Other Useful Links
Other Useful Links
NHS Inform
Health Information for anyone living or visiting Scotland
Mental health website links
https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/
A useful website for parents and professionals with links to many resources covering a wide range of mental health presentations: Happymaps.co.uk
Tips for parents on how to help an anxious child: https://childmind.org/
Gloucestershire NHS website for teens facing mental health problems: https://www.onyourmindglos.nhs.uk/
Steps to Deal with Stress
LOCHABER HOPE
Lochaber Hope offers hope, we provide a service that supports Lochaber people to cope with a wide range of sensitive and personal issues
http://www.lochaberhope.org.uk/
EATING DISORDER SERVICE
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND
A Guide for Families Living With Dementia in Argyll, Bute and Highland www.alzscot.org
SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE - PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES
SAS Patient Transport Service take patients with a medical need or with limited mobility to and from their pre-arranged hospital appointments, or for their admission and discharge to hospital. See their website for full details of qualifying criteria and how to request transport.
http://www.scottishambulance.com/WhatWeDo/pts.aspx
Support to stop smoking...........
NHS HIGHLAND SMOKE FREE SERVICE
FINANCIAL/BENEFITS ADVICE
THE SCOTTISH WELFARE FUND
If you're on benefits or a low income and struggling to cope, help could be available from The Scottish Welfare Fund.
www.highland.gov.uk/welfare-fund
DEBT SUPPORT TRUST
When you need debt help you want to speak to somebody who understands what you are going through, somebody who cares and has the expertise to provide tailored expert debt advice.
Debt Support Trust is a not-for-profit debt advice charity with trained, friendly debt advisors who can advise you on suitable debt solutions. We are a national debt advice charity helping people across the UK. Whether you live in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, we can help you with debt advice. (money, finances)
http://www.debtsupporttrust.org.uk/
BENEFITS, GRANTS AND ALLOWANCES - THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL
The Council offers advice on and can represent you at an appeal hearing involving a wide range of benefits and entitlements which are designed to assist individuals or households. (money, finances)
https://www.highland.gov.uk/benefits
FAMILY FUND - HELPING DISABLED CHILDREN
Family Fund is a registered charity and the country's largest provider of grants to families, living on the lowest incomes, raising disabled or seriously ill children. They can allocate grants for essential items such as washing machines, cookers, bedding and much-needed family breaks. (money, finances)
LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS
HEADWAY HIGHLAND
Headway is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury.
http://www.headwayhighland.org.uk/
LOCHABER SENSORY CARE
Lochaber Sensory Care is a charitable organisation that supports people with sight or hearing loss. In addition to offering support during their hours of opening they visit residential and nursing homes and medical centres in many outreach areas of rural Lochaber. They provide batteries, tubing, make minor repairs, make appointments, offer general advice.
Find them on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/lochabersensorycare
LOCHABER COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL
Based in Caol Shopping Centre, this voluntary organisation offers free, confidential one-to-one counselling for anyone over the age of 16 who is worried about the effects of Alcohol and/or Drugs on themselves or someone they care about.
VOLUNTARY ACTION LOCHABER
Funded by the Scottish Government we exist to support, develop and engage in all charitable, volunteering and community based activity throughout Lochaber.
LOCHABER HOPE
Lochaber Hope offers hope, we provide a service that supports Lochaber people to cope with a wide range of sensitive and personal issues
http://www.lochaberhope.org.uk/
HEALTHY/ACTIVE LIVES
JOG SCOTLAND
Jog Scotland has been urging the people of Scotland to don their trainers and adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle since 2002. Since then, over 25,000 people have taken up jogging through our local community and workplace groups by using simple, gentle walk/jog/run programmes to encourage everyone to get out and be active.
See the "Local Groups" section of the website for local group information.
http://www.jogscotland.org.uk/
ACTIVE SCOTLAND
Looking for ways to get active, but not sure where to start? Active Scotland is here to get you going. Put your postcode or town in the search box and we'll find activities close to home, from easy to extreme. There are many ways to a more active life: choose a category for some new ideas, or explore the map and see what's available near you. We can help find active groups in your area too: clubs and teams involved in activities from archery to yoga.
http://www.activescotland.org.uk/
WILD SWIMMING
Information and advice video by Dr Douglas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6HB6c3KojQ
https://www.wildswimming.co.uk/best-wild-swims-in-scotland/
OTHER LINKS
Specialist healthcare support to help you remain at work, or make a
healthy return to work.
Working Health Services Scotland
See the link below for all you need to know on how NHS Scotland will use information from GP patient records from May 2017.
SPIRE- Scottish Primary Care Information Resource
Connecting Carers is a charity for, with and about unpaid carers: see link to website for details.
Highland Hospice Bereavement Support Service:
https://highlandhospice.org/what-we-do/family-and-bereavement-support/bereavement-support
SILVER LINE SCOTLAND
Helpline for Older People - 0800 4 70 80 90
No question too big. No problem too small. No need to be alone. Information. Friendship. Advice. Free, confidential and open 24 hours.
STONEWALL SCOTLAND
Stonewall Scotland works to achieve equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Their "Health" page looks at the individual health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
RAIGMORE HOSPITAL CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Useful information if you have been referred to Raigmore cardiology -
https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/your-services/all-services-a-z/cardiology-heart/