Jacqui Cairns is our Community Link Worker, based in the practice every Friday. She offers 30-minute appointments to discuss social issues impacting your life, providing practical support and advice, signposting to local and national services, and community-based groups and activities.  

 

This includes issues such as Bereavement, New diagnosis, Long-term conditions (e.g dementia, autism etc), Linking patients to Mental Health and Wellbeing services, Housing issues ( e.g Homelessness, medical needs assessment), Fuel Poverty, Caring responsibilities, Loneliness and isolation, Relationship issues, Children issues (e.g bullying/social exclusion/behaviour problems), Change of life circumstances (e.g loss of a job, moving house), Marginalised groups (e.g Asylum Seekers, LGBTQ+). This list is not exhaustive but some of the most popular reasons for referral.

 

You can book appointments directly through the practice.   

 

For more information on the Community Links Programme, please see the following: Our work - Community Links Worker Programme