Wandworth Local Health and Care Plan - October 2019

33 • Social Prescribing is a means of enabling clinicians to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services to improve their health and wellbeing. Recognising that people’s health is determined by a range of social, economic and environmental factors. Social Prescribing seeks to address people’s needs in a holistic way by facilitating access to the right support, in the right place, at the right time. • The new GP Primary Care Network contracts provide new funding for Social Prescribing Link Workers to be employed by each Primary Care Network. Clients referred to the Link Workers will receive 1:1 support through a series of consultations, including connecting them to other agencies in the community, which can help to address their needs. • The CCG is working with emerging Primary Care Networks to ensure that positive learning from existing Social Prescribing models is built upon to deliver the best outcomes. • This will include supplementing the funding allocated through the GP Primary Care Network Contract to ensure an effective and sustainable Social Prescribing model is delivered across the Borough. • Through our early help strategy, THRIVE Wandsworth we are creating new ways to connect children, young people and families to non-clinical services through our early help pathway. • We have established a community led fund and are developing Wandsworth Giving to allow communities to give and receive more early help. • We are placing early help practitioners in the community and schools. Creating the right environment Social Prescribing in Wandsworth Recognising partnership working with the Community and Voluntary Sector is key to this, the CCG will also work jointly with the sector and other stakeholders, building capacity and resilience to manage the increased pressures which Social Prescribing may bring.