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Health and Wellbeing

Information on healthcare support and services.

  • NHS Choices: The online 'front door' to the NHS. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health
  • NHS 111 service: NHS 111 is a new service that's being introduced to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services in England. You can call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency
  • NHS Armed Forces Healthcare: Healthcare information for military personnel and veterans, including getting treatment and contacts. Covers Hospital Care; Rehabilitation; Mental Health Services and Veterans
  • Samaritans: A confidential emotional support service
  • Big White Wall: A safe online community of people who are anxious, down or not coping who support and help each other by sharing what’s troubling them, guided by trained professionals.
  • South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Group: For information on local health services including access to GPs and dentists
  • Live It Well: This website, funded by Kent County Council, has been designed to help you maintain your wellbeing and link you in to what is available to support you locally. The Live It Well website is currently running the Six Ways to Wellbeing Campaign. 
  • Blind Veterans UK: National charity dedicated to supporting blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, no matter when they served or how they lost their sight.

  • Home - Adfam Drug & alcohol use can threaten and ultimately destroy family relationships and wellbeing. We empower family members and carers, support frontline workers and influence decision-makers to stop this happening.

  • GamCare - The leading provider of support for anyone affected by problem gambling in Great Britain GamCare offers a range of options for people struggling with the impact of gambling on their lives – both gamblers and their loved ones. We can help yo

  • Mental health services for veterans | Combat Stress We provide clinical treatment and support for veterans from the British Armed Forces, with a focus on those with complex mental health issues. When some military personnel leave service, their experiences can’t easily be left behind. Without treatment, psychological trauma can eventually tear lives apart

  • PTSD Resolution Charity for UK Forces Veterans Mental Health Mental health help & support for UK armed forces veterans, reservists, families. Free, prompt, local, through 200 therapists across the UK, effective.

  • Mental health support for veterans, service leavers and reservists - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Mental health problems are common and can affect anyone, including veterans, serving personnel, reservists and their families. It's important to get help and support if you or someone you know has mental health problems.