Social prescribing schemes offer various activities through voluntary and community organisations. These include volunteering, arts, group learning, gardening, befriending, cookery, dementia support groups, healthy eating advice and being active.
Darnall Wellbeing is the organisation that our Practice uses for Social Prescribing. We can refer patients to this service, and patients can also refer themselves directly.
Darnall Wellbeing collaborates with the Seven Hills Primary Care Network. They provide a social prescribing Link Worker service across five surgeries: our Surgery (Handsworth Medical Practice), Darnall Primary Care Centre, Highgate Tinsley Surgery, Tinsley Medical Centre and Darnall Health Centre.
Social prescribing helps people access various activities and support organisations in Handsworth and Darnall, and across Sheffield.
Darnall Wellbeing Link Workers meet with individuals, either face to face or over the phone. They listen to understand their needs and help create a plan. If further support is required, Link Workers can make additional referrals.
After the first appointment, their staff will stay in touch to check how the person is doing and see if they need more help.
Patients can directly refer to Darnall Wellbeing by calling 0114 249 6315.
Visit the Darnall Wellbeing website
View the NHS webpage on Social Prescribing