The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Please visit https://www.thesilverline.org.uk

British Red Cross

How The British Red Cross can help…..

Volunteers & staff can help with a wide variety of tasks which help regain independence & confidence at home.

This includes (but is not an exhaustive list): -

Transport home from hospital
Carrying out essential shopping
Collecting prescriptions or GP letters
Visits or telephone contact for companionship and emotional support
Visits to appointments
Accompanied walks or other activities for confidence building in order to regain independence
Signposting to, or advice about, other organisations for ongoing long-term support

Please visit http://www.redcross.org.uk/

Family Services Commissioning News

Useful information for parents on accessing free childcare, breastfeeding and car seats etc

https://fsc-hertscc.tfemagazine.co.uk/

Bereavement Support

Cruse Bereavement Care Hertfordshire - www.cruse-hertfordshire.org.uk
Marie Curie Bereavement Support - www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/bereaved-family-friends
Sue Ryder Online Community - terminal illness and bereavement support forum support.sueryder.org/community

Be Part Of Research

https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk

This site gives patients the opportunity to take part in trials that they may be interested in.

HEALTHIER TOGETHER WEBSITE

A new website has been developed by healthcare professionals to help new parents get healthcare and wellbeing information.

Are you concerned about a baby or child’s health or wellbeing?

The new NHS ‘Healthier Together’ website provides clear advice for anyone in Hertfordshire or west Essex who wants to turn to a reliable source of local information.

The site provides information put together by local child health experts, helping you to recognise what might be wrong, when to seek help, how to keep your child comfortable and how long their symptoms may last.

For parents of ‘lockdown babies’ who may not have been exposed to common childhood illnesses before, or little ones starting to go out and about again, the Healthier Together site will be a useful source of support and reassurance.

All the advice available has been developed with healthcare professionals who want you to get the right advice, first time, helping to take some of the stress out of caring.

Visit the site for yourself here: https://hwehealthiertogether.nhs.uk/parentscarers/worried-your-child-unwell