What do we do?

Using person-centered care, we connect patients aged 18+ in the hospital with other voluntary and community services to enhance mental health and wellbeing, with the aim of getting people home more quickly and reducing readmissions.

What can we support with?

• Navigating to services that can reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing
• Support for carers including identification of services
• Signposting, and support to access, benefits services
• Promotion of, and referrals to, green prescribing, physical activity and exercise services
• Link to community groups

What can't we support with?

• Physically supporting patients with care and rehab
• Time-specific visits to patients
• Clinical applications
• Formal social services support

To find out how we, together with AgeUK, can support patients aged 50+ to settle back home and rebuild their confidence for living independently at home, go to our Welcome Home page.. 

Contact us:

• We're based in the Transfer of Care Hub (ToCH) - Princess Campbell Office, Southmead Hospital, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (excluding bank holidays).
• Call us on: 0117 928 1557
• email us at: linkworkers@nbt.nhs.uk
• Health professionals can access referral forms via CareFlow Workspace