You may want to consider whether the person with IBD that you are caring for could benefit from:
- Social prescribing exercise or outside activity that gets them moving more?
- Referral to a smoking cessation service?
- Referral to a dietician
- Prescribing a digital app or book to learn more about mindfulness, promote mental well-being or managing stress
- Referral to your service' mental health lead or psychiatric liaison service, or local NHS or voluntary sector mental health and counselling services for anxiety and depression -either to treat presenting issues or as a preventative measure
- Providing information in written form throughout their journey, starting at diagnosis in the form of a patient pack