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Did you know that Hanley Health and Wellbeing Centre in Stafford Street can be accessed, 8am until 8pm, 365 days of the year without an appointment? You can call the centre on 0300 123 6759.
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Useful Links
- BBC
Breaking news, sport, TV, radio and a whole lot more. The BBC informs, educates and entertains - wherever you are, whatever your age.
- NHS Choices
NHS Choices - Live Well. Topics include healthy eating, fitness, smoking, alcohol, lose weight, drugs, mental health, child health, pregnancy, travel health and more.
- NHS Direct
NHS Direct health advice service. Check your symptoms online, and find out how to get health advice and medical information on the phone and digital TV.
- NHS Health Check
Everyone is at risk of developing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes or kidney disease. NHS Health Check can help you by assessing your risk and giving you personalised advice on how to reduce it.
- Stoke City Football Club
NHS Stoke on Trent is forming a new partnership with Stoke City Football Club with the aim of creating a healthier community . . . and we want you to help us achieve that goal. Please visit this link to find out more.
- University Hospital of North Staffordshire
The trust is the main provider of emergency and acute hospital services in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands.
The links below are divided into categories. Select a link to view the web site.
Carers Direct
- Carers Direct: Bereavement
How to cope with a death and what bereavement services can do to help you cope with grief.
- Carers Direct: Carer's Assessments
About your rights to get a carer's assessment, what it will mean for you and how you can get an assessment from your local authority social services department.
- Carers Direct: Money Advice
Advice on the financial benefits for carers and the person being cared for, plus legal guidance on loss of mental capacity.
- Carers Direct: Time Off
For carers, it's important to take care of yourself by getting time off with respite care for a holiday or just an afternoon for other activities.
- Carers Direct: Young Carers
Information and advice for carers aged under 18 on school and homework, rights, money and feelings. Includes easy-to-follow information on disabilities and illnesses.
Drug Cancer Fund
- West Midlands Cancer Drug Fund
The West Midlands has been given £5.4m by the Government to set up a regional cancer drug fund to help patients get access to new cancer drugs. This money is only available up to the end of March 2011.
Sexual Health
- NHS Choices: Chlamydia information
Introduction to articles and videos on the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia.
- NHS Choices: Contraception information
Introduction to articles and videos on the different methods of contraception and where to get them, including condoms, the implant and the IUD.
- NHS Choices: Sex & Young People
Introduction to articles and videos on sex and young people. Includes contraception, STIs, peer pressure, saying no to sex, pregnancy and knowing if you're ready for sex.
- NHS Choices: Sexual Health information
Introduction to articles and videos on contraception, sex and young people, STIs, chlamydia, good sex and talking about sex.
- NHS Choices: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Introduction to articles and videos on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Includes chlamydia, HIV, herpes, symptoms, and where to get tests and treatment.
- NHS Choices: Talking about Sex
Introduction to articles and videos on why sex is worth talking about. Includes how to talk to your partner, child or teen, about growing up, contraception, pregnancy and STIs.
- Sex: Worth talking about
Information and advice on contraceptive choices, STIs, chlamydia testing, understanding sex and sexual health.
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