edgbaston neighbourhood network scheme
West Midlands
Gateway Family Services CIC tackles the root cause of health inequalities by
providing community-based support, helping people to sustain behaviour change
and build resilience. Since it was established in 2006, Gateway has provided a
range of preventative health and wellbeing services across Birmingham and the
wider West Midlands, supporting people to: manage their own health in a
sustainable way maximise the opportunities of the workplace build and reinforce
social and family bonds A non-profit organisation, Gateway uses any surplus to
invest in the education, employment, health and wellbeing of the communities we
work with. Current services COVID-19 (August 2021 update): Our services are
running as usual. From September 2021 our main office in Birmingham will be
staffed from Monday-Friday, 9-5. Our new Solihull office at Lode Lane is now
open, although our office at the Core (Solihull Library) remains closed. Health
and Wellbeing is at the heart of our work at Gateway Family Services. The
Solihull Integrated Lifestyle Service offers tailored support for people who
want to make lifestyle changes including losing weight, eating more healthily,
reducing stress and smoking cessation. The lifestyle service, delivered in
partnership with a number of other organisations, makes up a significant part of
Solihull First, Solihull’s Community Wellbeing Service: a broader partnership of
voluntary and community organisations working together to improve the lives of
Solihull residents. Together we promote self-care and independence, making it
easier for people in Solihull to find information and advice, as well as
providing specialist support for those who need it. We deliver the Social
Prescribing Link Workers Service in GP practices across Birmingham and Solihull
in partnership with SDSmyhealthcare and their Primary Care Networks. Social
Prescribing allows GPs and other care staff to refer patients to a Link Worker,
based at the surgery. Link Workers then work with patients one-to-one (either
face-to-face or over the phone), offering direct support and signposting to help
them take control of their own health and wellbeing, and helping them to
increase their active involvement with their local community.
