Social Prescribing
At its most basic, a social prescription offers the kind of help that doesn’t come in a tube or bottle (non-medical). Instead, a 'social prescribing link worker' creates your own social prescription to provide you with support, help and information that will enable you to access services or activities that will improve your health, wellbeing and overall enjoyment in life.
Please complete a Deal & Sandwich PCN Social Prescribing referral form and send for triage to social.prescriberpcn@nhs.net
Social Services
If you think you have any care and support needs you are entitled to a free care needs assessment. The assessment will give us information about your situation and what changes you would like to make in your life.
Care needs assessments - Kent County Council
One You Kent
One You Kent provides services that can help you to stay fit, healthy and well. If you’re not sure where to start, or just want some advice, contact them on 0300 123 1220, or via email at oneyou.kent@nhs.net. They offer friendly advice and support to make the changes that are important to you.
Counselling
Self-referrals can be made to Dover Counselling Service (Contact Telephone No: 01304 204123).
Diabetes Self- Management Education
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/for-professionals/improving-care/resources/diabetes-self-management-education
Podiatry – Kent Community Health
Download and complete the podiatry self-referral form (PDF, 148KB)
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Kent Community Health
Download and complete the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy self-referral form (PDF, 438KB)
Maternity Self-Referral Form
Maternity self-referral form | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (ekhuft.nhs.uk)
MSI Choices
NHS Funded and Private abortion and Vasectomy care
MSI Reproductive Choices UK – Your Choice, Our Support (msichoices.org.uk)
Carers Support East Kent
Carers Support are delighted to launch their new digital self-referral form
Do you help someone with personal things like getting washed, dressed or earing, moving or turning at night, medication, shopping, laundry or cleaning, filling in forms, managing money
You can access support and complete a self-referral online by visiting: carersek.org.uk/carer-self-referral You can also telephone on 0300 302 0061.