

NHS England Social Prescribing Podcast
Listen to the 18-minute NHS England podcast showcasing the work LCVS and partners are doing in Social Prescribing across Lincolnshire.
How Social Prescribing Works
The social prescribing team can be contacted directly on 01205 314479 or through the GP, nurse, social worker, or job coach. Once details have been received a Social Prescribing Link Worker will make contact and arrange to meet up.
The Link Worker will support an individual to think about what’s working well for them and what changes they would like to make. They will help to shape some goals and plan how to move toward achieving them. Link workers will help in finding organisations and activities in the local community, and will support individuals to attend them until they feel settled. Continue to work with someone until their goals have been achieved, this usually takes around 12 weeks but sometimes it takes a little less or more time. Support an individual to understand their progress and celebrate the changes they have been able to make in moving towards their goals.
Once a person’s goals have been identified the team member will look for local groups and activities that would support the person to achieve them. When a group or activity is identified the team member will contact the group to check what they offer and whether they are looking for new members.
The team member will ask questions about the group, how it’s run and whether they would have any concerns about new members who are being supported by the social prescribing team.
You can download the referral form here.
All participants receive a welcome letter which will introduce the service, confirm consent and ensure that the person understands what will happen next. A link worker will contact the person by phone to assess need, provide information on local organisations and discuss how social prescribing could provide further support. During face to face sessions the link worker will support the creation of a personalised support plan. They will support the person to access local organisations and activities that will help them to achieve goals they have set.
Guide for Organisations
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) works with the NHS to offer Social Prescribing – helping strengthen communities, personal resilience & reduce health & wellbeing inequalities by linking people to their own communities as a support to their health & well-being. It is a means of reducing isolation, raising self-worth and equipping people for self-care.
Social prescribing is all about empowering people to take responsibility for their own health & wellbeing & improve their quality of life, while respecting the choices they make. Some people need more support than others to achieve these aims. Lincolnshire Community & Voluntary Service offers three levels of support, depending on need – One, Two or Three.
Get in touch with the Social Prescribing Team in your area:
Telephone us on 01205 314479
Email us at lincolnshirecvs.socialprescribing@nhs.net
Who benefits from social prescribing?
Anyone over the age of 18
A person who has given their consent to the referral
A person who is actively willing to engage in self-care/self-help activities
A person who has been identified as requiring a non-clinical service
Someone who is classed as having mild-moderate frailty
Someone who is struggling in one way or another to manage some of their social issues
Someone whose medical needs are managed or stable. This includes their physical and mental health.
Meet the Team

Chey Brown
Social Prescribing Lead - IPBT

Sonia Lewis
Social Prescribing Lead - PCN

Emma Bancroft
Social Prescribing Coordinator

Emma Colby
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Boston PCN

Elena O'Callaghan
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Boston PCN

Sara Summers
Social Prescribing Link Worker - East Lindsey PCN & Meridian PCN

Karen Garlant
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Meridian PCN

Chantelle Scott
Social Prescribing Link Worker - East Lindsey PCN

Suzanne Willis
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Spalding and Deepings PCN

Yoranta Mapiki
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Grantham PCN & Sleaford PCN

Naomi Edwards-Sims
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Grantham PCN & Rural PCN

Sarah Marshall
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Grantham PCN & Sleaford PCN

Samantha Williams
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Sleaford PCN

Claire Chester
Social Prescribing Link Worker - First Coastal PCN

Anna Wilson
Social Prescribing Link Worker - First Coastal PCN

Anna Patrick
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Four Counties PCN

Janie McCormick
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Four Counties PCN

Julie Simper
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Boston PCN

Gemma Wright
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Four Counties PCN

Bekki Toulson
Social Prescribing Link Worker - SOLAS PCN

Lynne Wyles
Social Prescribing Link Worker - Four Counties PCN

Contact the social prescribing team
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SOCIAL PRESCRIBING CORONAVIRUS NOTICE
LCVS is taking a pragmatic and proportionate approach wherever possible during the current Coronavirus outbreak. The Social Prescribing teams are still working and supporting their participants by offering a specific tailored Lincolnshire Covid 19 response.
Referrals will still be accepted however our offer will be refined to ensure we meet Government guidance, we will continue to monitor the situation daily.
Our team may also be working from home during this time, but please do not hesitate to get in touch with us should you have any queries.
For up-to-date information on the symptoms and how to avoid catching or spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19), see the NHS website – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/.
MAKE EVERY CONTACT COUNT+
An important part of Social Prescribing is having the right conversations with people to find out what help they need. Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service can provide MECC+ training to professionals and groups – empowering you to have those important conversations.
Supporting Care Navigation
To tie in with our work on social prescribing, the MECC+ Supporting Care Navigation workshop is for staff and volunteers working in health, social care or community settings.
It provides an opportunity to consider the wider determinants of ill-health and the factors affecting people’s physical and mental wellbeing such as housing, money, relationships, lifestyle choices and confidence.
The workshop looks at how care navigation and linking with local community-based activities can enable people to make positive changes that improve their own health and wellbeing.
Contact us to book one of these interactive sessions for your team.