NHS Useful Links
| NHS Choices | NHS Choices is the gateway to all NHS information. You can compare services and find out about healthy living and managing illness. | Visit website |
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| Talk Wandsworth | Free NHS psychological services in Wandsworth. Can self refer online. | Visit website |
| Wandsworth Wellbeing Hub | Free NHS psychological services in Wandsworth. Can self refer online. | Visit website |
Other Useful Links
| Self Certificates | A government website from where you can download self certificates for sickness. | Visit website |
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| Shingles Information | People in their 70’s born on or after 2 September 1942 and those aged 78 or 79 years are eligible for shingles vaccination. | Visit website |
| Men’s Health | A men’s forum for discussion. | Visit website |
| Patient UK | Lots of health information and patient leaflets. | Visit website |
| Healthtalkonline | A site about peoples’ experience of illness backed by research from Oxford University. | Visit website |
| Babycentre | Babycentre is a commercial site with useful information for parents from pre conception onwards. | Visit website |
| Mumsnet | Mumsnet is another good place to get together. | Visit website |
| Counselling Directory | A site listing private counsellors available for consultation on your area. | Visit website |
| The Big White Wall | A site offering online support and CBT therapy for anxiety and depression. Ask your GP for a referral code to use the site. | Visit website |
| The Imperial Cancer Research Fund | This a site containing news and factsheets about cancer. It contains a useful children’s section, and plenty of links to other cancer and medical sites. | Visit website |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | This is another site containing information about cancer from the Macmillan cancer charity. | Visit website |
| Department of Work and Pensions | For benefits advice. | Visit website |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | Help with rights and benefits. | Visit website |
| Relate | Marriage guidance and relationship counselling | Visit website |
| Drugs Advice Line (Talk to Frank) | Help with drug addictions. | Visit website |
| Gingerbread | Single parents support, advice and support for single parents. | Visit website |
| Carers Guide | Download a guide for carers in Wandsworth. | Visit website |
| Fit for travel | Information on travel advice and immunisation | Visit website |
| The Local CCG | A link to the South West London Clinical Commissioning Group | Visit website |
| The Alcohol experiment | Helpful website to support problem drinking with a 30 day plan you can sign up to for free. | Visit website |
| Young Minds- | Useful site for advice and help with Child and Teenage mental health | Visit website |
| ADHD Foundation | A charity offering support for the 1 in 5 people and their families living with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Tourette’s syndrome. |
Visit website |
| Pink Therapy | Gender and sexual diversity therapy UK | Visit website |
| Wandsworth LGBTQ+ forum | Forum for people in the LGBTQ + community in Wandsworth | Visit website |
| Learning Disability | Wandsworth resources for Learning Disabilities | Visit website |
| St Georges Hospital | A link to St Georges Hospital for information on clinics and services | Visit website |
| Thrive Wandsworth- | A useful local link for support on improving health and wellbeing | Visit website |
| Family Support | Support and Information for Wandsworth families | Visit website |
| NHS volunteering | Link to support and NHS and contribute as an NHS volunteer | Visit website |
| Age UK Wandsworth | Get the support you need | Visit website |
| Domestic Abuse | Advice and support link | Visit website |
| Paul’s Cancer Charity | “We enable people affected by cancer, through community-based care and support, to find new strength, resilience and their own way of coping with the challenges cancer brings.” Based in Wandsworth |
Visit website |
Mental Health Links
Springfield University Hospital
61 Glenburnie Road, London, SW17 7DJ
Switchboard: 020 8682 6000
www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk
Wandsworth Psychological Therapies & Well-being Service
Telephone: 020 8682 6264
Psychological therapies for adults suffering from mild to moderate mental health problems. They offer individual therapy, group therapy, guided self-help and computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).The service also has a new employment support service with dedicated employment specialists to support people suffering from anxiety disorders and depression to gain and retain employment.
Wandsworth MIND
Telephone: 020 8875 9162
www.mind.org.uk
MIND offers support for those over 18 who are suffering or recovering from mental health problems. They offer advice on supported housing, local drop-in centres, counselling, employment and training schemes.
Saneline
Telephone: 020 7375 1002 (local)
Monday to Friday, 12.00 – 23.00
Saturday and Sunday, 12.00 – 18.00
Telephone: 0845 767 8000 (national)
www.sane.org.uk
Saneline offers practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems.
Victim Support Wandsworth
Telephone: 020 7223 1234
www.victimsupport.org.uk
info@vswandsworth.org.uk
Victim Support offer a free, confidential counselling service for victims and witnesses of crime, providing a longer term and more in-depth opportunity for people to come to terms with the effects of crime.
Samaritans
Telephone: 08457 90 90 90 (24-hour helpline)
www.samaritans.org
The Samaritans offer confidential, emotional support for people with feelings of distress or despair, including those that may lead to suicide