Peak Edge Social Prescribing is a social prescribing service that covers Avenue Medical Practice, Baslow Road and Shoreham Street Surgery, The Meadowhead Group Practice and Woodseats Medical Centre. This service is funded by Peak Edge PCN and is managed by Age UK Sheffield, South Yorkshire Housing Association and Sheffield Futures. The service has 3 social prescribers targeting different age groups (under 18’s, 18-50 years and people over 50).

They can help with a range of social issues including housing problems, accessing food, benefits, loneliness and much more. The social prescribing advisors can support patients to unpick matters affecting their wellbeing and achieve personal goals. They have links to the local community, resources and time to spend with patients to make an action plan which builds on ‘what matters to you’. If one of these is your GP surgery, you can ask your GP to refer you to the service.