Supporting link workers in primary care networks
- Social prescribing NHS Futures collaboration platform – an online network for sharing resources and for discussion. Membership is open to link workers, PCNs and colleagues involved in social prescribing. To join email england.socialprescribing@nhs.net
- Summary Guide– gives a clear picture of what a good social prescribing scheme looks like. It also includes a Common Outcomes Framework to help measure the impact of social prescribing on people, the local system, and the voluntary and community sector.
- Reference Guide for PCNs – provides information on setting up social prescribing services including support for recruitment, induction and supervision. It also outlines what quality assurance measures are necessary, and how information can be gathered to help develop a consistent evidence base for social prescribing.
- PCN toolkit (technical annex) provides templates and guides to support PCNs in implementing social prescribing.
- Welcome and induction pack for link workers in primary care networks.
- Handout for practice staff to give to people who are referred to a social prescribing link worker.
- Accredited online training:
- Introduction to the social prescribing link worker role
- Developing personalised care and support plans with people
- Developing partnerships
- Introducing people to community groups and VCSE organisations
- Safeguarding vulnerable people
- Keeping records and measuring impact
- Supporting people with their mental health through social prescribing
- Social welfare, legal support and money guidance
Webinars
A regular series of webinars focuses on topics covering key approaches to effective social prescribing.
Presentations used on previous webinars are available on the social prescribing Future NHS collaboration platform. (If you are not already a member email england.socialprescribing@nhs.net.)
The current series of webinars is focussing on support for link workers who are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. More details are on the social prescribing Future NHS collaboration platform.