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Social prescribing link workers
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Health and wellbeing coaches
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Care coordinators
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What do they do?
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- Support people to unpick complex issues affecting their wellbeing
- Connect them to sources of practical and emotional support in the community
- Enable them to take more control over their lives, develop skills and give time to others through community groups
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Support people to unpick complex issues affecting their wellbeing and set goals for themselves
Coach and motivate people to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to manage their own health and move towards their goals
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Support patients – often older/frail people and people with long term conditions - to understand their health conditions and navigate the system
Actively case find for GP practices, e.g. people with COPD
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How do they do it?
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Personalised care and support planning, motivational interviewing techniques.
Act as a bridge between primary care and the community
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Goal setting conversations
Behaviour change techniques
Coaching conversations
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Single point of contact for patient and teams, offering continuity, advocacy, listening ear and connection to other services
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Who do they help?
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Usually people experiencing loneliness, complex social needs, mental health needs or multiple long term conditions
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Usually people with or at risk of physical and mental health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, COPD, insomnia.
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Usually older/frail people and people with long term conditions
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