Local And Regional

This section of the site provides you with links to other websites that you may find useful. Click on the links below or above to find out more.

To access information on an organisation, click on the name of the internet site..

The link below provides an overview of the Accessible Information Standard for patients, service users, carers and parents.

Sefton LMC Guidance for Parents of Children Returning to School from 1st June 2020

 

Guidance Note for Patients: Returning to work, “shielding” from Covid-19 infection  and isolating with symptoms. 
 

Accessible Information                                                       

The link below is to South Sefton CCG public facing website and contains all the information patients may need about accessing services over Christmas. .

South Sefton CCG

Sefton Carers

http://www.sefton-carers.org.uk/

Sefton Carers Centre provides free advice and guidance, emotional and practical support, training and a range of holistic therapies for unpaid carers living in Sefton.

West Lancs Health Centre

Tel: 01695 588800

Ormskirk & District General Hospital, Wigan Road , Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2AZ 
http://www.virgincare.co.uk/vc-providers/west-lancashire-health-centre/

Knowsley NHS Walk - In Centre, Kirkby

Tel: 0151 244 3180

St Chads Clinic, St. Chads Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32 8RE

Emergency Dental Treatment

If you need dental treatment in an emergency call your dentist: some practices offer appointments at short notice if you don't have a dentist, find one using NHS 111 look up urgent care services that provide dental treatment.  If you need to see a dentist out of hours call your dentist: their answerphone may advise where to get out-of-hours treatment call NHS 111 to find an out-of-hours dental service near you.

Don't contact your GP, as they won't be able to offer emergency or out-of-hours dental care.

Local dental providers offer NHS Urgent Dental Clinics across Cheshire and Merseyside with urgent appointments for patients who need urgent treatment, advice and support on dental queries or referral to other services.

If you need help with an urgent dental problem, call the Helpline from 9am to 9,

Talking Matters Sefton

Free NHS Treatment for anxiety, depression and other common mental health conditions

Everyone goes through difficult times, but sometimes our problems affect our day-to-day lives and we may feel that we can’t cope. If you are in this situation, you’re not alone.

Talking Matters Sefton is a free, confidential service, commissioned by the NHS. The service is available to anyone aged 16+ and registered with a Sefton* GP. Access Sefton talking therapies are an effective treatment for common mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, stress, phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic. Treatments available in Sefton include guided self-help, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and counselling.

*Sefton includes Crosby, Blundellsands, Waterloo, Seaforth, Litherland, Netherton, Bootle, Maghull, Hightown, Formby, Ainsdale, Birkdale, and Southport.

Talking Matters Sefton

Living Well

http://www.livingwellsefton.org.uk/

Ever thought it was time to change how you live in order to improve your health? Living a healthy life doesn’t mean making huge alterations. But making a change can make you feel good about yourself. Living Well Sefton is a FREE service with a focus on supporting people with issues that may be affecting their health and wellbeing. It is collaboration of various Sefton organisations which have the expertise and knowledge to share with you.

As part of the service, there are a number of Living Well Mentors to talk to and they work with you on a one-to-one basis to identify health areas to see where small tweaks can be made but may have a big impact on improving your health.

KOOTH.COM

Kooth, from XenZone, is an online counselling and emotional well-being service for children and young people, available free at the point of access.

Kooth is the largest Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing platform for Children and Young Adults living in the UK.  

Kooth Information Link

 

NHS APP

NHS App QR code and link to registration video 

Click below for scan code  

NHS App QR code and registration video for patients (1).pdf