Life Events - Dealing With A Health Problem

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• Other services that are available - Other services that are availableFamily Group ConferencesFrom time to time, all families have problems. Sometimes, families can sort these out with help from relatives and friends, but some families may need help from other people. Family...
• Physical Disabilities - What kind of help is available? Social Services may provide a range of support for people with a physical disability and their carers. The help available includes:Equipment to Make life Easier - There is a range of equipment available to help...
• Respite Care - Respite care gives parents and carers of children with disabilities a break from caring. There are experienced foster carers who can provide respite care, including overnight stays. There is also access to a residential respite unit called Tir Na...
• Services for Children in Need and their Families - Most families will experience problems at some time. Sometimes these difficulties can be overwhelming and parents will need all the support they can get. We will help families with ‘children in need’ in line with The Children Act 1989. ...
• Services for Children with Disabilities - Who are the children with disabilities team? The team is made up of Social Workers, Family Support Workers and Occupational Therapists. The team aims to:Provide a service to enable children to live life to the full within their own...
• Social Care and Health - As a Council, we have a responsibility to support, care and protect people in the community. In the County we have people with a wide range of health and social care needs. These range from elderly people leaving hospital to families in crisis,...
• Social Services - We provide and arrange many different services for a wide range of people, including:children and families;disabled people;people with learning disabilities;elderly people;people with mental-health problems;people who are blind,...
• Standards for Mental Health - Social Services ValuesRespect the dignity and worth of each individual;Take into account the choices and preferences of individuals, whenever possible;Behave in a way that counteracts discrimination;Respect the preferred language of...
• Support Work - Support workers offer one-to-one support to children with disabilities. They help children take part in leisure and social activities as agreed by the child’s parents or carers, and their social worker. This can provide some respite to the child’s...
• Transitional Planning - The team works with adults services to produce clear plans for the young person’s move to receive support from adult’s services....
• Visual Impairment - Loss of vision, whether partial or total, can create many problems for individuals and their families. Today, there is a wide range of services for visually impaired people and their carers. What Kind of Help is Available? RegistrationThe...

• 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.