Social Prescribing Grants Criteria and Guidelines – Round 2: Support for Carers Carers are people who support other people, often a family member, and often in their own home, who need support and assistance due to illness, disability, advancing age or life-limiting conditions. Carers themselves need support, ranging from information and advice on their rights, to practical help and support for their own wellbeing. In this round, applications are sought for activities and services that focus on supporting carers, and that meet the following outcomes: through access to advice, information and maintenance of independence resources to help them in caring role. avoiding the breakdown of care resulting in hospital or residential admissions maintaining carers’ wellbeing such as access to social and healthy activities, support for their mental health, and to reduce isolation. Applications are welcome for projects focused on carers supporting people with specific conditions or disabilities, or more general projects addressing issues by carers, as well as projects focused on carers’ own physical, emotional or other welfare needs. Projects may provide support to carers, or may be peer led or focus on developing peer led support by and for carers. 1. Purpose 1.1 Social prescribing service Connect Well Hull is the new prescribing’ service for people who live in Hull or ‘social are registered with a GP (doctor) in Hull. The service is delivered in partnership by Citizens Advice Hull & East Riding and Forum. It helps people to access support and guidance on a range of issues, including linking people with community services and advice on money, benefits or housing problems. Social prescribing programmes aim to empower individuals to access community services, for example to reduce isolation and increase social networks. It also aims to reduce inappropriate use of primary and secondary care services. The programme was commissioned by NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Hull City Council. In addition to providing advice and support, Connect Well Hull will help to identify gaps in services across the city. Find out about the Connect Well team at 1.2 Social prescribing grants To help address these gaps, commissioners are making a further investment in health and wellbeing outcomes through a targeted grant fund over the next three years. This investment comes from NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (Hull CCG), Hull City Council Public Health Community Fund and Hull City Council Adult Social Care.
Social Prescribing Grants – Criteria and Guidelines Round 2: Support for Carers Carers are people who support other people, often a family member, and often in their own home, who need support and assistance due to illness, disability, advancing age or life-limiting conditions. Carers themselves need support, ranging from information and advice on their rights, to practical help and support for their own wellbeing. In this round, applications are sought for activities and services that focus on supporting carers, and that meet the following outcomes: maintenance of independence through access to advice, information and resources to help them in caring role. avoiding the breakdown of care resulting in hospital or residential admissions maintaining carers’ wellbeing such as access to social and healthy activities, support for their mental health, and to reduce isolation. Applications are welcome for projects focused on carers supporting people with specific conditions or disabilities, or more general projects addressing issues by carers, as well as projects focused on carers’ own physical, emotional or other welfare needs. Projects may provide support to carers, or may be peer led or focus on developing peer led support by and for carers. 1. Purpose 1.1 Social prescribing service Connect Well Hull is the new ‘social prescribing’ service for people who live in Hull or are registered with a GP (doctor) in Hull. The service is delivered in partnership by Citizens Advice Hull & East Riding and Forum. It helps people to access support and guidance on a range of issues, including linking people with community services and advice on money, benefits or housing problems. Social prescribing programmes aim to empower individuals to access community services, for example to reduce isolation and increase social networks. It also aims to reduce inappropriate use of primary and secondary care services. The programme was commissioned by NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Hull City Council. In addition to providing advice and support, Connect Well Hull will help to identify gaps in services across the city. Find out about the Connect Well team at 1.2 Social prescribing grants To help address these gaps, commissioners are making a further investment in health and wellbeing outcomes through a targeted grant fund over the next three years. This investment comes from NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (Hull CCG), Hull City Council Public Health Community Fund and Hull City Council Adult Social Care.