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Diverse Cymru, part of Adferiad

Charity Number: 1142159

 

Type of Organisation

Diverse Cymru, part of Adferiad delivers the Community Connectors service.

Referring people to local community groups, activities and networks to support their social wellbeing needs.

 

Aims & Objectives

To support patients registered to specific GP practices in the most deprived areas of Cardiff. The NHS clusters this support focuses on is Cardiff Southeast, Cardiff City and South and Cardiff East.

 

The Community Connectors work as a team based at GP practices to work alongside the health service providing social and wellbeing resources and opportunities.

 

Each connector will focus on one of the three clusters to understand the cultural needs of those patients and act as a bridge to access community and peer services, community activities and networks in line with their own needs.

 

The connectors are skilled practitioners working to signpost patients to other providers following a brief assessment of their priority needs.

 

Services

Diverse Cymru, part of Adferiad delivers the Community Connector service operates during business hours; Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5PM.

 

The service triages referrals from the patient directly, from the GP service or from an external referrer using our QR code, telephone contact or email to obtain a form. From the Diverse Cymru website, a link to the referral is available.

 

Welcoming referrals for patients in need of social, emotional, low level mental health and general health support relevant to specific GP surgeries.

 

Servicing needs:

Loneliness

Confidence and Self Esteem

Accessing community groups

Debt and Money advice

Housing

Advocacy

Training

Employment & Volunteering

Addictions

Diversity

And much more

 

 

Referrals

Diverse Cymru, part of Adferiad delivers the Community Connector service operates during business hours; Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5PM.

 

The service triages referrals from the patient directly, from the GP service or from an external referrer using our QR code, telephone contact or email to obtain a form. From the Diverse Cymru website, a link to the referral is available.

 

Contacts

Violetta Carrington, Community Connectors Service Delivery Manager

 

Last Updated: January 29, 2025
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