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Clacton Hospital
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Essex CO15 1LH
Tel: 01255 201717
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For Health reviews, including Asthma reviews and Smoking cessation please visit our Health Review and Assessment Clinic.
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Calls are free from landlines and mobiles.
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- Open till late and at weekends
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Vaccinations, medication and travel advice
Travel Assessment
Please be aware that we do not offer a travel risk assessment service. Please visit the below website to establish whether or not you require vaccinations and then make an appointment with the surgery or a travel clinic if necessary.
Do you need vaccinations?
Before you travel, it’s important to find out whether you will need vaccinations for the country you’re visiting. The following websites will help you.
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Sound Doctor for Back Pain
A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.
Website: www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
St Helena Hospice
St Helena Hospice helps local people face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them and their families, friends and carers, and supports children and adults who are facing bereavement.
Website: www.sthelena.org.uk
Macmillan Support
Macmillan provides physical, emotional and financial support to help you live life as fully as you can.
Telephone: 0808 808 00 00
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk
Singlepoint
24/7 telephone advice line for individuals facing incurable illness, their families, friends and carers.
Telephone: 01206 890 360
Macmillan Welfare Benefits Service
Macmillan Welfare Benefits Service provide a free and impartial specialist Welfare Benefits service for Cancer patients who live in the catchment area. The team can identify eligibility for Benefits, assist with completing forms and provide support to challenge unfavourable benefit decisions. Their service is an enabling service, delivered primarily over the telephone.
Telephone: 0800 019 6065 (24hr Answer phone)
Website: www.colchester.gov.uk/macmillan
Email: Macmillan@colchester.gov.uk
My Care Choices
The My Care Choices Register is for those people in North Essex who are living with incurable illness, dementia or frailty and who wish to record their priorities for future care.
Website: www.mycarechoices.online
Home Instead Senior Care
We provide quality home care services to older people in their own homes, where they are most happy and comfortable. Our care is personalised, tailored to meet the needs of our clients, we visit when our clients want us to, at a time that is convenient to them.
Telephone: 01255 672269
Website: www.homeinstead.co.uk
Email: jean.allen@homeinstead.co.uk
Cloud 9 Care
We offer an extensive range of services, with each care plan tailored to meet a person’s individual needs. We care for people of all ages and all levels of disability.
Telephone: 01206 862368 or 01255 440789
Website: www.cloud9care.com
Email: enquiry@cloud9care.co.uk
Support for Carers
You are a carer if you care for a partner, relative or friend who is in need of help because they are ill, frail or have a disability and this care is provided without payment (other than Carers Allowance) or a contract
Telephone: 01255 474410
Website: www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Carers UK
They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.
Telephone: 020 7378 4999
Website: www.carersuk.org
Email: info@carersuk.org
Common Childhood Wellbeing Booklets
The North East Essex CCG have developed handbooks to help you look after your child, from ages 0-5 and 6-12. They include information on general welfare and wellbeing and common childhood illnesses to help you keep your child safe and healthy.
Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk
Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service
On behalf of Essex County Council and the NHS, Virgin Care and Barnardo’s provide a range of child and family services throughout Essex that are free at the point of delivery.
Website: essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk
Child Health Services
Child Health Services provides local support and information via their website.
Website: www.esneft.nhs.uk
Immunisations and Vaccinations
The Essex School Age and Community Immunisation Services provides the Childhood Vaccination Programme to all children and Young people who are:
- Attending school within Essex , Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
- And/or are registered with a General Practice Essex , Southend and Thurrock
- And/or are resident in Essex, Southend and Thurrock
Website: https://eput.nhs.uk/
SureStart Children's Centres
Children’s Centres bring all the different support agencies together to offer a range of services to meet you and your child’s needs, all in one place.
Website: www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Childhood illness visual guide
Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.
Website: www.nhs.uk
Vaccination planner
Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.
Website: www.nhs.uk
Langham Community Centre
The current Langham Community Centre was opened in June 1988 and has been serving local village residents and other commercial hirers ever since.
Telephone: 07741 284132
Website: htwww.langhamcommunitycentre.org.uk
Email: LanghamCC@gmail.com
Langham Community Shop
Langham Community Shop are a volunteer-staffed Community Shop that has served the village of Langham since 2004, with opening hours on 364 days each year.
Telephone: 01206 272431
Website: www.langhamcommunityshop.org.uk
Colchester Community Zones
Book a collection of unwanted household items such as furniture and electrical items. Report a street problem including, graffiti, fly-tipping and dog fouling. Find out how you can get involved in your local community.
Website: www.colchester.gov.uk
Harwich parkrun - Weekly Free 5km Timed Run
It is a 5km run – it’s you against the clock. Every Saturday at 9:00am. The event takes place in Cliff Park, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3LJ.
We all run for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Website: www.parkrun.org.uk
Email: harwichhelpers@parkrun.com
Community Voluntary Services Tendring
Please view the events and activities take place at the Community Information Centre on a regular basis
Telephone: 01255 425692
Website: www.cvstendring.org.uk
Hartbeeps Basildon & Tendring
Award winning Hartbeeps is a fun and interactive music class which transports children through a magical, make-believe journey. It offers highly interactive classes for sitting babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Expect music, drama, creative play, dance and movement all set to a fantastic soundtrack of remixed nursery rhymes, funky, original kids’ songs and lullabies.
Telephone: 07905 290203
Website: www.hartbeeps.com
Email: alex@hartbeeps.com
Run and Brunch
Personal trainer Sarah Bockhard started Run and Brunch running club in Clacton because she wanted to get people of all ages, shapes and sizes to give walking, jogging and running a go without feeling pressured into being fast or into wearing the latest running gear.
Website: sarahbockhart.com
Tendring District Ramblers
The group tries to cater for most walking abilities by offering regular weekly walks.
Telephone: 01255 677368
Website: www.ramblers.org.uk
COPD
New NHS Approved App launched for COPD Patients called myCOPD. Working with fellow healthcare providers, such as Anglian Community Enterprise, the myCOPD app is now available to purchase or is free for those who meet the criteria.
Website: www.mymhealth.com/mycopd
Sound Doctor for COPD
A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.
Website:www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
Sound Doctor for Dementia
A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.
Website: www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
Dementia
Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.
Telephone: 0800 888 6678
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Email: helpline@dementiauk.org
Essex Mental Health Services
Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (EPUT) provides integrated care including mental health, learning disability, social care and community health services.
Website: eput.nhs.uk
Neessex CCG Mental Health Services
An NHS website offering advice and information on mental health services.
Telephone: 01206 918700
Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk/mental-health
Email: neeccg.enquiries@nhs.net
NELFT
EWMHS offers advice and support for stress, low mood and depression, anxiety, self-harm or difficult to manage behaviours as well as support for previously diagnosed neurodevelopmental difficulties such as ADHD or ASD.
Telephone: 0300 300 1600 (option 2, 09:00-17:00, Monday – Friday)
Website: www.nelft.nhs.uk/ewmhs
Email: nelft-ewmhs.referrals@nhs.net
North East Essex - Health In Mind Talking Therapies services
Our Health In Mind service provides talking therapies and practical support for people experiencing low mood, depression and a range of anxiety problems. These problems are often referred to as ‘Common Mental Health’ and can include stress, panic, phobia, obsessional compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties.
Telephone: 01206 918700
Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk
Email: neeccg.enquiries@nhs.net
Samaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Telephone: 116 123
Website: www.samaritans.org
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Rethink
Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.
Telephone: 0300 5000 927
Website: www.rethink.org
Email: info@rethink.org
Mind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Telephone: 0300 123 3393
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Kooth
Free anonymous online chat for young people to discuss your mental health issues.
Website: kooth.com
Sound Doctor for Diabetes
A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.
Website:www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
NEEDS - North East Essex Diabetes Service
The purpose of the group is to provide a single place for people living with diabetes to meet and learn more about the condition. At the meetings, members hear updates about NEEDS, share new ideas and listen to interesting speakers on diabetes.
Facebook: @NEEDiabetesService
Twitter: @DiabetesNEEDS
Website: www.diabetesneeds.co.uk
LEAP Exercise Referral Scheme
The Life Enhancing Activity Programme – LEAP – is a scheme for Health Professionals to refer patients to Leisure World Colchester for an activity programme designed specifically for people with health issues.
Patients are also able to self-refer to the scheme for certain conditions.
Website: https://colchesterleisureworld.co.uk
NEEDS Young People
In North East Essex there are around 450 people living with diabetes under the age of 30 and the majority of these young people have their care provided by the North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS).
Open Road
Empowering individuals, families and communities in their journey of recovery from the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol and other addictions.
Website: www.openroad.org.uk
Drug and Alcohol Team North East Essex (NEEDAS)
A joint health and social care team that provides assessment, detoxification, care planning, residential referrals and day programmes, as well as information, advice, counselling and support for those with drug and/or alcohol or other substance misuse problems.
Telephone: 01206 287250
Website: www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Rehab 4 Addiction
At Rehab 4 Addiction, we pride ourselves on the quality and depth of advice we provide to those seeking recovery from addiction. Our admissions team offer a referral service for people seeking treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction, behavioural addiction, and eating disorders.
Telephone: 0800 140 4690
Website: www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/
Rehab 4 Addiction
Rehab 4 Addiction provide speedy admissions into residential rehabs across the United Kingdom and internationally.
Telephone: 0800 140 4690
Website: www.rehab4addiction.co.uk
Living Well Essex - Alcohol and Substance Abuse
A site providing advice and information on alcohol and substance abuse.
Website:www.livingwellessex.org
Essex Specialist Treatment and Recovery Service
Essex Specialist Treatment and Recovery Service have introduced a new way of delivering care to substance misusers in the community under which all services users will be looked after by one of a number of new specialist teams.
Website: https://eput.nhs.uk/our-services
Drinkline
If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.
Telephone: 0300 123 1110
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Telephone: 0800 917 7650
Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Email: help@aamail.org
Talk to Frank
If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.
Telephone: 0300 123 6600
Text: 82111
Website: www.talktofrank.com
Email: frank@talktofrank.com
Serenity Health Group
Private Drug & Alcohol Detox at Home Essex
is addiction threatening and distracting your way of life? Is it creating problems at home, at work place? If you are ready to struggle with your addiction and need a professional help and assistance, then the Step Essex Home Detox programme is suitable for you as it will provide you with support and help which you need to beat the addiction of alcohol or drugs.
Telephone: 0800 1182892
Website: www.rehabclinic.org.uk
Drinkaware Online Tools & Apps
Online trackers and apps from Drinkaware to help you avoid harm from alcohol.
Download from: www.drinkaware.co.uk
One You Days Off - Mobile App
The One You Days Off app is a simple and easy way to track the days you drink alcohol and the days you don’t.
Download from: play.google.com
Download from: itunes.apple.com
Age Concern
Age Concern are a local independent charitable company limited by guarantee providing services and support for older people.
Telephone: 01206 368420
Website: www.ageconcerncolchester.org.uk
Alzheimer's Society
If you or someone you know are worried about or affected by dementia, we are here for you. Get advice on a range of topics and find support near you.
Telephone: 0300 222 1122
Tendring Community Transport (TCT)
TCT is a well established and accomplished Community Transport scheme, that provides wheelchair accessible, door-to-door transport, for people of all ages who find it difficult or impossible to access conventional public transport.
Telephone: 01255 436 962
Website: www.dial-a-ride.org
Royal Voluntary Service Essex
Royal Voluntary Service in Essex help older people maintain their independence and stay involved in the local community.
Telephone: 01708 854246
Website: www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
Silver Line
Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.
Telephone: 0800 4708 090
Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk
Age UK
Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.
Telephone: 0800 055 6112
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy Action is a community of people committed to a better life for everyone affected by epilepsy. We want high quality, accessible epilepsy healthcare services, so that people with epilepsy have the support they need to manage their condition.
Telephone: 0808 800 5050
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk
Email: epilepsy@epilepsy.org.uk
Versus Arthritis
We are constantly campaigning to challenge the misconceptions around arthritis and to ensure that arthritis is recognised as priority in the UK.
Telephone: 0300 790 0400
Website: www.versusarthritis.org
Minor Eye Conditions
North East Essex CCG has put together some useful information regarding eyecare. Please visit their website for more information.
Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk
Short-Term Wheelchair Loan Charity
The Short-Term Wheelchair Loan Charity has been set up to help local people who need to hire or loan a wheelchair on a temporary basis.
Telephone: 01255 201763 or 01255 201771
Website: www.wheelchairloancharity.com
British Heart Foundation
We fund over £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases. Stroke. Vascular dementia. Diabetes.
Telephone: 0300 330 3311
Website: www.bhf.org.uk
Sound Doctor for Heart Failure
A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.
Website:www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
Community 360
Situated at the heart of the local voluntary and community sector since 1968, Community360 is an independent, charitable infrastructure organisation whose aim is to inspire groups to seize opportunities and become more enterprising and sustainable.
Telephone: 01206 505250
Website: www.community360.org.uk
Essex Lifestyle Service
Essex Lifestyle Service aims to empower the people of Essex to make healthy lifestyle choices, and live healthier lives. They will listen to you, discuss your needs and then offer you up to date and evidence-based help and support, to enable you to make changes to your current lifestyle.
Telephone: 0300 303 9988
Website: www.essexlifestyleservice.org.uk
LiveWell
The livewell campaign is designed to engage communities, families and individuals with the aim of providing information about all that is on offer in Essex to improve health and wellbeing.
Website: www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
Email: livewell@braintree.gov.uk
Digital Access One to One Support and Drop in Services
Digital Access offer one-to-one support at any of the Library Hubs across Colchester Borough.They will give you the opportunity to meet some of their dedicated multi-skilled Zone Teams, who have in-depth knowledge of local areas.
Telephone: 01206 282 452
Website: www.colchester.gov.uk
Support, Time and Recovery Service (STARS)
The STAR service is a short-term service designed to help support you with a range of issues.
Website: www.northessexiapt.nhs.uk
Veterans' Gateway
Veterans’ Gateway put veterans and their families in touch with the organisations best placed to help with the information, advice and support they need – from healthcare and housing to employability, finances, personal relationships and more.
Telephone: 0808 802 1212
Website: www.veteransgateway.org.uk
Urgent Treatment Service (UTS)
From 1 October, 2019, NEEssex CCG have brought all urgent care together and this includes new Urgent Treatment Centres at Colchester Hospital and Clacton Hospital. There is also an Urgent Treatment Centre (Minor Injuries Only) at Fryatt Hospital, Harwich.
Essex Family Wellbeing
On behalf of Essex County Council and the NHS, Virgin Care and Barnardo’s provide a range of child and family services throughout Essex that are free at the point of delivery.
Website: https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk
Health Visitors
The NHS providing advice and information on Health Visitors via their website.
Website: https://eput.nhs.uk
BabyCentre
BabyCentre® — the #1 pregnancy and parenting digital resource — reaches more than 45 million mums globally each month in 9 different languages. We reach 8 in 10 new and expecting mums online in the UK.
Website: www.babycentre.co.uk
Download from: play.google.com
Download from: itunes.apple.com
North East Essex Maternity Services
We want to make sure you receive the maternity healthcare that takes account of all your health needs and preferences.
Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk
Baby Buddy App
Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.
Download from: play.google.com
Download from: itunes.apple.com
Essex Sexual Health Service (CO1 1DN)
Essex Sexual Health Service provide a free, confidential service to the people of Essex regardless of sex, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.
Telephone: 0300 003 1212
Website: www.startswithme.org.uk
Essex Sexual Health Service
Provide CIC is leading a collaboration of organisations to deliver a service providing a full range of sexual health services for the people of Essex.
Telephone: 0300 003 1212
Website: www.essexsexualhealthservice.org.uk
Brook
Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.
Website: www.brook.org.uk
Family Planning Association
A sexual health charity, the Family Planning Association gives straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.
Telephone: 020 7608 5240
Website: www.fpa.org.uk
Sexual Health Helpline
The National Sexual Health Helpline provided by Public Health England is open Monday to Friday, 9am-8pm.
Telephone: 0300 123 7123
Sound Doctor
A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.
Website:www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
Essex Lifestyle Service
The service offers a free programme offering a maximum prescription of 12 weeks Champix medication and nicotine replacement products as appropriate.
During the quitting process your health coach will offer you behaviour and motivational support and will work with you to reduce your reliance on the medication such as NRT. This support can be accessed face-to-face in a venue easy to access for you, via telephone and text or a combination of whatever suits your needs and lifestyle.
Telephone: 0300 303 9988
Provide
Many smokers who want to quit aren’t sure where to turn, but getting advice and support from our friendly expert team will mean you are up to 4 times more likely to quit for good!
Telephone: 0300 303 9988
Website: www.essexlifestyleservice.org.uk
Living Well Essex
Smoking is the primary cause of preventable illness and death in the UK. On average, cigarette smokers die 10 years younger than non-smokers, with around 100,000 people dying every year in the UK as a result of their habit.
Website: www.livingwellessex.org
Quit with help
Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.
Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk
Sound Doctor for Weight Management Surgery
A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.
Website:www.livewellcampaign.co.uk
Leisure World
Be part of Leisure world’s comprehensive Group Fitness programme with over 100 exciting classes each week to suit all ages, levels of fitness and interest.
Website: https://colchesterleisureworld.co.uk
ACE Lifestyle
ACE Lifestyle is part of Anglian Community Enterprise (ACE) Community Interest Company and is an award winning provider of weight management programmes. All services are free to patients and follow latest national guidance..
Telephone: 0800 022 4524
Website: www.acelifestyle.org
Health And Fitness In Essex
If you live in Essex and want to learn how to get fit and lose weight then you are in luck, as Essex has many options available to you.
Website: www.essexportal.co.uk
Change 4 Life
Sports and active hobbies are a great way to get some exercise — they don’t need to take up a lot of time or money. Find out how to get started with these family-friendly activities.
Website: www.nhs.uk
WW UK
Meetings, online or a little bit of both. WW UK, formerly Weightwatchers, offers options and support, whatever your lifestyle.
Facebook: @WW.UK
Twitter: @ww_uk
Website: www.weightwatchers.com
Slimming World
You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.
Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk
Look after yourself
It is important we all know how to look after ourselves whether we have a self-limiting minor ailment or a long-term condition.
Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk
Winter Health
Find out about common winter health conditions that can be treated with over the counter medicines.
Video: www.vimeo.com
Pharmacy First
Watch our video to find out what to do when you have a common health condition.
Video: www.vimeo.com
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Health Review and Assessment Clinic
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- Borno Chemists
01255 503755, Fryatt Hospital, 419 Main Road, Dovercourt - Day Lewis Plc
01255 552017, 3 Steele House, High Street, Harwich - Oakley Pharmacy
01255 502586, 10 Oakley Road, Dovercourt - Boots Pharmacy
01255 503508, 224-226 High Street, Harwich - Morrisons Pharmacy
01394 276297, Grange Farm Avenue, Cavendish Park Estate, Felixstowe
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