Social Prescribing Link Worker
Age UK Sheffield Independent Living Coordinator Service
The programme is delivered by Age UK Sheffield’s Independent Living Coordinator (ILC) service.
On referral the ILC will visit your patient and help them explore what will help them live independently, manage their health conditions and improve their health and wellbeing. We can help with a wide range of issues such as;
- Income maximisation, for example helping claim Attendance Allowance and other benefits.
- Managing finances and day to day admin.
- Arranging equipment and adaptations around the home.
- Arranging practical support around the home.
- Help with transport.
- Home safety checks.
- Support getting out and about.
- Support around health care, such as attending hospital appointments.
- Cooking and healthy eating.
- Pursuing interests and enjoyable activities.
We also help patients link in with organisations, groups and resources.
We work with patients for up to 12 weeks, during which time we support each referring practice by:
- Sharing our holistic assessments with health professionals so that the information can be included within patient Care Plans.
- Providing weekly update reports via NHS secure email. Reports are usually sent on Fridays.
- Being available (on request) to attend MDTs where the patient is discussed.
- Completing 2 Pam’s Questionnaires for all referred patients, at the start and closure of our intervention and report findings back to surgeries as appropriate on Fridays.
Referrals
From 10th January 2022, this service will be accessible through the Health and Wellbeing Hub. Please speak to a member of staff at your GP surgery and ask for a referral to The Health and Wellbeing Hub.
Health Care workers in GP surgeries can refer a patient, from within the Porter Valley PCN, to the service.
The following video helps to explain what a Social Prescriber is:
