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Health
Find
your local NHS service : Use this to find your nearest GP surgeries,
emergency and urgent care services (A&E, walk-in centres and minor
Injuries units), hospitals, dentists, pharmacies (chemists), opticians
and other NHS organisations or services
use the find a local NHS service (on NHS website) (http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/ServiceSearch.aspx)
- NHS / NHS Choices
- NHS Direct
- NHS West Sussex Primary Care Trust (PCT)
- NHS South East Coast Strategic Health Authority
- Patient Forums - West Sussex Voluntary Organisations Liaison
Group (VOLG)
(previously called the Community Health Council) - Health Information Service
- Blood doning
- see the National Blood Service website to find out where to give blood
locally and how to book an appointment (www.blood.co.uk)
- See also other useful health links :
NHS Choices
NHS
Choices is a comprehensive information service that helps to put you in control
of your healthcare.
The service is intended to help you make choices about your health, from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services in England when you need them.
- NHS Choices website (www.nhs.uk)
NHS Direct
At
NHS Direct you can :
- Call the NHS Direct telephone service at any time of the day or night where an NHS Direct nurse will listen to the symptoms you describe and advise you what to do for the best. If your problem is very serious, they will connect you to the ambulance service.
- Get advice on common health problems from the self-help guide
- Find out about illnesses, operations, tests and treatments
- Find your nearest doctors, dentists, opticians and pharmacies
You can all the NHS Direct telephone service on 0845 46 47 or see their website where you can use the on-line tools and information :
- NHS Direct website (www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk)
NHS West Sussex Primary Care Trust
(previously know as either 'West Sussex Health Authority',
or 'Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care Trust (AAW PCT)' )
You
can find out about your local NHS dentists, GPs practices, opticians, pharmacies,
Primary Care Groups and NHS Trusts by telephoning or visiting the website.
The West Sussex Primary Care Trust was formed following the merger of Adur, Arun & Worthing Primary Care Trust, Western Sussex Primary Care, Trust Horsham & Chanctonbury Primary Care Trust, Crawley Primary Care Trust and Mid-Sussex Primary Care Trust.
For full details of its work and how to contact them see :
- West Sussex Primary Care Trust website (www.westsussex.nhs.uk)
Their website also contains information on the complaints procedure, the Community Health Council, hospices and helplines.
See also the 'Contact Us : Other Useful Numbers' link below
NHS South East Coast Strategic Health Authority (/www.southeastcoast.nhs.uk)
The NHS South East Coast Strategic Health Authority is the regional headquarters of the NHS in Kent, Surrey & Sussex. It was formed following the merger of Kent and Medway Strategic Health Authority with Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority.
For full details of its work and how to contact them see :
- South East Coast Strategic Health Authority website (/www.southeastcoast.nhs.uk)
Patient Forums
West
Sussex VOLG (Voluntary Organisations Liaison Group) is an umbrella network
of voluntary and community groups in West Sussex all working in different
ways under the very broad banner of social inclusion. VOLG started with a
predominantly community care focus (health, housing and social services).
VOLG's core work is funded by West Sussex Social and Caring Services, Health and the West Sussex Learning Partnership to help them liaise with and involve the voluntary and community sectors in planning and delivering services.
For full details of its work and how to contact them see :
- www.volg.org.uk - this website is temporarily unavailable
Patient Forums have replaced the now abolished Community Health Council.
Health Information Service
You can call a 24-hour recorded message line on 0800 66 55 44 to find out about common conditions.
See also :
On our website - with onward links
On external websites :
- Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk)
- Family Planning Association (www.fpa.org.uk) - The Family Planning Association (FPA) website has a wide range of high quality, up-to-date information on sexual health issues including contraception, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy choices, abortion and planning a pregnancy.
- Health Protection Agency (www.hpa.org.uk/web/home)
- Health and Safety Executive (www.hse.gov.uk)
- Mental Health Foundation (www.mentalhealth.org.uk)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) (www.nice.org.uk)
- WSCC Social care and health webpages (www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=7699)
- BBC website - Health (www.bbc.co.uk/health)
- Channel 4 website - Embarrassing Bodies (www.channel4embarrassingillnesses.com/)
