Support with social, financial, mental health and practical challenges.
While your GP and practice nurse offer treatments for medical issues, they often don’t have time to explore other types of support with their patients. This is where our Community Links Workers come in.
It has been the best referral any doctor has given me. My Community Links Worker allowed me to talk, get upset and was non-judgemental. I’d never have thought four months ago that I would have improved this much. - Community Links Client
We’re able to spend time exploring the resources and techniques that may be helpful to you.
Here are some of the problems we can help with:
To make an appointment with a Community Links Worker, you need to be:
If you are under 16, your parent or carer can make an appointment for you and come along to the appointment with you.
We are based in 12 GP practices across Argyll and Bute:
To make an appointment you can either:
Our Community Links Workers are qualified health and social care professionals, who all have experience supporting people in the community.
They are excellent listeners and they will take time to understand your needs and connect you with resources in our local community.
Our Community Links Workers are friendly, non-judgemental people who are there to listen and support you, whatever you’re having difficulty with.
You’ll usually have between four and six meetings with us.
You can talk to us face-to-face, over the phone or via a video link – whatever works for you.
Community Links Workers will always be guided by your goals and priorities. You’ll be able to take things at your own pace and you’ll never have to do anything you don’t feel comfortable with.
