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Community Link Workers
Community Link Workers—part of the wider Edinburgh Community Link Workers—can find services, organisations, groups, and activities to better your health and wellbeing. They provide a series of meetings and are able to chat about anything non-medical.
Community Link Workers use social prescribing to help users gain control over their life and things that matter to them. Workers are based in GP surgeries and have good connections with local services and resources.
What is social prescribing?
Social prescribing is a way of helping manage wellbeing by connecting with local resources.
Many things can affect your wellbeing including:
- Housing
- Money worries
- Family life
Community Link Workers are there to listen and help you make changes. They can put you in touch with people and activities that might help you feel better and improve your wellbeing.
How does it work?
Community Link Workers can offer short-term support with:
- Thinking about positive steps to moving forward
- Finding useful services and helping you to access them
- Introducing you to groups and services, and going along with you the first few times
Who can Community Link Workers support?
People aged 16 or older who are looking for help to manage wellbeing may connect with a Community Link Worker.
What happens next?
Your GP or practice staff can refer you to a Community Link Worker, who will contact you to arrange an appointment. Appointments may be made in person or over the phone.
The Community Link Worker service is funded by:
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