I’ve been referred to my local social prescriber, and she helped me quite a lot. Although, she said, I can help you, but I’m not a trained mental health professional, so, I can’t understand how you’re mental health affects you day to day. But I didn’t know you can arrange appointments to see you’re GP, via email, but I have made use of emails when contacting my GP surgery, when it comes to things like, updating my medical summary etc. All in all, social prescribers are helpful, but I found a lot of stuff they were prescribing for me, I’m already aware of, after accessing services for my mental health for a long time, and being advised before about what’s on offer.
I’ve been referred to my local social prescriber, and she helped me quite a lot. Although, she said, I can help you, but I’m not a trained mental health professional, so, I can’t understand how you’re mental health affects you day to day. But I didn’t know you can arrange appointments to see you’re GP, via email, but I have made use of emails when contacting my GP surgery, when it comes to things like, updating my medical summary etc. All in all, social prescribers are helpful, but I found a lot of stuff they were prescribing for me, I’m already aware of, after accessing services for my mental health for a long time, and being advised before about what’s on offer.