Your Health Your Way Service

Your Health, Your Way will be delivering all elements of the integrated wellbeing service.

Both third party and self-referrals can be made online by visiting the website or calling 0115 772 2515. All support is free to Nottinghamshire residents and more information on eligibility criteria can be found on the “Your Health Notts” website.

Your Health, Your Way will be accepting referrals for:

  • Weight management
  • Smoking cessation
  • Physical activity
  • Brief alcohol support

Urgent Care Centre

The Urgent Care Centre provides access to assessment and treatment if you need help with a health problem that is urgent, but not life-threatening. This is a walk-in service, open between 7am and 9pm, 365 days a year, with no appointment needed. You can call 0115 883 8500 for directions or current waiting times. The centre focuses on helping patients face-to-face and healthcare advice cannot be given out over the telephone.

Days/hours of operation: Opening hours are: Monday to Sunday 7am to 9pm.

The centre offers assessment and treatment for health conditions such as:

  • Minor burns or scalds
  • Minor head injury with no loss of consciousness
  • Skin infections or animal bites
  • Suspected broken bones, sprains and strains (X-ray service available)
  • Eye infections or minor eye injuries

Overview – Nottingham NHS Urgent Care Centre – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Speech and Language Therapy for Children

The Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service supports children in Nottingham city and county. They help children from birth to the end of school. Children meeting the service entry criteria will receive an assessment, diagnosis and support. These are delivered in different places, depending on what your child needs.

The Speech and Language Therapy Service will decide whether your child needs support from these therapists. For all these care options the service provides specialist support for children whose first language is not English.

The service is available to children and young people (0 -18 years) who meet service entry criteria. Anyone can refer to Speech Language Therapy, as long as they have the parents’ or carers’ consent. Call 0300 123 3387 to self-refer.

The first line of contact with Speech and Language Therapy is usually through the Community Speech and Language Therapy Teams, with access to further support as needed. The service also has Speech and Language Therapists who work across Nottinghamshire to support children with more specific and complex needs, including:

  • Autistic spectrum disorders
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Dysphagia
  • Hearing impairment
  • Learning difficulties
  • Physical difficulties
  • Pre-school complex needs
  • Specific language impairment
  • Stammering (dysfluency)

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/childrens-slt-support

Social Care and Support

Social Care and Support are services to help you if you need practical support because of illness or disability or care for someone receiving social care and support. Patients’ who need help with day-to-day living because of an illness or disability can now get information and support online. There is a guide to social care on the NHS website that contains information for people who might need social care.

Types of social care and support include:

  • Help at home from a paid carer
  • Meals on wheels
  • Having your home adapted
  • Equipment and household gadgets
  • Personal alarms and home security systems so you can call for help (for instance, if you have a fall)
  • Different types of housing, such as sheltered housing and care homes

Introduction to care and support

Apply for needs assessment by social services

Safeguarding Children

If you believe a child is in immediate danger, please call 999 or report a crime on 101.

For any urgent concerns about a child or if you wish to report a concern anonymously, please contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 5008080 if you are a member of the public. You can also fill out their online form via their website or email mash.safeguarding@nottscc.gov.uk.

Please supply as much details as possible relating to the child who you have safeguarding concerns about as this will help MASH to investigate the issue. MASH operates between the hours of 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am to 4:30pm on Friday. If you require an urgent response outside of these hours, contact the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0300 4564546.

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/care/safeguarding/childrens-mash/report-a-new-concern-about-a-child

Safeguarding Adults

If you witness abuse or neglect do not ignore it, contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) as soon as possible. Abuse can happen anywhere – in a residential or nursing home, a hospital, in the workplace, a day centre or educational establishment, in supported housing, in the street or the person’s own home. In an emergency call 999. To report a crime call 101.

If you are a member of the public and have concerns about an adult at risk, you can call MASH on 0300 5008080 or email mash.Safeguarding@nottscc.gov.uk to discuss your concerns. You can report abuse anonymously.

MASH opening hours are: Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm.

In an emergency outside of these hours, contact the Emergency Duty Team on 0300 456 4546.

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/care/safeguarding/mash

Sexual Health Service

Sexual health services in Nottingham and South Nottinghamshire are led by Nottingham University Hospital Trust.

We help over 40,000 people every year with contraception and concerns about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Our services are not confined to our hospitals and we run community clinics in over 30 locations across Nottingham including health centres, schools, colleges and youth centres.

The service is open access, which means you do not need to be seen by anyone else before attending.

Confidentiality

All our services are strictly and legally confidential for all our patients no matter what age or circumstance. Information our patients give us is not shared with anyone outside our sexual health service without the consent of our patients unless it is necessary to protect someone from serious harm. Our higher standards of confidentiality are discussed with patients when they first attend our service.

Who to contact :

Telephone 0115 962 7627

Website https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/sexual-health-services/

Smoking

Millions of people have used SmokeFree to help them stop smoking. You can choose from an app, Quick Kit, email, SMS or face-to-face guidance. If you would like help to stop smoking you can self refer by clicking here.

There are several clinics around Nottingham, there is a clinic held at Arnold Health Centre on a Monday (9:30 – 12:30) and Wednesday (2:00-7:00).

Please call 0800 246 5343 for an appointment.

Notts Help Yourself

The Notts Help Yourself Website www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk is a searchable database of local information, which can help you find out about a wide range of activities, groups, services and events at the click of a button.

It’s a fantastic tool for you to find the advice, services and support you need in your local area. You will be amazed at what information you can find from tea dances to local kids clubs, men in sheds to knit and natter groups not to mention local health related support groups.  You can search by type of service, location or age group.

Midwife

Have you just found out that you’re pregnant?

Congratulations! Please call 0115 883 1862 to self-refer to the midwife. 

You will be given an appointment with the midwife between 8-12 weeks from the first day of your last period.

You should take Folic Acid before you are pregnant and every day until you are 12 weeks pregnant. You should take Vitamin D each day throughout your pregnancy.