Information, guidance and advice for a wide range of health conditions
The following resources (websites, fact-sheets, videos, etc) are provided by a variety of organisations. Some are national organisations such as Diabetes UK but there are also local services provided or commissioned by the NHS, local authority, charity or voluntary organisations as well as a range of other resources by national and local providers.
www.nhs.uk also provides information, advice and guidance for hundreds of health conditions along with general health information.
A new service finder on NHS.uk allows healthcare professionals and patients to search for and find a pharmacy that offers free blood pressure checks. The tool explains who is eligible to go to a pharmacy to get their blood pressure checked and can be searched using a postcode, with the nearest pharmacy listed first.
Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do and there's no better time than now to stop! If you live in Devon and currently smoke, you could be eligible for FREE support.
Hope Programme for the South West
Hope Programme for the South West is designed to be used on demand.
Participants get to choose what self-management support they need, when they need it.
The support ranges from self-directed personalised e-learning resources, digital peer-support courses facilitated by trained facilitators with lived experience, and an online community.
Up and coming courses in January 2024 include Programme for Parents of Autistic Children, Long COVID, Long Term Conditions.
The comprehensive NHS website provides information for hundreds of health conditions, healthy living topics, a guide to social care, health news and services near you.
What matters to you?
These are some of the more common issues that can impact on your health and well being.
If you are tackling one or more of these you may be happy doing this on your own and the resources below may help.
These resources are from a wide range of providers, both local and national (not only NHS or local authority). They are correct at the time of being added so please let us know at bideford.systmone@nhs.net if you find any that need updating.
Other useful resources
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