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Carers

Kingston Carers’ Network

Kingston Carers’ Network is supporting over 1,900 adult carers and over 470 young carers in Kingston through a wide range of services.

Social Prescribing Services

Our social prescriber can connect you with non-medical support, such as day centres, charities or community groups, in the community to improve their wellbeing and tackle social isolation.

Social prescribing is an all-age, whole population approach.

Our social prescriber Val can signpost to services and help you with things such as:

Help with employment and education support

Support you to access aids and adaptation to your home – OT referral

Improve wellbeing and Mental Health

Reduce Loneliness

Improve Self-esteem Motivation

Physical and Mental Support

Weight loss management

Referral to Exercise – Get Active programme

Assessment for Package of Care

Referral to Adult Social Care

Referral To Kingston Cares Network

Blue Badge applications

Applying for disabled travel pass

Benefit applications

Food Bank Vouchers

Financial worries

Housing

Val is available for face to face and telephone appointments on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please speak to our reception team if you would like to book an appointment. Our clinical team may also refer you to Val.

Child Health

Kingston Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

Those who use our services first get an assessment of their mental health needs and a plan of the care and support they will receive. They will also have one named person who co-ordinates their care and support.

Your Healthcare

The Child Health department is based at Hollyfield House and provides comprehensive administrative and information services for children aged 0 – 18 years who are registered with a Kingston GP and support the health professionals who require child health information.

Chicken Pox

Chickenpox is a mild and common childhood illness that most children catch at some point.

Fever in Children

A fever is a high temperature. As a general rule, in children, a temperature of over 37.5C (99.5F) is a fever.

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection that can affect young children.

Headlice

Head lice are tiny insects that live in human hair. They’re particularly common in children.

See the NHS Vaccination Schedule

Slapped Cheek Syndrome

Slapped cheek syndrome is a viral infection that’s most common in children, It usually causes a bright red rash to develop on the cheeks.

Further information

From warts and measles to chickenpox and tonsillitis, find out how to recognise some of the most common childhood conditions NHS – Childhood Illness

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice – Epsom & Ewell

Citizens Advice provide free, confidential and impartial advice and campaign on big issues affecting people’s lives.

Facebook: @CAEpsomEwell

Domestic Violence

Get help from domestic or sexual violence – Kingston Council

Get help from domestic or sexual violence, find support groups and view information on the Kingston Domestic Violence Hub and Kingston One Stop Shop.

Drugs and Alcohol

Alcohol and Substance Misuse – Kingston Council

You can get help with drug problems, drink and alcohol problems, find a needle exchange service and contact the Young People’s Substance Misuse Service.

Connected Kingston

Their service helps people to be healthy by accessing online services for free from the comfort of their own home.

One You Drinks Tracker – Mobile App

Drinking a bit too much can sneak up on you. Our free drinks tracker app makes it easy to keep an eye on the booze and take control with daily tips and feedback.

Download on the Apple App Store

Download on the Android App Store

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.0300 123 6600

Website: talktofrank.com

Find a Local Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

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

Further information

For more information about the benefits of drinking less, top tips and more visit NHS – Drinking and Alcohol

Alternatively, for more information on how drug misuse can be harmful to your health visit NHS – The Effects of Drugs

Elderly Care

Care Place

Supported living is a way of providing housing and support to help vulnerable adults, including people with learning disabilities, to live independently in the community.

Supported living arrangements are very flexible and are designed to give each person choice and control over their home and the way they live their life. Each person receives a package of support based on their individual needs.

The Sound Doctor: Videos about ageing well at home

Bite-sized, easy to understand and easy to watch videos about ageing well at home can be found through www.connectedkingstong.uk

Films by the Sound Doctor will help you to learn more about some of the main issues we all face as we get older. Once we understand why certain things happen, we can take steps to prevent them and improve our lives at home.

Sound Doctor films provide information about a wide variety of issues, ranging from falls to loneliness, to nutrition to alcohol problems.

The Sound Doctor mission is to improve the quality of life for people with long-term mental and physical health problems by educating them, their carers and their healthcare professionals about the most effective ways of managing their conditions.

You can find videos on a range of other long-term conditions on the services page.

Keeping Healthy

Healthy Lifestyle services in Kingston

Are you thinking about changing your lifestyle to become a bit healthier? Losing a bit of weight maybe? Becoming more physically active, stopping smoking or drinking less alcohol?

Information Leaflet: Healthy Lifestyles in Kingston

Hilary Booker Physio

Over 60s exercise class. For more information contact Hilary Booker:

Email: physio@hilarybooker.co.uk

Telephone: 07887576060

Tanya Buck Pilates

Email: info@tanyabuck.co.uk

Telephone: 07939124916

Gabrielle Steen – Yoga

For more information:

Email: yoga4health@virginmedia.com

Telephone: 07825517918

Maternity

Kingston Maternity Unit

At Kingston Maternity Unit, our philosophy of care is to ensure women are at the centre of our service. We strive to make every birth special and ensure your hopes and expectations are met in this special experience.

You can submit an online referral form to Kingston Maternity Unit.

Self-refer

Planning your Pregnancy

If you’re planning on getting pregnant, you can improve your chances of conceiving and having a successful pregnancy.

Antenatal Care

Calculate your Due Date
Your Antenatal Appointments Explained
Find Maternity Services Near you

Postnatal Care

Your six week post natal check

Further information

Whatever you want to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant or caring for your new baby, you should find it here – NHS – Your Pregnancy & Baby Guide

Mental Health

Visit your local Mental Health Cafe

CDARS mental health services provide additional support in conjunction with the clinical services offered by the local NHS Trust. The Service is open every day of the year for persons in mental health crisis, or those who perceive themselves as going into crisis.

Mental Health Sunshine Recovery Café | CDARS

Counselling Directory

Counselling Directory was set up by a team who know how difficult it can be to find the support and information you need. Being a team who between us have experienced various mental health issues, we know how it feels to be overwhelmed, isolated and somewhat lost.

Samaritans

If something is troubling you, call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.116 123

Find a Local Mental Health Services

Mind

Information and Support for all mental health issues. Mind Infoline 0300 123 3393

Rethink

Help, information and support for all those affected by mental illness.

Further information

For more information about mental health, ways to cope with it and more visit

NHS – Mental Health

One You – Feeling Stressed?

Military Veterans

We are a Armed Forces Veteran friendly accredited GP practice.

Contact Armed Forces

Contact is a group of military charities who have come together with the NHS, the MOD and Royal College of Psychiatrists to ensure that the best mental health support possible is available to those who have served in the British Armed Forces and their families.

They providing multiple voluntary group contacts for anyone affected by PTSD.

London Veterans Service

Transition, Intervention and Liaison (TIL) Veterans mental health service London and South East are a free NHS mental health service for all ex-serving members of the British Armed Forces living in or registered with a GP in London, Greater London, East and West Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Medway.

They offer support to all former members of the British Armed Forces from all ranks who have received one day’s pay or more in the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines or Royal Air Force.

They also support any veteran who has served with the Army Reserves, Royal Navy Reserves, Royal Marine Reserves or Royal Air Force Reserves.

Veterans can refer themselves directly to this service or by referred by you GP.

Silver Lining Club

Silver lining Club

Silver lining Club is a club for retired active ladies. We have weekly coffee mornings in Putney on Mondays with guest speakers, quizzes and discussions.

Fortnightly afternoon teas in Wimbledon, weekly lunches in Putney/Wimbledon, monthly visits to a local theatre, monthly or bi-monthly (Summer) outings to country gardens, and London galleries, historic homes and museums.

To join there is a £10 monthly fee. For more information please email:

Email: mvratner1@gmail.com

Social Events

Scrabble Group

Our Patient Participation Group run a friendly scrabble group at the surgery.

On the second Tuesday of each month from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

Everyone welcome!

If you require further information please contact Mrs. Mary Harris on 02089427099.

Check out our poster.

Sexual Health

Sexual Health Kingston

Provides routine testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV testing, treatment following HIV risk (PEPSE), emergency contraception services and dedicated clinics for young people and gay/bisexual men.

Brook

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

Family Planning Association

They are a sexual health charity. They give straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Find a Local Sexual Health Clinic

Sexual Health Help Line

The National Sexual Health Line Sexual health help line can give you confidential information and advice

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Further information

For more information about Sexual Health topics including a contraception guide visit NHS – Sexual Health

Stop Smoking

Smoking Cessation

Call us to make an appointment at the surgery to discuss smoking cessation.

Telephone: 020 8336 6565

Kick It Stop Smoking Service

We run our stop smoking sessions from a variety of locations locally so that it’s never too difficult for a smoker to get the help that they need. Your local library, GP and pharmacy likely have a Kick-It advisor running a clinic from within their walls.