What to do if your child has a sore throat

Children’s oral health

Children and asthma

Children’s cough, cold or viruses

What to do if your child has a fever

Children with vomiting and diarrhoea

What to do if your child has a head injury

What to do if you are worried about your child’s wellbeing

The Integrated Care System (ICS)

The Integrated Care System (ICS) is a new partnership between the organisations that meet health and care needs across mid and south Essex – multiple resources and advice local to your area.

Self-refer talking therapies

Kids Inspire

Kids Inspire provide mental health and trauma recovery support for children, young people and their families

Every Mind Matters

Big White Wall

A safe online community of people who are anxious, down or not coping who support and help each other by sharing what’s troubling them, guided by trained professionals. Available 24/7, Big White Wall is completely anonymous so you can express yourself freely and openly. Professionally trained Wall Guides ensure the safety and anonymity of all members.

Crisis

Gambling

Gamcare offer free information, support and counselling for people who have problems with gambling in the UK. They run the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133) and also offer face-to-face counselling. The helpline is free and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Drugs

Services providing counselling and support can be found through Talk to FRANK

Alcohol - Alcohol Change UK

If you’re worried that you, or someone you know, is drinking too much there is support available through Alcohol Change UK

Alcohol - Openroad

Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service In Essex & Medway

Alcohol - Phoenix Futures

We provide support, advice and information about alcohol use for adults in Essex.

Addictive behaviours

SMART Recovery can provide support and practical help for the above issues as well as any other addictive behaviour. They help participants decide whether they have a problem, build up their motivation to change and offer a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery. They do this through teaching rational, easy to learn and self-empowering skills to help participants abstain from any addictive behaviour and to develop a lifestyle that supports sustained recovery. They run a national network of mutual-aid meetings and online training programmes with comprehensive teaching materials and manuals.

Diabetes

Lots of information on diabetes type 1 & type 2 – support, research, news, diet and more...

Healthier you diabetes prevention

Lung Problems

Excellent website support, guidance, research find your lung condition option

British Heart Foundation

For all your heart health questions, big or small

High blood pressure (hypertension)

What is high blood pressure?

Allergies

Information on all types of allergies including asthma

Eczema Society

Kickstart your eczema care regime

Eczema Care Online

Eczema Care Online will help you to keep your skin healthy and live well with eczema.

Book a Blood test locally

Self Refer Physio

Sepsis

Patient Info

General Health website with trustworthy content and advice for understanding your health.

The Menopause Charity

Our main aim is to educate everybody so that perimenopause and menopause are properly understood.

Men’s Health - Prostate cancer

Giving every man the power to navigate prostate cancer

Men’s Shed

Improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness and combatting social isolation.

Contraception Choices

The Contraception Choices website provides honest information to help weigh up the pros and cons.

Essex Sexual Health Service

MSI Reproductive Choices

Providing NHS and private reproductive healthcare services through our network of clinics across England.

Freshwell Low Carb Project

Designed by GP’s promoting healthy lifestyle, advice, meal planners and much more including a very easy to use App.

Canada's food guide

Healthy eating is more than the foods you eat

Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Factsheets

Free resources created by the team at Plant-Based Health Professionals UK and others

Essex Wellbeing Service (EWS)

Free weight management courses, also stop smoking, physical activity, mental health etc…

Adult Social Care

If you are finding it difficult to look after yourself and manage everyday tasks, you can contact us to discuss your care and support needs.
Telephone: 0345 603 7630
Textphone: 0345 758 5592

Monday to Thursday, 8:45am to 5pm
Friday, 8:45am to 4:30pm
For out of hours queries contact the Emergency Duty Service by calling 0345 606 1212.
You can also email the Adult Social Care team and someone will get back to you.
Email: socialcaredirect@essex.gov.uk

Travel

NHS site: If you're planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world. You can find out which vaccinations are necessary or recommended for the areas you'll be visiting on these websites:

Travel Health Pro

NHS Fit for Travel