Wellbeing Matters ‘Making a difference in Salford’
Wellbeing Matters is led by Salford CVS, the support organisation for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. Wellbeing Matters includes a social prescribing approach that links statutory health and care services to the VCSE sector. The aim is to support people to connect to local community assets to support their wellbeing and independence, reducing the need for intervention by health and care services.
What is Social Prescribing?
Social prescribing, sometimes called a community referral, is a means of enabling GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. Recognising that people’s health is determined primarily by a range of social, economic and environmental factors, social prescribing seeks to address people’s needs in a holistic way. It also aims to support individuals to take greater control of their own health. Social prescribing schemes can involve a variety of activities which are typically provided by voluntary and community sector organisations. Examples include volunteering, arts activities, group learning, gardening, befriending, cookery, healthy eating advice and a range of sports. Social Prescribing is listed as one of the ten high impact actions in the NHS England General Practice forward view.
More information:
National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP)
Social prescribing - Transformation Partners in Health and Care
What is social prescribing film
What is Wellbeing Matters?
Wellbeing Matters is a Social Prescribing approach which helps build capacity in the VCSE ecosystem through volunteering and voluntary action in Salford. Our social prescribing approach connecting patients to the VCSE sector to support wellbeing. Wellbeing Matters provides social prescribing support through a Community Connector to enable people to access non-medical wellbeing support within their neighbourhood by connecting them into local activity and provision tailored to them. It is a neighbourhood model, operating across Salford with add Community Connectors in each of the five health and care neighbourhoods, a city-wide Community Connector, a Living Well Mental Health Community Connector, a long COVID Community Connector and a Home First Hospital Discharge Community Connector. Wellbeing Matters is led by Salford CVS in partnership with five VSCE anchor organisations employ a Community Connector (The Big Life Group, START inspiring Minds, Social Adventures, Inspiring Communities Together and Langworthy Cornerstone).
Wellbeing Matters is led by Salford CVS, the support organisation for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. Wellbeing Matters includes a social prescribing approach that links statutory health and care services to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. The aim is to support people to connect to local community assets to support their wellbeing and independence, reducing the need for intervention by health and care services.
We'd love to hear from you
If you have any feedback on our Wellbeing Matter programme we would love to hear from you. Contact the Programme Manager Nic Spiby-Roberts Nicola.spiby-roberts@salfordcvs.co.uk
You can also connect with us on X. Follow us @MattersSalford
Useful links for more information on Social Prescribing:
- Salford Social Prescribing Hub – Salford University
- NHS England Social prescribing
- North West Social Prescribing network
- North West | National Academy for Social Prescribing
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