Social Prescribing Service within Angus General Practices

Concepts

• health and social work
• social prescribing service within angus general practices
• social prescribing service
• forfar
• social prescribers
• gp practice
• wider community services
• guidance services
• angus general practices
• appropriate statutory support

Location

The service provision must be within Angus. Angus is split into the following localities: North West Angus, North East Angus, South West Angus and South East Angus.

Description

Social prescribers/link workers are generalist practitioners based in a GP practice who works directly with patients to help them navigate and engage wider community services.

Total Quantity or Scope

Social Prescribers will encourage and support patients to identify areas of voluntary, community and where appropriate statutory support and activities which may help and be of interest to them and to take the first steps to accessing them, using behavioral change approaches to support change. Additional information: A copy of the specification and a questionnaire are attached to the Notice.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
• 85312310 - Guidance services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Attached to this Notice is a questionnaire that must be completed by 30 September 2022 to note an interest in this opportunity. To support this a draft service specification is also attached to this Notice. Responses to questionnaires will not be evaluated but will be used to determine market capability. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=707031. (SC Ref:707031)