Public Health Project on Socal Isolation :

Phase 1 :

• Identify and contact socially isolated members of your community.
• Gather baseline information (See form)
• Organise an event/activity as a starting point
• Discuss with participants ideas for activities in relation to social prescribing

Phase 2 :

• Provide additional lunch club/activity once a month to include information from Public Health professionals, healthy activities e.g. walking, chair exercise. These should be based on feedback from participants
• I joint trip for participants of all groups – Carsington Water, contact with National Trust, Chatsworth.
• Meeting on September 10th with Bev and Helen from Public Health.
• Discuss with participants ideas for activities in relation to social prescribing

Phase 3 :

Collection all monitoring to include:

• Numbers engaged
• Number who regard themselves as socially isolated
• Methods used to find these people
• Number of referrals into services – what was the service, what was the outcome
• Case Studies:
  • How socially isolated did they feel when they started the project?
  • How isolated do they feel at the end?
  • Have they made new friendships?
  • Do they see these friends outside the project?
  • What difference has it made to their lives?
  • Has their physical or mental health improved and in what way?