Safeguarding for surgery
Email: northantsicb.safeguarding.k83010@nhs.net
Ageing Well
What we do: We are a multidisciplinary team working across primary health and social care and voluntary sector (Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire iCAN) To support people to age well, stay independent for longer.
Referral criteria: Over 65 with mild to moderate frailty with no involvement from other services.
Website: Age Well | Integrated Care Northamptonshire
How to refer yourself or someone else
Please email agewell.centre@nhft.nhs.uk to contact the team. You will then receive an online form that has a few more details to fill in. The team aims to respond to emails within 5 working days excluding Bank Holidays.
SPLW – Social Prescribing Link Worker (GPA)
What we do: We link people to support within the voluntary and community sector. We give people time to talk about ‘what matters to me’, help identify strengths and goals, co-create a personalised action plan, and empower people to work on the steps towards achieving their goals addressing the social determinants of health (social support networks, money, work, employment and other activities, housing, finance and benefits).
Referral criteria: Adults from 18+ years of age who need practical and emotional support to improve their social circumstances.
Care-co-ordinator
What we do: We work across health and social care services – we ensure individual needs are addressed through a single personalised care plan and provide coordination and navigation of care.
Referral criteria: Adults from 65+ years of age. This could include, people living with frailty or people with multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions, care home residents or those who have recently been discharged from hospital.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches (GPA)
What we do: Use health coaching skills such as motivational interviewing to support people to build their skills, knowledge, and confidence to better manage their lifestyle habits (sleeping, eating, exercise, unhealthy habits), so they can reach their self-identified health and wellbeing goals.
Referral criteria: Adults from 18+ years of age who need coaching to make lifestyle changes.
Spring Social Prescribing Service (GPA)
What we do: We link people with physical long term health conditions to community and voluntary services. We can work with people on a one-to-one basis or in groups for up to 12 months to help them work towards achieving their goals. We develop groups for people with long term health conditions. We run diabetes & chronic pain peer support groups.
Referral criteria: 18+, people living with physical long term health conditions (e.g. COPD, hypertension, diabetes, chronic pain conditions) who want to make positive changes to improve their quality of life and can meet in community settings.