A new social prescribing service in South Ribble has helped over 900 residents improve their health and wellbeing in its first year. The council-run initiative connects individuals with organisations that can assist with non-medical issues impacting mental and physical health.
More than 900 South Ribble residents have been supported by a new service designed to improve health and wellbeing in the year since it launched. The council-run initiative – using a model known as ‘ social prescribing ’ – sees individuals referred to organisations that can help them with a raft of non-medical problems which can nevertheless have an impact on their mental and physical wellness.
The service has been closely intertwined with the Household Support Fund – a government cash pot allocated to local councils to enable them to provide discretionary help with cost-of-living challenges. A third of those who have had social prescribing support also received grants worth £83,000 to cover the cost of essentials.
The service initially had a £240,000 budget to run for two years, using cash from a government Covid recovery grant. Other available funding – including from the council’s share of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund – means it could operate for a third year before a decision has to be taken about its longer-term future.
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