It’s now 5 years since we started a formal social prescribing service at Derbyshire Dales CVS. Our fantastic team has helped 2,400 patients in that time, and developed 19 different social and specialist support groups in the Dales. 84% of patients said that the social prescribing service had a positive impact on their health and wellbeing!

To read the full report please click here to download the PDF.

If you would like to know more about social prescribing please email enquiries@ddcvs.org.uk or call us on 01629 812154 ext. 2

What is Social Prescribing?

Social Prescribing is a way of supporting and improving people’s health and wellbeing outside of traditional medical settings.

In the South Derbyshire Dales, GPs, nurses and other primary health professionals can refer someone to New Connections, who will start by having a conversation with the person about what matters to them. From there, the person will be introduced to activities, groups or services that enable them to get the most out of life. We link people to:

• Services that help with housing, employment, benefits or money.
• Ways to connect with people and activities in your local community.
• Organisations which help you manage your particular situation or health-condition.
• Ways to give your time to help others.
• Ways to be active.
• Ways to improve overall health and wellbeing alongside health services.

We know that it can be more difficult for people who have experienced trauma to take up support from social prescribing.

We have created this video to explain how we try to make this easier for you.

You can also watch this video for more examples of how Social Prescribing could benefit you:

Who can be involved with Social Prescribing?

Whatever stage of life someone is at, Social Prescribing can enable them to make changes that improve their health and wellbeing. In the South Derbyshire Dales, New Connections supports anybody over the age of 18.

Community and voluntary groups and Social Prescribing

The local community is vital Social Prescribing. We are lucky to link people with a wide range of activities and groups. If you are a group wanting to welcome new members, we’d love to have a chat with you about getting involved.

Zoe Beesley – Social Prescribing Development Worker

• • Email zoe@ddcvs.org.uk
  • Telephone 07483 104119

Rachel Metcalfe – Social Prescribing Development Worker

• • Email rachel@ddcvs.org.uk
  • Telephone 07483 172333

Debbie Rushworth – Social Prescribing Development Worker

• • Email debbie@ddcvs.org.uk
  • Telephone 07483 126823