Beat Asthma
Respiratory experts at the Great North Children’s Hospital (GNCH) in Newcastle have launched a new asthma website Beat Asthma – to help improve asthma care for children and young people in the North East. The ‘Beat Asthma’ website will provide information and education to help families, schools and health professionals to work together to ensure children and young people living with asthma receive the best care and support.
On this site, you will find all the information you need to fully understand and manage asthma
whether you are a parent of a child with asthma, a young adult with asthma yourself, a teacher or a health professional.
click here to view the Beat Asthma website
Carers
Information about carers groups and projects
Chrysalis
Do you or someone you care about have memory problems or dementia?
Have you given up on your hobbies because of memory problems?
Hexham Family Planning Service
Contraceptive sessions details and times
The Lymphodema Support Network
The LSN is a registered charity run by people who live with lymphoedema and is the largest information provider about the condition in the UK. The website forms part of their work and contains information for patients about the condition and the experience of living with lymphoedema.
Hexham and District Branch details
RNIB
RNIB offer practical and emotional support for anyone living with sight loss
Shelter
Free, confidential and independent housing advice for anyone living in Northumberland and in particular to those living in remote rural areas.
- Homeless? Nowhere to stay
- Behind with your rent? threatened with eviction?
- Struggling to pay your mortgage?
- Trouble with neighbours? Noise nuisance?
call 0844 515 1601 to arrange an appointment
or
Email: tyneside@shelter.org.uk
you can also visit http://www.shelter.org.uk/ for advice online
or call:
Shelters housing helpline on 0808 800 4444 8am till midnight, seven days a week
Do you need help to stop Smoking?
Stopping smoking at any age increases your life expectancy, provided you stop before you develop cancer or other serious disease. But, even if damage has already been done, you can still benefit from stopping.
If you would like advice and support please ring the Stop Smoking Service on 01670 813135 (they can arrange for you to attend Burn Brae Medical Group in Hexham on a Tuesday evening) or click here
Bellingham Chemist also offer a Stop Smoking Service. Please call them on:
01434 220231
The Stroke Association – (website)
Working for a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need.
The British Lung Foundation
One person in five in the UK is affected by lung disease.
Millions more are at risk. We are here for every one of them, leading the fight against lung disease.