Plymouth Healthy Futures - Social Prescribing Service
"A stepping stone to a healthier, happier you"
Support Services
Support Required |
Support Services |
Crisis Helplines |
Emergency Services – 999 or non-urgent 111 Samaritans – 116 123 Livewell First Response – 0800 923 9323 https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/inpatient-mental-health-neurology/first-response-24-7-helpline |
Befriending |
The Silverline – 08004 708 090 https://www.thesilverline.org.uk Plymouth Befriending Consortium – 01752 604 455 or 07881 568 095 https://www.facebook.com/Plymouth-Communities-Befriending-Consortium-300331400452872/about/?ref=page_internal Eldertree – 01752 227 447 |
Mental Health Support |
Headspace – 07890 257 614 https://www.colebrooksw.org/head-space Mind – 01752 512 280 |
Housing |
Plymouth City Council Community Connectors Team – 01752 398 500 https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/communitiesandneighbourhoods/communityconnections Shelter – 0808 800 4444 Homeless or threatened with homelessness – 01752 668 000 |
Benefits Support and Debt Advice / Blue Badge Applications |
Citizens Advice Plymouth – 08082 787910 freephone |
Healthy Lifestyles |
One You Plymouth – 01752 437177 |
Domestic Abuse |
Plymouth Domestic Abuse Service (PDAS) - 0800 458 2558 https://www.sanctuary-supported-living.co.uk/find-services/domestic-abuse/devon/plymouth-domestic-abuse-services-pdas |
COVID 19 UPDATE
The Social Prescribing team are available to support practices and patients face to face, over the phone, email or video appointments. For queries and referrals please contact us on 01752 203673 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Most of our Social Prescribing partners and community organisations are still available to provide support during this time. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us or any of our partners – we are still here for you. An up to date list of organisations available for support during the Covid-19 pandemic can be found on the Plymouth Online Directory: https://www.plymouthonlinedirectory.com/covid19
Social Prescribing Service Overview
Healthy Futures works with 6 Primary Care Networks in Plymouth covering 33 GP surgeries.
We work with patients who would like support to access activities and services in the community to improve their health and wellbeing.
We are funded by Primary Care Networks, Plymouth City Council and the Department of Health.
What we offer
- If a person would like some support to improve their wellbeing, a referral can be made to Healthy Futures by their surgery or they can self-refer by contacting us themselves.
- The person referred will be contacted by a Link Worker. They will listen them, help to identify what matters to them and what their goals are to improve their wellbeing.
- The Link Worker will work alongside them over a number of appointments to provide ongoing support and encouragement to reach goals and improve wellbeing.
- The Link Worker will support them to access local organisations and activities.
Please click here to see our Healthy Futures leaflet.
We offer appointments over the phone, by video app, over email and face to face (if there is a safe space available and in strict compliance with current government guidelines).
For more information about what we can help with and how to be referred to the service, please get in touch by phoning us on 07305 492193 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
History and Development
The Wolseley Trust has been delivering Social Prescribing in our area of benefit in partnership with local surgeries and community organisations since 2010. This service was funded by the Office for the Director of Public Health and the Wolseley Trust to meet the social needs of local people.
Since 2017 the service has grown through successful funding applications to Department of Health and Plymouth City Council. In 2019, the team secured contracts with 6 Primary Care Networks in Plymouth, providing dedicated social prescribers in 33 GP surgeries citywide.
Data Protection/GDPR Notice
The Wolseley Trust complies with GDPR and the data protection act. If you would like to see our Privacy Notice, please download this here.