Social Prescribers
- Location: Age UK East Sussex
- Price: Free
Working in conjunction with GP surgeries, this service provides non-medical support and advice to older people and their carers.
About this service
Our team of Social Prescribers work closely alongside doctors and nurses in GP surgeries in Lewes, The Havens and Wealden, to improve the well-being of those aged over 50, and carers of any age. They can advise on a range of services, support and activities available in the local area.
“Our friendly and helpful team are great listeners and communicators. We are approachable, knowledgeable, professional, and well-trained. We give person-centred care, information, and advice on all manner of things, including community activities, social care, and wellbeing services.” – Social Prescribing Team Leader
Please note: This service is accessed via a direct referral from the GP surgery. Referrals are taken via the GP practices in the High Weald, Weald, Lewes and Havens areas only.
What can we help with?
❖ Suitable social activities and opportunities to meet new people
❖ Liaising with health services and self-managing difficult health conditions
❖ Finding wellbeing activities to lift mood
❖ Appropriate exercises to help improve health and mood
❖ Support with bereavement or difficult emotional health challenges and access to specialist services
❖ Safe in-person and telephone befriending services
❖ Support to cope with caring responsibilities and linking to others with similar experiences
❖ Thinking about and planning for the future
❖ Assistance with home care needs assessments and finding carers at home
❖ Improving safety at home, mobility aids and home assessments
❖ Community transport options and maintaining independence when out and about
❖ Help with form filling
❖ Financial support and benefits advice
❖ Advice on housing problems and access to appropriate services
❖ Access to other specialist services
Volunteering with Us
We have two volunteer opportunities within our team as a Social Prescribing Assistant helping to support people over 50 living in East Sussex to engage with local services or as an Admin Assistant for the team. If either of these roles sounds like something you would like to do and you want to be a part of our amazing team we would love to hear from you.
Click Here to find out more about our Admin Assistant Volunteer Role
Click Here to find out more about our Social Prescribing Assistant Volunteer Role