Finding Services and Support

Advice services |COVID-19| Community support | Counselling and emotional support | Health services | Social care services

Advice services

If you are

recovering from a stay in hospital
living with a long term health condition or disability
finding it harder to cope as you get older

you can get practical advice on a wide range of topics, including benefits, health costs, debts, pensions and making a will.

To make sure you are choosing a high quality advice service, look for agencies with the Advice Quality Standard. You can search for local accredited advice agencies here on the AQS website.

If you need advice about your health, you should always talk to your doctor or nurse. You can also call NHS 111 for health advice and reassurance 24 hours a day.

COVID-19

As you may find yourself or a loved one recovering from COVID-19 you may still be coming to terms with the impact the virus has had on both your body and mind.

These changes should get better over time, some may take longer than others, but there are things you can do to help.

‘Your COVID Recovery’ helps you to understand what has happened and what you might expect as part of your or your loved one’s recovery.

Visit the ‘Your COVID Recovery’ website for more information www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk

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Community support

Are you looking for lunch clubs or exercise classes, craft groups or stop smoking support?

If you want to find health and wellbeing support in your local community, there are some new ways of getting help that you can try.

If you are living with a long term health condition, you can also find national health charities offering local support groups and branches.

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Counselling and emotional support

If you are feeling low or in distress and need support, there are counsellors, life coaches, helplines and support services to help you deal with a whole range of issues including:

anger
bereavement
cancer
depression
eating disorders
relationships
stress

Many health charities have specialist helplines and can offer emotional support for living with specific conditions. Look for a health condition here and then check the websites listed. You can also look under M for mental health in our health A-Z. If you need help, get in touch.

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Health services

These websites will help you find and choose the health services that are right for you.

For information about the services offered by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, search our A-Z of services.

Find out about what to expect from your doctor and questions to ask at your appointment.

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If you are

recovering from a stay in hospital
living with a long term health condition or disability
finding it harder to cope as you get older

you can get extra help to make life easier.

There is a whole range of care and support available to meet your needs and help you live as independently and safely as possible. There is also special help if you are caring for someone.

You may be able to get help towards the cost of some services. You can contact your local authority to ask for your needs to be assessed and to find out more about what there is in your area.

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Finding Services and Support

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Advice services |COVID-19| Community support | Counselling and emotional support | Health services | Social care services

Advice services

If you are

recovering from a stay in hospital

living with a long term health condition or disability

finding it harder to cope as you get older

you can get practical advice on a wide range of topics, including benefits, health costs, debts, pensions and making a will.

To make sure you are choosing a high quality advice service, look for agencies with the Advice Quality Standard. You can search for local accredited advice agencies here on the AQS website.

If you need advice about your health, you should always talk to your doctor or nurse. You can also call NHS 111 for health advice and reassurance 24 hours a day.

COVID-19

As you may find yourself or a loved one recovering from COVID-19 you may still be coming to terms with the impact the virus has had on both your body and mind.

These changes should get better over time, some may take longer than others, but there are things you can do to help.

‘Your COVID Recovery’ helps you to understand what has happened and what you might expect as part of your or your loved one’s recovery.

Visit the ‘Your COVID Recovery’ website for more information www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk

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Community support

Are you looking for lunch clubs or exercise classes, craft groups or stop smoking support?

If you want to find health and wellbeing support in your local community, there are some new ways of getting help that you can try.

If you are living with a long term health condition, you can also find national health charities offering local support groups and branches.

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Counselling and emotional support

If you are feeling low or in distress and need support, there are counsellors, life coaches, helplines and support services to help you deal with a whole range of issues including:

anger

bereavement

cancer

depression

eating disorders

relationships

stress

Many health charities have specialist helplines and can offer emotional support for living with specific conditions. Look for a health condition here and then check the websites listed. You can also look under M for mental health in our health A-Z. If you need help, get in touch.

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Health services

These websites will help you find and choose the health services that are right for you.

For information about the services offered by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, search our A-Z of services.

Find out about what to expect from your doctor and questions to ask at your appointment.

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Social care services

If you are

recovering from a stay in hospital

living with a long term health condition or disability

finding it harder to cope as you get older

you can get extra help to make life easier.

There is a whole range of care and support available to meet your needs and help you live as independently and safely as possible. There is also special help if you are caring for someone.

You may be able to get help towards the cost of some services. You can contact your local authority to ask for your needs to be assessed and to find out more about what there is in your area.

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