high quality, person centred, radical and innovative services to people experiencing mental health crisis. The service offers support to deaf people using BSL: For online support with Deaf Connect (7am-11pm on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday), Text: 07984 396 001 and Facetime: |
Tel: 0808 800 1212 (Free phone) Email: |
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MAECare (Moor Allerton Elderly Care) |
MAECare supports people aged 60+ in the LS17 area of Leeds, to be as independent as possible and to have the best quality of life they possibly can. It runs numerous activities to encourage people to get out and about. It also arranges visits to people in their own homes so they can enjoy a friendly chat. |
Tel: 0113 2660371 (9am-4pm) Email: |
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Childline |
Childline helps anyone under the age of 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. No issue is too small or too big. Trained counsellors offer support. Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. |
Tel: 0800 1111 |
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The Silver Line |
The Silver Line helpline is run by Age UK and offers a confidential telephone service for older people. It provides friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day for 7 days a week. It is available to anyone over the age of 55. |
Tel: 0800 4 70 80 90
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Family Lives |
Family Lives provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families. |
Tel: 0808 800 2222 Email: Live chat 1030am- 9pm |
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Samaritans |
Samaritans are there to listen with no judgement and no pressure. No issue is too small or too big. Support is given by trained counsellors. |
Tel: 116 123 (Freephone) |
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Age UK |
Age UK are experts in the issues affecting older people. Whether it’s providing information and advice, being a friendly voice on the other end of the phone or helping make sure the voices of older people are heard. |
Tel: 0800 678 1602 8am-7pm 365 days a year |
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NHS 111 |
NHS 111 is an online service that provides medical advice and guidance. |
Tel: 111 |
Coronavirus support: If the coronavirus pandemic has left you feeling anxious, lonely or has impacted your lifestyle, health and well-being,
please ask to speak to a Social Prescriber.
Please note: we are not a counselling or crisis support service, however, we can refer or signpost you to the relevant services.