Community Groups
Social Prescribing
Access a range of local community groups, free activities and support for your social, emotional or practical needs. You will be assigned a link worker who will work with you on a one to one basis to help find activities and support services that will improve your wellbeing.
Telephone: 01744 371 111
Website: www.sthelenswellbeing.org.uk
Email: chcp.sthelens@nhs.net
Volunteering
Want to give something back? Looking for experience? Have a few hours to spare? Whatever the reason, make it happen! There are opportunities in various areas; check out the website for opportunities.
Telephone: 01744 371 111
Website: www.sthelenswellbeing.org.uk
Email: chcp.sthelens@nhs.net
Vee's Place
Vee’s Place is a warm and welcoming community support centre, based in Prescot. They provide support for people experiencing disability, poverty, social or economic circumstances and the elderly; ultimately improving their conditions of life.
Telephone: 0151 289 3602
Website: www.veesplaceprescot.co.uk
Email: info@veesplaceprescot.co.uk
The Youth Service Offer
St Helens Youth Service offers a three day per week youth offer. It is packed full of different things to do, from arts and sports to health and volunteering, and much more.
Website: www.yaz.sthelens.gov.uk
Your GP practice has a Social Prescribing Service
Social Prescribing can help you with non-medical issues that may be negatively affecting you, for example stress, money worries, housing problems, loneliness, unemployment. Or it can help if you are looking for ways to improve your lifestyle and feel happier; get more involved in leisure and community activities or volunteer work.
Ask your GP, healthcare professional or one of the GP reception team to refer you to the Social Prescribing Service available within your GP practice.
Social Prescribing is available to anyone over the age of 16 and can help you with non-medical issues that may be affecting your overall health and wellbeing.
After you’ve been referred to the Social Prescribing Service, you will be contacted by a Social Prescribing Link Worker and offered a 1:1 appointment in person or over the phone to discuss what’s important to you.
Your link worker can help you to consider local support options, services or activities that may help you to improve your overall wellbeing, your ‘Prescription for Wellbeing’.
You may be offered one or more follow up sessions to review your progress and see if your situation has improved via the support you’re being linked to.
Ask at your GP practice today for a referral to the Social Prescribing Service which is part of the wider support available to you via Haydock and Newton Primary Care Network within your GP practice.
Community Centres
Interested in enrolling in a new course, want to start a new activity, need a local venue for a meeting or event, thinking of volunteering? Then contact your local Community Centre to find out more…
Website: www.communitycentres.org.uk
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society
The Society provides reliable up to date information and will inform people affected by MS, their families and carers about what practical, emotional and financial support is available.
Telephone: 07521 166590
Website: www.mssociety.org.uk
Email: sthelens@mssociety.org.uk
Stroke Association (Aphasia Support)
The Stroke Association provides high quality, up-to-date stroke information and will inform stroke patients, their families and carers about what practical, emotional and financial support is available.
Telephone: 01744 646160
Website: www.stroke.org.uk
Email: jean.hobbs@stroke.org.uk
