Once we have received your referral, your Social Prescribing Link Worker will get in touch with you within 5 working days to arrange an appointment.

Your Link Worker will listen to you and make sure they understand what’s going on in your life. They will work with you to develop a personalised plan based on what matters to you - whether that’s loneliness after a bereavement or feeling overwhelmed with money worries. They will then “link” you to the information, services, organisations and support that can help. Our service is part of the NHS and is free.

Our practical and emotional support has helped hundreds of people increase their confidence and improve their health and wellbeing by connecting people with the right support.  

Our service is open to anyone aged 16 years and over who are registered with the following GP Practices:  

• Ancora Medical Practice

• Ashby Turn Primary Care Centre

• Cambridge Avenue Medical Centre

• Cedar Medical Practice

• Kirton Lindsey and Scotter Surgery

• West Common Lane Teaching Practice

If you'd like some more information about this service:

• please click here to download a copy of our Social Prescribing leaflet and referral form
• please click here to download an Easy Read leaflet about how the service work

Social prescribing tackles the non-medical problems that can affect our health and wellbeing. It connects people to the information, services, organisations and support to improve their health and wellbeing.

Many things affect our health and wellbeing that can’t be treated by doctors or medicine alone. Like loneliness, stress, money worries or poor housing.

It can help people to find the support they need, based on their unique situation.

•  “Thank you so much for your help. It has made a complete change to how I feel. You have listened to me and given me a way forward that has made me feel so positive.”
• “Thank you for all your help, you've been an incredible support to us both during the most difficult time of our lives.”
•  “I would just like to express my appreciation to my Link Worker. This lady has helped me more than you could ever know. She took the time to listen to me, talk to me and actually hear me. She has helped me move forward with my condition and because she took the time to understand me has helped me move through the dark place, I was in.”
• “Thank you for everything you have done for me and thank you for always listening and understanding”.

We'd love your feedback on the service. If you'd like to provide feedback please complete this online form.

You can access the service by either of the following options;

1) Contact your GP practice and ask to be referred to the social prescribers

2) (Over 18s only) Email hnyicb-nl.southpcn-referrals@nhs.net stating your: Registered GP Practice, Full Name, Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy), Preferred Contact Mobile/Email, NHS Number (if known) and a very brief outline of what support you need. 

3) Fill out the tear off slip in our leaflet and post it back to us.

To refer yourself to the North Lincolnshire South Social Prescribers, you must be a member of one of our GP Practices:

Ancora Medical Practice

Ashby Turn Primary Care Centre

Cambridge Avenue Medical Centre

Cedar Medical Practice

Kirton Lindsey and Scotter Surgery

West Common Lane Teaching Practice