"A stepping stone to a healthier, happier you"

At Wolseley Trust Healthy Futures, we've developed our Social Prescribing and Personalised Care service building on the successful Healthy Living Centre model and a long-standing wellbeing partnership with Plymouth City Council. Our main goal is to ease the pressure on traditional care systems by offering a holistic package of local support. We connect people with valuable community services to boost their mental and physical wellbeing, tackle social isolation, empower them to take charge of their health, and strengthen both individual and community resilience.

Our Impact and Approach:

Since 2017, our service has been directly subcontracted through the NHS Long Term Plan, specifically tasked with delivering the personalised care requirements of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).

During 2023-2024, we successfully operated across 6 Primary Care Networks, encompassing 33 GP surgeries. Our model aligns with the NHS Five Year Forward View, focusing on supporting people more holistically. We achieve this by linking health with social care and other support needs, always emphasising prevention and early intervention to help people thrive.

Click here to see our Healthy Futures Service - Social Prescribing leaflet

Our other Healthy Futures Services:

• Community Health and Wellbeing Workers
• Plymouth Cancer Champion Project
• Healthy Futures Welfare Support Service
• Healthy Futures Counselling Support Service
• Healthy Futures Employability Support Service

Get in Touch

For more information about how we can help or to refer yourself, please contact us:

Phone: 01752 203673 

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 Devon Social Prescribing Conference 2025

The Devon Social Prescribing Conference, held on Tuesday 18th November 2025 at the Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre and hosted by Wolseley Trust, brought together delegates from across Devon to celebrate innovation, collaboration and community wellbeing.

The conference was opened by Cllr Mary Aspinall, who emphasised the vital role of social prescribing in strengthening local communities and improving health outcomes. The keynote address from Dr Michael Dixon explored the past, present and future of social prescribing, reflecting on its evolution and the opportunities for deeper integration across health and care systems.

Key sessions included:

• Dr Daisy Robinson and Beth Bramble sharing insights into Children and Young People’s Social Prescribing
• Joe Harman (Wolseley Trust) speaking on The Strength of Collaboration
• Exeter Co-Lab & Wellbeing Exeter showcasing collaborative models that connect communities and reduce isolation
• Camilla Rooney highlighting the impact of gaps in social prescribing
• Jake Price exploring the link between health coaching and social prescribing
• Gavin Jones introducing the MySoc app, supporting individuals to track and engage with their wellbeing

The day also featured inspiring contributions from Susan Taheri and her Growing Well Garden project, alongside Nikki Taylor and Martha Rees from Health Innovation Southwest, who shared innovative neighbourhood health approaches.

This event demonstrated the powerful role of social prescribing in reducing isolation, strengthening communities and improving health outcomes across Devon. It also marked an important step in building stronger partnerships and ongoing collaboration across the sector.

Please click here to view the full press release.  Please click here to view the summary of the presentations.

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