The Wellbeing Exeter programme was developed in 2016 when Exeter’s GPs noticed a growing proportion of their patients were arriving with symptoms that, rather than being rooted in a medical problem, were often born of social needs or anxieties.
Wellbeing Exeter works alongside people to discover and develop opportunities and ideas on how to live and feel better and get connected to what matters to them.
Referral routes have expanded from GPs to now include schools, family support agencies, Care Direct Plus, the Community Rehab Team as well as culturally diverse communities.
We have been closely involved with Wellbeing Exeter since 2017 and managed the programme until 2024. That role has now ended but we remain close friends of Wellbeing Exeter and are taking forward our extensive learning from this project into new pieces of work to address health inequalities in Devon.
Community Connectors who have knowledge of a wide range of local opportunities and are able to connect people to those that are right for them, with an emphasis on working things out together.
Community Builders who support local residents and communities to grow their own ideas, try new things that bring people together, improve their wellbeing and make their community a better place to live.
