What is a suitable model for social prescribing in Wales?
The Welsh Government want to develop a national framework for social prescribing and is asking Welsh residents to comment.
What is social prescribing?
Connecting people to community based support
The Welsh Government wants to make sure you get the support you need when
you need it.
They tell us there is lots of support available:
- Clinical support from health services — GPs, nurses, mental health services
and other healthcare services - Well-being support in your local community — activities, groups to join,
advice, information, and other support.
Most people know how to get clinical support from health services. But they
don’t know as much about getting community-based support through social
prescribing.
Why is social prescribing important?
Find out more
about the Welsh Government’s proposals and consider their questions e.g.:
- Do you think this model is easy to understand?
- How can we help people understand social prescribing?
- How can we help professionals to refer people to a social prescribing service?
- How can we help people to know about and contact a social prescribing service?
- How can we help a social prescribing service to target groups who need support?
NB And how could this help people with ME?
There is much information and more questions to consider, but there is plenty of time. The easy read version of the Consultation documentation is a good place to begin.
