Easy read: Getting your free NHS RSV vaccine This is an easy read guide about having the RSV vaccine. RSV is a virus that can affect your lungs. The best way to avoid RSV is to have a vaccine. This is an injection and it is free. The guide was made by the NHS and … Continued
If you live in Newcastle and want to make changes to your drug or alcohol use, the Newcastle Treatment and Recovery Service offers free, confidential support tailored to your needs. The service provides advice, treatment and recovery support to help you reduce, manage or stop your drug or alcohol use at a pace that’s right … Continued
Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) SARCs are a specialist service that offers care and support to anyone who’s been raped or sexually assaulted at any time in their life. They are available to call for an appointment 24/7 across England, however, many rape and sexual assault survivors do not know where to go or who … Continued
Easy read: Blood in Your Pee? Tell a Doctor This is an easy read guide about what to do if you have blood in your pee. It might not be anything serious, but there is a chance that it could be a sign of bladder or kidney cancer. The guide was made by Prostate Cancer … Continued
Easy read: My Prostate: What Changes Should I Look Out For? This is an easy read guide about looking out for changes in your prostate. If you were born with a penis, you have a prostate. It’s inside your body near your bladder. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. … Continued
Easy read: The Lung Cancer Screening Programme This is an easy read guide about the lung cancer screening programme. Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Screening is a way of finding possible cancer early so it can be treated. The guide was made by the NHS and can be downloaded … Continued
Easy Read: Protect Yourself from Flu, have the Flu Vaccine This is an easy read guide about having the flu vaccines. The best way to avoid getting flu is to have a flu vaccine. This is an injection and it is free. The guide was made by the NHS and can be downloaded or printed. … Continued
Here is a selection of local exercise classes and groups recommended by our Gosforth and Jesmond Health’s Social Prescribers.
Make a Change has now launched in Newcastle. This is a community wide support programme to help people work on understanding their behaviour in relationships and receive support to make positive changes for themselves, their partner or ex-partner and their children if they have any. Please see the attached video for more information Call 03000 … Continued
Support Organisations and Helplines Many organisations offer helplines, text support and online help for mental health and other conditions or circumstances where people may need support. Samaritans Call 116 123Visit samaritans.org Text Support 24/7 Text ‘CALMER’ to 85258More info in our article Tyneside Mind Support Line Call 0191 477 4545 (8 am to 10 pm)Visit … Continued
