My role as a Social Prescriber is based on my other role as a Living Well Worker with North Yorkshire Council. The aim of the role is to prevent, reduce, or delay the need for someone to have to use statutory services by supporting them to engage with the local community and also by directing people to the best source of advice to help them, no matter what their issue is. I do say to the doctors at the surgery ”as long as it isn’t medical, I’ll see what I can do to help.”
My background is 20 years’ experience at Citizens’ Advice and the knowledge from this helps me to try to find a solution for whatever the issue is: caring roles; benefits; housing; employment issues; utility costs; isolation and loneliness; how to access support from North Yorkshire Council; if that is what is needed, as well as to assist with how to apply for Blue Badges. If I don’t have the answer, I will do my best to find it out.
You can find me at Spring Bank Health every Wednesday afternoon. Appointments may be booked directly at Reception.
Heather Brock,
Social Prescriber
Springbank Health
Last Updated on 22nd August 2024 by Mactab