Carers in Hertfordshire

We give support and information to unpaid family and friends who look after someone.

We provide the space for you to discuss practical and emotional concerns around caring and opportunities to share experiences with others.

We can provide the information you need to make choices about your life and caring role and the opportunity to have your voice heard by the people who plan services that affect your life.

Telephone: 01992 586 969

Website: www.carersinherts.org.uk

Email: contact@carersinherts.org.uk

Carers UK

Carers UK provide information and advice for people who are looking after someone.

Telephone: 0808 808 7777

Website: www.carersuk.org

Park Drive Health Centre - Baby Clinic

Open every Thursday, 9.30am-11am

Telephone:01462 492500 (option 1)

Website: www.hct.nhs.uk

Child Health Clinic

Held at Bedford Road Health Centre, Hitchin on Wednesdays from 9.30am – 11.30am.

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Download from: www.nhs.uk

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

British Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation are the nation’s heart charity and the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research.

Telephone: 0300 330 3322

Website: www.bhf.org.uk

Videos: www.youtube.com

Health Talk Online

Health Talk Online, an award-winning charity website, lets you share in other people’s experiences of health and illness.

Website: www.healthtalk.org

Herts Women's Centre

Herts Women’s Centre run coffee afternoon drop ins, one to one support sessions for victims of domestic abuse.

Telephone: 01438 742742

Website: www.hertswomenscentre.org.uk

Email: Stevenagewrc@btinternet.com

The Living Room

The Living Room run two treatment centres – in Stevenage, and in St Albans. Each centre provides FREE intensive structured, abstinence-based, day treatment for adults (18+) with substance addictions, behavioural addictions and FREE therapy and support for family and friends.

Telephone: 01438 355649 (Stevenage) or 01727 854479 (St Albans)

Website: thelivingroom.me.uk

Email: enquiries@thelivingroom.me.uk

Health Talk Online

Health Talk Online, an award-winning charity website, lets you share in other people’s experiences of health and illness.

Website: www.healthtalk.org

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Telephone: 0300 123 3393

Website: www.mind.org.uk

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Email: info@rethink.org

Mental Health Foundation

Information and Support for all mental health issues including Podcasts and Videos.

Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Portmill Surgery Diabetes Services

Diabetes Clinics are held on Thursdays.

Led by our nursing team, this clinic offers advice and general health check-ups to patients diagnosed with diabetes.

North Herts and Stevenage Diabetic Support Group

People suffering from Diabetes. their friends, family, support workers and health care professionals.  All are welcome.  There is disabled access.

Telephone: 07788 583 365 (Mr Chris Overman)

Website: directory.hertfordshire.gov.uk

Email: chris.overman@btinternet.com

Health Talk Online

Health Talk Online, an award-winning charity website, lets you share in other people’s experiences of health and illness.

Website: www.healthtalk.org

Diabetes UK

Largest charity in the UK devoted to the care and treatment of people with diabetes in order to improve the quality of life for people with the condition.

Telephone: 0345 123 2399

Website: www.diabetes.org.uk

Videos: www.youtube.com

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Telephone: 0800 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

WDP Family Services - Hitchin

WDP is a vibrant and innovative drug and alcohol charity committed to helping those who are affected by substance misuse.

Telephone: 020 7421 3100

Website: www.wdp.org.uk

Email: enquiries@wdp.org.uk

The Living Room

We, The Living Room Hertfordshire, are an award winning addiction recovery charity, founded by Janis Feely MBE, and led by our Chief Executive, Adrienne Arthurs.

Telephone: 01438 355649

Website: livingroomherts.org

Email: enquiries@thelivingroom.me.uk

Drinkline

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

Telephone: 0300 123 1110

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Hertfordshire Wheelchair Service

This county wide service undertakes clinical assessments and provides a repair service for wheelchair users.

Telephone: 0333 234 0303 (calls charged at local rate)

Website: www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk

Email: hertswcs@millbrookhealthcare.co.uk

Hearing Support Service

This free service provides NHS hearing aid maintenance and batteries together with advice, information and practical support covering all aspects of hearing loss.

Website: www.hhas.org.uk

The Hertfordshire Wellbeing College

New Leaf College (Hertfordshire’s Wellbeing College) provides a range of courses and workshops to enable you to take better control of your wellbeing, learn some practical skills and provides an opportunity for reflection on your own situation and how you can build on your strengths to achieve better wellbeing.

Website: www.newleafcollege.co.uk

Herts Help

HertsHelp are a network of community organisations in Hertfordshire working together to listen and help you find independent support, guidance and information you need to get the most out of life.

Telephone: 0300 123 4044

Website: www.hertshelp.net

Email: info@hertshelp.net

Portmill Surgery Antenatal Care

Monday (morning and afternoon) Wednesday and Thursday afternoons 2pm-5pm

These clinics are run by the midwives and the day you are offered will depend on the midwife you see. If you become pregnant, you should make an appointment to see your registered doctor who will refer you to the local hospital for ante natal care. You will be seen throughout your pregnancy either at the practice or at the local hospital, or both.

Antenatal care is the care and help you receive from health professionals during the course of your pregnancy. It is important you take good care of your own health and that of your unborn baby during pregnancy.

As soon as you find out you are pregnant, you should get in touch with us to find out more information on the services and support that are available to you.

Maternity Services: East and North Herts NHS Trust

The Lister’s Diamond Jubilee Maternity Unit opened in October 2011 and sees over 5,500 babies born every year. Our aim is to assist you to have a safe pregnancy and a healthy happy baby.

Telephone: 01438 314 333

Website: www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk

Email: generalenquiries.enh-tr@nhs.net

Infant Feeding Support Group - Holly Blue Children's Centre

Tuesdays 12.30pm – 2pm

Breastfeeding lunch drop in, run by the NCT and offers social group support and helping with complex problems.

If this group is not at a convenient time for you you can visit any group at any Hertfordshire Children’s Centre.

Telephone: 01462 893615

Website: directory.hertfordshire.gov.uk

Portmill Sexual Health Services

A range of sexual health services are offered at the surgery including:

• contraception and contraception advice
• emergency contraception and emergency contraception advice
• testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia

Sexual Health Hertfordshire (Hitchin)

All clinics offer a free and confidential service to everyone regardless of age or gender.

Telephone: 0300 008 5522

Website: www.sexualhealthhertfordshire.clch.nhs.uk

Sexual Health Centre

Offers walk-in and appointments, free contraception including emergency, sexual health screening and more.

Visit: Southgate Health Centre, Southgate, Stevenage, SG1 1HB

Telephone: 03000085522

Website: sexualhealthhertfordshire.clch.nhs.uk

National Sexual Health Helpline

If you would like to talk to someone about a sexual health issue, you can call the national sexual health helpline. Your call will be treated with sensitivity and in strict confidence. The Sexual Health Helpline is open from 9am-8pm, Monday-Friday.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Website: www.nhs.uk/oneyou

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.

Website: www.brook.org.uk

Portmill Surgery Stop Smoking Service

Run by our nurses, this clinic gives advice and support to patients trying to stop smoking.

If you’re trying to give up smoking, we can help.

Studies show that your chances of success will be greatly improved if you get advice and support from health care professionals to help you stop smoking.

The services we offer from the Practice can:

– Boost your willpower to stop smoking
– Concentrate your efforts by getting advice from someone who knows your medical background
– Help you feel that you’re not doing it alone
– Help you to cope when you are tempted to smoke
– Monitor improvements to your health so that you can see the benefits

Smokefree Hertfordshire

The Hertfordshire Stop Smoking Service offers free professional specialist advice and support to smokers. This increases your chance of stopping smoking by up to four times.

Telephone: 01442 453 071

Website: www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk

NHS Smokefree - Mobile App

The Smokefree app can help you stop smoking by providing daily support and motivation. If you stay smokefree for the 4-week programme you’re up to five times more likely to stay quit for good.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Quit with help

Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.

Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk

DVCC

The DVCC was founded in 2009, with the sole aim of helping people like you transform their bodies, for life. This focus on our client’s physical transformations has resulted in DVCC centre’s opening in Milton Keynes, Northampton, Hitchin and St Albans.

Telephone: 0330 120 0084

Website: www.thedvcc.com

Slimming World

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk

Weight Watchers

Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. We’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Website: www.weightwatchers.com