Herne Bay Primary Care Network Social Prescribing

What area do you work in and who do you work with?

We can work with anyone over the age of 18, and are funded to support people who are registered at GP surgeries within the Herne Bay PCN. These are patients registered with Herne & Broomfield, Park Surgery, St Annes Surgery, Beltinge & Reculver Surgery & Hersden Surgery.

How long do you work with clients?

Sometimes we have a very brief interaction with our social prescribing clients if they just need connecting to one thing and don’t require a follow up. We can work with a client up to 12 sessions (6 weeks from the initial consultation). We will work with clients for a longer period depending on individual needs and our capacity to do so. There is also no limit to the number of times you can refer yourself, or someone else, in to us: sometimes things will come to a close and a while later, you need some more input: that’s human, and totally fine with us! We’re here to help when you are ready.

Can you come and visit me?

We can conduct home visits, but we do this only when there is a specific need or requirement of the client (i.e housebound). We are happy to meet within the Gp surgeries of Herne Bay, a safe and comfortable community setting, or via phone, email or video call.