Below are some links to information you might find useful such as local services.
There is also information about how you can care for yourself if you have a variety of conditions and general patient information
Local Services
- Fairwater hub and library:
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Information for residents (cardiff.gov.uk) - Pentrebane zone (community centre run by the local community)
- Independent living services (Cardiff council social services):
Independent Living Services (cardiff.gov.uk) - DEWIS (online directory of local services):
www.dewis.wales - Stepiau (mental health support and Self-help):
Stepiau | www.stepiau.org - Help me quit (stop smoking service):
Help Me Quit | Stop Smoking Services in Wales - Care and Repair (home improvements, benefit and financial advice, fuel advice for older people):
Care & Repair Cymru: Improving Homes, Changing Lives (careandrepair.org.uk) - Carers Trust (support and advice for carers of all ages):
Carers Trust | carers.org - Books on prescription (books about living with and caring for someone with dementia available from local libraries):
Reading Well (reading-well.org.uk) - Insole Court:
Insole Court| www.insolecourt.org - Stay Steady Clinic (falls reduction) – 02920 534234 / [email protected]
Self-care
- Guide for parents with sick children (When should I worry?):
When should I worry-Booklet_England-with 111 service_2016.pdf - Choose Pharmacy:
Choose Pharmacy – Community Pharmacy Wales - General self-care advice on minor illnesses:
Treat Yourself Better - Pocket Medic (self-care advice videos):
PocketMedic | pocketmedic.org/ - Live well (Advice, tips and tools for health and wellbeing):
Live Well – NHS (www.nhs.uk) - Fitter Better Sooner (preparing for surgery):
Preparing for surgery – Fitter Better Sooner | The Royal College of Anaesthetists (rcoa.ac.uk) - Drinkaware:
- https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/work-with-us
- We are undefeatable (exercise for people with long term conditions:
- https://weareundefeatable.co.uk/
- 10 steps to getting more active:
- https://111.wales.nhs.uk/livewell/tensteps/?tenstepsid=4
- NHS better Health
- https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/get-active/
- Emergency dentist: 02920 190175
- Out of hours dentist: 02920 444500 / 01495 332000
- Low vision service Wales 01267 248793
Patient information
- Diabetes:
- https://www.diabetes.org.uk/
- Blood donation:
Donating blood – Welsh Blood Service (welsh-blood.org.uk) - Organ donation:
Organ and tissue donation | GOV.WALES - Vaccinations:
Vaccinations – NHS (www.nhs.uk) - Breast feeding in Wales:
- https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/about/breastfeeding-in-the-uk/breastfeeding-in-wales/
Patient Downloads
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