Lincolnshire Community Foundation is pleased to announce they have distributed £42,500 to 8 non-profit groups across the County thanks to the new PHP Community Impact Fund.
The groups are delivering vital interventions to patients of GP practices owned by PHP Properties. This is a joint initiative working with our network partner, Foundation Scotland, who were invited to participate in this pilot project, designed to reduce the pressure on GP practices whilst addressing local needs.
The fund, established by Primary Health Properties, launched last Autumn to offer support for health and wellbeing initiatives in the communities served by its medical practices.
The round was oversubscribed evidencing a real need for this type of initiative. The range of projects will support therapeutic arts, counselling services, equine assisted learning, 1-2-1 wellbeing sessions, community gardening activities and community information points.
Social prescribing enables a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing and is increasingly being used to complement the work of GPs and their teams.
The approach continues to play a vital role in helping communities recover and rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic, with a particular emphasis on services to support mental health and combat loneliness. As one of the UK’s leading investors in modern primary healthcare facilities, PHP created the Community Impact Fund to support GP practices and their communities with this model of care.
Harry Hyman, CEO of Primary Health Care Properties, commented,:“We were delighted with the range and scope of the applications to our new Community Impact Fund. It’s clear that social prescribing is an important area of growth in promoting health and wellbeing and we look forward to hearing how the organisations we have funded are able to develop their services over the coming months.”
Sue Fortune, CEO at Lincolnshire Community Foundation said: “This has been an incredible boost to local grassroots charitable organisations in Lincolnshire from Grimsby down to Bourne and Mablethorpe across to Grantham. As a result, people in desperate need of practical support will receive it much sooner than anticipated.
“In addition, these funds provided by PHP Properties, will relieve some of the pressures on our local NHS services whilst improving the quality of lives for their patients.”
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