Our services
Proactive health and care intervention at individual and population level. It is proactive care and support, targeted at people living with frailty, multi-morbidity and/or complex needs to help them stay independent and healthy for as long as possible at home or the place they call home focusing on what is important to the individual.
We offer a bereavement counselling service to Horley PCN patients in partnership with St Catherine’s Hospice. Patients are referred by their GP and invited to meet with a St Catherine’s volunteer counsellor to talk about what prompted them to take up bereavement counselling, how they are and how the team can support them.
Sessions are approx 50 minutes long and each patient can have up to nine sessions.
Our group of volunteers promote healthy lifestyles by inspiring others to take a more active role in their health. They are sources of information on all aspects of health and wellbeing and are able to signpost people to services and support others to make positive behavioural changes.
The Birchwood Volunteer Health Champions welcome and support anyone who might need advice and a listening ear. The team have a wealth of practical advice, guidance and resources available to them – this includes supporting people to gain access to information online and also information for carers.
The group meet on the first Monday of every month. For more information, contact abccic.horleyhealthhub@nhs.net
Supporting Children and Young People (CYP) and their families with mental health concerns at an earlier stage, helping them to navigate the system, and therefore prevent mental health conditions from escalating.
The team is made up of health and wellbeing coaches, who work holistically with CYPs and families, providing coaching to improve wellbeing, and a CYP social prescriber who will carry out goal-based planning and refer to peer groups, sport clubs and art groups where suitable. Currently working with CYP aged 4+.
A year ago, this was an overgrown and unusable area and now the community garden is used all year round. Alliance for Better Care, Horley PCN and Growing Health Together staff continue to use the space for breaks, alongside all of the local groups who meet at the Horley Health Hub. The area has hosted a variety of events and is looked after by our regular volunteers including the fantastic Birchwood Volunteer Health Champions. Ground works have started for an outdoor hut and garden room.
An opportunity for women to unleash their creativity in the company of others. We’re always looking for new projects and supplies for this group of enthusiastic artists and crafts specialists.
Ladies meet once a fortnight, 11am – 1pm. For more information, contact Jill Douglas on 07850 180 046.
In partnership with MHA Communities East Surrey, we were proud to be initial hosts for the club, offering community-based support services for people living with dementia and their carers to improve their quality of life.
A group for those under the age of 66 who have been diagnosed with dementia. The groups offers them the chance to socialise with others in a similar position.
The team offer regular local events and are supported by care co-ordinators who can signpost to suitable local services.
For more information email: abccic.engagingmindssurrey@nhs.net
We welcome a growing number of volunteers to our community garden every Friday. The team help to maintain the garden and the growing number of exciting projects. Our sessions are a safe space for people to also meet others and make new connections.
Growing Health Together invites people living and working in communities across East Surrey to collaborate, in order to co-create conditions in which everyone’s health and wellbeing can flourish. We’re proud founding partners for the initiative and are committed to ensuring that health and wellbeing exists outside of the formal health service, in the places we live. From walking groups, coffee mornings and mutual aid groups, through to our local parks, lakes and wild spaces, there is so much close at hand to support our wellbeing.
Providing patients with quick and easy access to a range of mental health support and treatment at their local doctor’s surgery. The team will work with the patient to make a plan to get them the help they need and aim to see people within four weeks of being referred. Up to four appointments are usually provided which can be face-to-face, over the phone or by video call.
The Hub has hosted health check clinics for patients who may have difficulty accessing their GP services. In a relaxed setting, walk-in sessions provide the opportunity to receive vaccinations and access basic health checks including blood pressure, BMI and speak to someone about general wellbeing. The team are also able to signpost people to relevant services and support that is available at their local practice.
In 2020, during the midst of the pandemic, we had the opportunity to bring new life to a disused building in the heart of Horley in Surrey. The two-storey building was initially used to host a Clinical Decision Unit, a vital resource in assessing patients during the pandemic and soon became home to the Alliance for Better Care, Healthy Horley Primary Care Network and Growing Health Together teams. All three shared the ambition to create a new community hub that would help to transform the way people manage their health in their community.
Since its launch, the venue has become home to many initiatives and we are proud of the positive impact that the space continues to have on people’s health and wellbeing.
The Hub is proud to house the masterpieces created by the residents of Smallbrook Care Home and Horley Infant School as part of the Intergenerational Art Project. Visitors can see the pieces throughout the building.
Working in partnership with the team at Level Up, our Horley Health Hub gaming cafe is for 11 to 15 year-olds. Activities include Minecraft, Fortnite, Lego Mindstorms, coding, and 3D printing.
The next Level Up Gaming Cafe sessions will be on Saturday 16th December, from 10am-12:30pm and 1pm-4pm.
Please either register your place or come along on the day.
A time to meet, pursue practical interests at leisure, to practise skills and enjoy making and mending. The difference is that garden sheds and their activities are often solitary in nature while Men’s Sheds is the opposite. This project is about social connections and friendship building, sharing skills and knowledge, and of course a lot of laughter.
We continue to work with our GP federation to deliver a safe and effective Covid and Flu Vaccination Programme to our community. For more information, including eligibility criteria and how to book, please visit the Alliance for Better Care website.
The Women’s Group continues to run a variety of sessions designed to bring women together and have fun in a safe space. Sessions include crafts, gardening, IT and financial support advice. This group are very active in the community and always looking for ways to work with other local organisations including local faith groups and charities.
For more information, contact abccic.horleyhealthhub@nhs.net