What is Social Prescribing?

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Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice offers a Social Prescribing Service which is free and confidential to help you improve your health and wellbeing. Social Prescribing Link Workers are there to listen to you, and put you in touch with the people and activities that might help you feel better. With the support of a trained advisor, you will be able to access further support and community groups in your local area such as:

Walking Groups
Befriending
Housing advice
Emotional Health & Wellbeing
Social activities
Employment support

How do Social Prescribers work?

The Social Prescribing service have more time to support patients.
Offer practical, helpful advice
Work closely with other partners
Can help decide the way forward, sometimes patients need a helping hand.

At its most basic, a social prescription offers the kind of help that doesn’t come in a tube or a bottle.

The idea behind social prescribing is to help you to have more control over your own health and find ways to improve how you feel in a way that suits you.

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How can I access Social Prescibing?

Social Prescribing is available to anyone over the age of 18 years across Teldoc Primary Care Network.

Your advisor can support you for up to 6 weeks and help support your needs.

Please help us help you

Talk to your doctor or health professional today on how to access support

You can also email the Social Prescribing Team at socialprescribing.teldoc@nhs.net or complete the form below

Download the Social Prescribing Leaflet

Testimonials

“The service I have recently received from Tel-doc Social Prescribing has been second to none. I have been assisted in several matters without question with speed and efficiency that is hard to find. Indeed since my life was turned upside-down in March 2022 I have had slow responses, no responses and incorrect information from many other sectors which can easily sink you back down after weeks of waiting and hoping for help. Laura has been a bright guiding light, no nonsense, following through with written information and emails making life a lot easier to cope with. A welcome service to anyone In need of their varied catalogue of knowledge.”

“Thank you so much, it was an absolute pleasure to meet someone who can perfectly balance professional effectiveness and helpfulness, with such a wonderful empathetic and caring personality. You have achieved in one day more than many others over a long period of time. Though my mother does not like 'outsiders' being involved in her private life, she was very impressed with "that lovely young lady"... ... THANK YOU.”

"Just a note to thank you for your invaluable help since you visited. In particular, thank you for completing the blue badge forms which are quite lengthy and daunting. This will make a huge difference to my quality of life enabling me to get out and take part in social events. I have also been to the Independent living centre and am expecting to receive some equipment soon which will help me in my home to be more independent and crucially, safe. I am now using sticks to walk which helps my stability and have a walker for longer distances. All in all your direct help and referrals to other agencies has been a huge help. Thank you so much."