SPLW – Social Prescribing Link Workers

SPLWs offer non-medical holistic support for social factors which impact health and wellbeing. Examples include isolation, financial worries, unemployment, anxiety, stress, and weight loss. SPLWs listen to people’s concerns and work with them to create a personalised care plan. The role of an SPLW is to link people to services, groups, activities, and information which may help to improve their situation