Wellbeing Team
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For many people, circumstances beyond the purely medical gives rise to additional worries, issues and needs. Our Social Prescribing and Wellbeing Team work with our patients giving them time to focus on “what matters to me” and take a holistic approach to their health and wellbeing, by offering help to access community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Helping to improve their health, wellbeing and social welfare.
Wellbeing schemes can involve a variety of activities which are typically provided by voluntary and community sector organisations. Examples include volunteering, arts activities, group learning, gardening, befriending, cookery, healthy eating advice and a range of sports.
A video explaining how Social Prescribing may be helpful to you can be found on
https://youtube.com/watch?v=O9azfXNcqD8&feature=share
or click HERE
The Team
Portesham Surgery is pleased to confirm that we are now one of many surgeries across the region offering Social Prescribing and Wellbeing Services to their patients.
The Team are passionate about supporting our communities in a non-clinical way. The Social Prescribers and Care Co-ordinators will work with patients who are lonely, have complex social needs, low level mental health needs and long term conditions. They will support them, connecting them to non-medical community-based activities with the help of our Health Champions, meeting practical, social and emotional needs including physical activities, arts and nature.
Meet our WellbeingTeam:
Kendal Gourlay
Mel Staple
You can contact our Wellbeing Team directly on 01305 871468 or via email at:
Portesham.wellbeing@dorsetgp.nhs.uk.
Alternatively, speak with your GP for a referral.
Do you look after someone who couldn't manage without your support?
If the answer is yes, then you are a carer.
You may not consider yourself a carer, as caring is often something we do for family or friends without question and without defining or labelling it as such. If you provide care to someone who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, and they couldn’t manage without your support, then you are a carer.
For more information on how the Surgery can support you in your role, please click the following link:
https://mid-dorsetpcn.co.uk/carers/
It is really important that your Surgery knows that you are a carer, as this will give you access to additional support. Please click the link above and then click on the Carer's Registration Form to let us know that you are a carer - this information will come through to Portesham Surgery so our Carer's Lead can contact you and give you any support that you need.
There is information on the link about other services in Dorset who can help you in your role and people you can contact in an emergency so do take a look.