Linking Leeds
Linking Leeds is a social prescribing service, which works in partnership with primary care to navigate people to relevant services and support groups within the community. Our aim is to connect people to services and activities in their community in order to benefit overall health and wellbeing. Our Wellbeing coordinators are based within GP practices providing 1-2-1 support over the phone and face to face. Community outreach from GP surgeries and other community locations is undertaken as appropriate.
- Age range:
- 16
- Address:
- The Reginald Centre, 263 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, LS7 3EX
- Intake location:
- Leeds
About the service
Linking Leeds is an integrated, free city-wide Social Prescribing service for people in Leeds. Social Prescribing is a way of linking individuals with a range of local community services to improve social, emotional and mental wellbeing.
Linking Leeds provides Social Prescribing for all people aged 16 years and above, no matter where they live in the city – while responding to the specific health profiles of communities.
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Aims of the service
Our aim is to connect people to services and activities in their community in order to benefit overall health and wellbeing. We believe that everyone can live a fulfilled life, however, sometimes people need help to achieve this. Feeling linked to your community has lots of health and wellbeing benefits that support resilience, independence and good physical and mental health.
Our Wellbeing Coordinators are based within GP practices providing one-to-one support over the phone and face to face. Community outreach from GP surgeries and other community locations is undertaken as appropriate.
How to access the service
There are three ways to access Linking Leeds:
- GP introduction – an appointment with one of our experienced Wellbeing Coordinators can be booked in directly through your GP
- Self-introduction (self-referrals) – visit the Linking Leeds website or telephone the Hub.
Telephone
All telephone introductions should be made to the Linking Leeds Hub on 0113 336 7612.
