What is Social Prescribing?
How Social Prescribing can help you...
Many of life’s problems can make you feel unwell. Social prescribing enables a GP, nurse or other healthcare professional to refer you to a specialist link worker to talk about the issues you’re facing and find the right services to support you.
The service can help you to take control and improve your health and wellbeing whilst making positive changes.
What aspects can Link Workers support with?
- Social Isolation
- Housing
- Benefits
- Finance & Debt
- Caring Role
- Disability Support
- Employment
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How Aylesbury Central PCN delivers Social Prescribing...
People can be easily referred to social prescribing link workers from a wide range of local organisations, including general practice, pharmacies, multi-disciplinary teams, hospital discharge teams, allied health professionals, fire service, police, job centres, social care services, housing associations and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Self-referral is also encouraged.
Healthier Lifestyle, Happier You!
The X-PERT Weight & Wellbeing course is a 12-week group education programme to support anyone who would like to lose weight or improve their health in general.
An empowering and fun programme that explores the most effective methods to lose weight and keep it off. On the course you will address concerns that you have with your lifestyle, such as with your diet and physical activity levels.
We passionately believe in quality education and in long-term sustainable behaviour change and not short-term diet or lifestyle fads. We look at health holistically, offering choices with flexible options. This approach delivers multiple benefits well beyond weight loss including improving sleep quality, stress management, relationship with food and preventing future health conditions.
Features of the programme:
- Lifestyle & wellbeing education programme covering weight loss, managing stress, sleep quality, preventing future health conditions
- Flexible dietary approaches: Low carbohydrate, Mediterranean, Intermittent fasting, Real food and snacking avoidance
- 12 x Online Group Sessions
- Includes a printed Weight & Wellbeing Programme Handbook
NEW 12-week exercise programme
Exercise, mobilise and socialise
The feedback from participants regarding the course has been overwhelmingly positive, prompting us to plan for more 12-week programs in 2024!
The first cohort has successfully finished the 12-week Exercise Referral program, which consisted of weekly 1-hour sessions. Made up of 30-40 minutes of chair-based, body weight, and resistance-band exercises, followed by a 20–30-minute social period where participants could engage in discussions related to health and well-being. Each patient was provided with handouts containing still images and descriptions of exercises for home practice.
Upon completion of the 12-week program, our health and wellbeing coaches observed positive outcomes, including notable weight loss, reduced waist circumferences, improved flexibility, and mobility, and enhanced cardiovascular fitness.
Eat Well: 11 Healthy Recipes from our Health & Wellbeing Coaches
Get Active: Walking, Running, Cycling and Greenways
Get Running: Couch to 5k
Local Park Walks
St Peter’s Greenway
Haydon Hill Link
Waddesdon Greenway
Greenways and Cycleroutes: About Us
Other services
Please note, Aylesbury Central PCN’s online classes are only available to patient’s that have been invited via the Health & Wellbeing Coaching (HWC) service. If you would like to improve your health and wellbeing, please self-refer to the HWC service.
