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• A-Z of Benefits & Tax Credits April 2011 - April 2012 - This is a brief description of the most common benefits, pensions and tax credits. The social security and tax credit system is complicated and can change, so please contact the Welfare Rights Helpline if you need information and advice on 0800 169...
• Children and Family Service - Contact Us - If you would like further information about our services, or you would like to request help from the Children and Family Service please contact our First Contact Team on: - First Contact Team64 Brighton RoadRhylDenbighshireLL18 3HN...
• Children and Family Services - Denbighshire’s Children and Family Service’s primary purpose is to carry out a range of statutory duties towards children and their families. These duties include promoting the child’s welfare, health and protection; so our direct work...
• Day-care Sponsorship - A day-care sponsorship can provide the child with opportunities to develop social skills and offers the carers the chance to have a break. Following an assessment, the team may be able to help with day-care fees....
• Deaf or Hard of Hearing - Deaf or Hard of HearingThere are over 13,000 people in Denbighshire with some degree of deafness. Deafness is an umbrella term for all types of hearing loss. The effects of deafness and the services needed vary greatly depending on the type,...
• Direct Payments - Children with Disabilities - Direct Payments are cash payments from Social Services to help you pay for services that the child has been assessed as needing. Parents and carers can decide how the money needs of the child will be met, by whom, and at a time that best suits the...
• GP Referral Scheme - Wouldn’t You Rather be Active in 2011?The Welsh Assembly funded 'Winners scheme' may be able to help you!• Activities designed to start from basics• Dance ! Walk! Yoga! Easy fitness classes!• Links with other activities in the area•...
• Health and Wellbeing - Do you think you may be a bit out of shape? Is the closest you do to exercise heaving yourself out of bed or reaching for the remote? Do you perhaps drink a little too much, smoke too much or eat the wrong things? Want to do something about...
• Health, Social Care and Well-Being - 'Healthy Denbighshire', the second Health, Social Care & Well-Being Strategy for the entire County is now available online. The strategy has been developed by the Denbighshire Health, Social Care & Well-Being Partnership and outlines the plans for...
• HIV / AIDS - The services provided by the Social Work Service are:assessment for community care services e.g. personal care and domestic needs arranging packages of care to meet assessed needs information about other sources of help e.g. voluntary...
• Home Library Service - Are you unable to visit your local Library due to illness or disability?The Library Service can bring a selection of materials to your home free of charge once a month including:• Books• Audio Books• Large Print Books• CDs• Videos /...
• Hospital Social Work - A social work service for the children’s wards at Glan Clwyd Hospital is available to children and their families who are hospital in-patients, or attending out-patients. They can be contacted on:Tel: 01745 534144Fax: 01745 534791...
• Hospital Social Work - What services do we offer?We offer a social work service within a hospital setting. We can help you and your family with a range of personal and practical matters arising from your stay in hospital: Assessment - to build up a picture of the...
• Hospital Social Work - What services do we offer? We offer a social work service within a hospital setting. We can help you and your family with a range of personal and practical matters arising from your stay in hospital: Assessment - to build up a picture of the...
• Housing Benefit - Housing Benefit is a benefit available to people on a low income who are renting their homes to help them to afford to pay the rent.The benefit can be paid to the person claiming it or direct to the landlord of the property....
• Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit - The Benefits Department is responsible for calculating customer's entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit and for promoting the availability of these benefits. Both benefits are available to people on low income.Housing...
• Library Service - What's New?Win an iPadJoin your local library, pick up a loyalty card and borrow books three times between February 4 (National Libraries Day) and April 23 (World Book Night) for a chance to win an iPadMusicWe apologise that we are not...
• Looked after Children - A guide for Parents - What does being accommodated mean? Being accommodated means that Social Services will provide somewhere for your child to live for more that 24 hours. It is a voluntary agreement between you and Social Services.Why would this happen?It would...
• Mental Health - The teams are made up of a range of professionals such as Social Workers, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologist and Support Workers. They provide advice and support to people suffering from mental illness and their...
• Misuse Drugs and/or Alcohol - Misuse of drugs and / or alcohol can create many problems for individuals, their families and carers and the local community. Today, there is a range of services for people who misuse drugs and / or alcohol. This information covers how Denbighshire...

• BBC Health - Browse through our Relationships site for lots of advice and support on relationship issues
• NHS Direct Online - Find out about illnesses, operations, tests and treatments
• NHS Direct Wales - Supporting our nurse led health and information telephone service, we offer you advice on local health services, helplines and websites
• National electronic Library for Health - The National electronic Library for Health Programme is working with NHS Libraries to develop a digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public
• Mental Health Foundation - The Mental Health Foundation exists to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems
• NHS Wales - HOWIS, the official website of NHS Wales, is a seamless service bringing together information sources about the health and lifestyle of the population of Wales into a simple, electronic-based service
• AbilityNet - AbilityNet offers a 'one-stop-shop' for all your assistive technology needs. Products and services from our Technical Centre based in Worcester
• Local Pharmacies - The National Health Service was established by Health Minister Aneurin Bevan in 1948
• Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust - Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust provides Acute, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Healthcare services to central North Wales delivered through a network of Hospitals, Health Centres and Clinics
• Online Prescription Delivery Service (Boots Pharmacy) - On line prescription service
• Denbighshire Local Health Board - Denbighshire LHB is one of 22 LHBs established throughout Wales, each covering exactly the same area as its associated Local Authority.
• The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) - The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a self-management course for people living with any long-term health condition. This chronic disease self-management course was developed in the USA and is now being run in the UK and many other countries around the world. When the chronic disease self-management course is run by the NHS in the UK, it is known as the Expert Patients Programme.
• National Society for Epilepsy - We are the leading national epilepsy medical charity working for everyone affected by epilepsy, through our cutting edge research, awareness campaigns and expert care.
• Visioncall - At Visioncall, we are one of the UK's leading home visiting opticians and we are proud to provide free eye tests at home for the elderly and housebound.