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  • Keeping well activities

    and active with advice from a Health Trainer or Health Champion. Sheffield City Council: Community Wellbeing . The directory also has details of local sports and leisure activities to help keep you healthy and help your mental wellbeing. Sports activities . Culture and leisure activities… get good advice from the NHS including how to identify an eating disorder and different types of support. NHS: Eating disorders . The Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust Eating Disorders Service supports people in Sheffield, and their families/friends. Sheffield Health and Social Care… about heating their home, feeding themselves and their families. As part of the City’s response to this crisis, Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) are working with the voluntary sector to find out what services and resources are available across the city to help people keep warm and safe…

  • Cancer support

    Cancer Care is a local charity which supports people who are living with cancer, including support for their families. As well as the chance to talk in confidence, Cavendish offers relaxation classes, a wide range of complementary therapies and counselling to support recovery. Support is provided free of charge. They also run a free Buddy Scheme where trained volunteers who have either had cancer themselves or have cared for someone with cancer can phone you to offer some additional support. Cavendish Cancer Care: Your experts in cancer support . Call: 0114 278 4600 . Macmillan helps people who are living with cancer, giving specialist health care, information and practical, emotional and financial support. Their work helps people diagnosed with cancer lead as healthy and active a life as possible. This includes getting care and support that works for you and those close to you…

  • Health advice

    Downloads and links There are many places you can go for health advice and support. There are 16 Community Wellbeing Programmes across the city covering the neighbourhoods with the poorest health. Sheffield City Council: Community Wellbeing . Call: 0114 293 0682 . They provide a range… with people experiencing long term conditions such as chronic pain and diabetes. Health Trainers who offer one to one support around changing or leading a healthy lifestyle. In your local community there are "People Keeping Well" organisations. They provide a wide range of health advice and support. They also provide a wide range of healthy activities. People Keeping Well . There is a wide range of health advice on the NHS Choices website. NHS Choices . This includes a live well section which provides advice about healthy living, including eating a balanced diet, healthy weight…

  • Dementia Support in Sheffield

    and support from healthcare professionals, family, and friends, many people are able to lead active, fulfilling lives with Dementia. There's detailed information and advice about Dementia on the NHS website. NHS: Dementia Guide . Sheffield Memory Service is part of the Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust. They only take referrals from your GP or local hospital. You can find out more about their tailored approach to support. Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust: Memory Service . The service has a Nurse Helpline you can call for advice while you wait for a memory assessment. Call: 0114 271 8585 . It's open 8.30 am to 12 noon, and 1.30 to 4.30 pm, each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. You can also find out more about the memory assessment and what else you can do to take care of your wellbeing in the meantime from the Next Steps website. Next Steps: Waiting…

  • Mental health and wellbeing

    are free). Local NHS services If you are not currently supported by a local NHS service contact your GP for advice and support. Sheffield Health and Social Care (SHSC) NHS Foundation Trust If you are experiencing something that makes you feel unsafe, distressed, or worried about your mental… Hospital: CAMHS . Local voluntary organisations Sheffield Support Hub The Sheffield Support Hub is a new service in Sheffield based at 44 Bank Street in the city centre. The Hub is open for you to drop in Monday, Thursday and Friday, 6 pm to midnight, Saturday-Sunday, 2 pm to midnight. It offers…

  • Learning disability

    communicate with the staff and make your views known. Find out more. Northern General Hospital: inpatient guide . Royal Hallamshire Hospital: inpatient guide . Contact the Patient Accessibility Team. Call 0114 271 2167 . Email sth.pals@nhs.net . Sheffield City Council Adult Care… you a check up each year to look at your health. This is called an Annual Health Check, and is done by your doctor or nurse. Find out more. Sheffield Mencap and Gateway: Annual Health Checks . Health and Social Care Trust. The trust has specialist teams providing support for people with a learning disability and their carers in Sheffield. The Community Learning Disability Team is a specialist health that provides health assessments, diagnosis, support and care for people aged 18 and above. Sheffield Health and Social Care: Community Learning Disability Team . The Community Intensive…

  • Practical support for people with Dementia

    Sheffield City Council Adult Care and Wellbeing If you require formal care and support please contact the Adult Care and Wellbeing First Contact Team. There’s always someone there to help you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sheffield City Council: Get a care and support assessment . Call: 0114 273 4908 . Herbert Protocol You may find it useful to give your information to the Police in case you get into any difficulties. This is called the Herbert Protocol. You fill in a form with your personal details, relatives or others to contact in an emergency. The police can later use this information if you are missing and relatives are worried about you. The police can also provide a wristband or tag you wear that holds this personal information. Find out more from our Staying safe - support for adults page. Staying safe - support for adults . Top tips for living with Dementia…

  • Physical activity choices

    There's a wide choice of local activities to help you move more and improve your health and wellbeing. These include: Walking groups and health walks Yoga classes Pilates classes Keep fit classes Chairobics and chair based exercise Dance classes Seated Dance Walking football Cycling clubs and cycling lessons Swimming sessions and swimming lessons . and there's a whole host of sporting activities for a wide range of interests and abilities in our sports section. Sporting activities . There are a wide range of leisure activities that can also help you to move more… Keeping Well' page to find a list of local organisations which have Health Trainers to help you get active, fit and well. These organisations also host and run a wide range of wellbeing activities. People Keeping Well . You can also visit our Dementia page for a range of advice, support and activities…

  • Social contact and connecting with other people with Dementia

    Loneliness can have a big impact on your health, whereas having good social contact with family, friends and others can help you keep your thinking skills in later life and slow down cognitive decline. There are lots of services that can help you. Dementia Friendly groups and activities Your local Dementia trained community organisation runs regular activities and events for people with Dementia and their family and carers. There are now more than 40 across the city. You’ll receive a warm welcome from the dementia workers at the People Keeping Well organisations listed below. They’re… cafes, groups and activities in the city. Memory cafe's, groups and activities . Digital support Heeley Trust online support Heeley Trust can support people to get online and learn to use computers and other devices, from the very basics, to get you up to speed in the digital age. Don’t worry…

  • Support for rare types of Dementia

    Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Heeley City Farm in Sheffield runs a group for people caring for someone with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Heeley City Farm: Dementia Projects . Rare Dementias The national charity Rare Dementia Support has a range of advice and support suggestions for people with a rare dementia, their family and carers. Rare Dementia Support: Social, emotional and practical support . …