Issue - meetings

This report provides a background of Social Prescribing, and an update on the delivery of the service in the Borough.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the update report and endorsed the continuation of the Social Prescribing service.

The Committee received a report providing an update on the delivery of Social Prescription services in the Borough.

The Committee was informed that Social Prescription is a framework for local GPs and healthcare professionals to refer patients to non-clinical services such as physical exercise or emotional wellbeing and social isolation assistance. The report detailed the operation of the Social Prescription services provided by the Council, and informed the Committee that funding provided by the Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group had enabled the Council to participate in a 1-year pilot to provide a link worker to support lowly activated patients who might otherwise not fully engage with the services.

The Committee considered the following matters:

a)            Council’s work supporting health and wellbeing in the community. The Committee noted that many of the Council’s activities supported the health and wellbeing of residents and the work of local health service providers.  The provision of Social Prescription services would assist in continuing to raise awareness amongst health service providers of the value of the Council’s work in this area.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the update report and endorsed the continuation of the Social Prescribing service.

The Committee expressed its thanks to Officers for their work to deliver the Social Prescription service.