Easy read: Having a Health Check
This easy-read guide tells you about having a health check.
Easy read: Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children
Easy-read guides Disability Living Allowance for children from the UK Government.
The Little Orange Book
The Little Orange Book The Little Orange Book helps parents of under-fives with practical information about common childhood conditions. Distributed to all new mums in Newcastle and Gateshead through health visitors, this little gem helps parents and carers to recognise and respond to a range of common diseases, illnesses and conditions as well as pointing you … Continued
Age UK – Resources for Support
The links below are to help you understand and access support with: FACTSHEET – Paying for permanent residential care FACTSHEET – Personal budgets and direct payments in social care FACTSHEET – Finding, choosing and funding a care home FACTSHEET – Property and paying for residential care FACTSHEET – Paying for care in a care home … Continued
Support Organisations and Helplines
Support Organisations and Helplines Many organisations offer helplines, text support and online help for mental health and other conditions or circumstances where people may need support. Samaritans Call 116 123Visit samaritans.orgText ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 Tyneside Mind Support Line Call 0191 477 4545 (8 am to 10 pm)Visit tynesidemind.org.uk Newcastle Crisis Team Call 0191 814 8899 … Continued
Supporting People with Disabilities
Supporting People with Disabilities Financial support There are several different allowances and benefits available to people who need help due to illness or disability. A parent or guardian can claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for a child under the age of 16 who needs help looking after themselves or getting about. It has … Continued
Support for Carers
Definitions and variety, paid/unpaid, physical/emotional. Support and flexibility from practice, info on and links to support services.
Memory loss
Memory Loss We can all be forgetful at times, misplacing keys, or losing our train of thought while talking, but it is useful to know what is normal, what is not, and when it is the right time to seek help. Stress and Memory Loss Feeling stressed affects both our ability to recall information … Continued
Healthier Together: improving the health of babies, children and young people.
The Healthier Together App: Support, Advice and Reassurance for Parents The Healthier Together App gives parents and guardians help, advice and reassurance when worried about their child. The app and website have been developed specifically for the North East, and provide clear, reliable advice from trusted NHS sources. How it works Here’s how it works … Continued
Easy read: Access to health records
An easy-read guide from the NHS about accessing your health records.