Healthy Family Teams are part of the Healthy Families Programme, an integrated service for children, young people and families which brings together care provided by health visitors, school nurses, the Family Nurse Partnership Programme (for first time teenage mums) and the National Childhood Measurement Programme. Children, young people and families will receive care from this service from before birth to their late teens when they need it, regardless of where they live in Nottinghamshire.

To contact your Healthy Family Team in Gedling:

Advice Line

Telephone: 0300 123 3387 Option 4

A ‘single point of access’ Advice Line for parents, carers and healthcare professionals who want to speak to the Healthy Family Team for advice or support, covering the 0-19 years age range. It operates Monday to Friday, from 9am to 4.30pm.

Parentline

Text: 07520 619919

The Healthy Family Teams’ confidential texting service to provide parents and carers advice around feeding, child development, parenting advice and support, emotional health and wellbeing, behaviour difficulties and family health.

Chat Health

Text: 07507 329952

This is a confidential texting service for 11 to 19-year-olds in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The ChatHealth text service is an easy way for young people to confidentially ask for help about a range of issues. They can also find out how to access other local services including emotional support or sexual health services.

Out of hours

If you need urgent advice about your child or young person’s health out of office hours please call NHS 111 or your GP practice.

If you have concerns for the wellbeing or safety of a child contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 500 8090.

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/healthy-family-teams

If you are concerned about your drinking or drug use but are not sure what steps to take, you can find lots of information and advice through Change, Grow, Live.

If you are worried about a friend or family member then you can speak to a member of the Change, Grow, Live Online Team. You can also access advice if you are worried about your child’s drinking or drug use.

https://www.changegrowlive.org/advice-info/alcohol-drugs

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are for people up to 18 years old. They are sometimes called CAMHS. If you are aged between 12 and 18 years old and have a Nottinghamshire GP, you can self-refer to CAMHS. This means that you can directly approach the CMAHS Team to ask for help.

The telephone number is 0115 8542 299 and it is open from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. You will speak to a specially trained professional who will ask you some questions and talk to you about how they can help. If you prefer, you can ask for help by completing an online self-referral form.

• Anxiety
• Low mood/depression
• Problems with eating
• Problems with drugs or alcohol
• Psychosis – when someone hears or sees things which aren’t there
• Intellectual disability – when someone finds it difficult to communicate or understand things

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/camhs

Click here to complete the CAMHS self-referral form

If you are over 18 you can self-refer to Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies. They offer counselling and various therapies to help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, coping with long term health conditions and more.

There are two ways you can self-refer to Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies; either over the phone or online.

Please click here to direct you to their website and online referral form.

You can call on: 0333 188 1060

CMATS is a service for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. They provide a range of treatments in a community setting providing care closer to home. The service offers a self-referral option to access physiotherapy without needing to visit your Doctor first. The team of Specialist Clinicians will provide a comprehensive assessment and a personalised management plan. They may also refer you on to the Orthopaedic Team if needed.

To refer yourself into the service, visit www.connecthealth.co.uk/services/nottingham and click self-refer. Alternatively, please call 0115 784 2147 and one of the Patient Care Co-ordinators will be happy to help.

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK and around the world get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country – they are there when you need them.

To self-refer please call 0344 871 11 11

The British Red Cross provide help with:

• Hiring a wheelchair
• Getting support at home when you return from hospital or help you to live independently
• Help as a refugee or asylum seeker
• Help with loneliness
• Hiring a commode
• Help with money problems
• Help finding missing relatives
• Advice regarding preparing for emergencies
• Help for UK victims of terrorism abroad

https://www.redcross.org.uk/

If you are pregnant and are considering an abortion, you are not alone. 1 in 3 UK women will have an abortion by the time they are 45 years old. BPAS help thousands of women with unplanned pregnancy counselling and abortion treatment every year. They make sure that you have enough support to help you decide if abortion, adoption or parenting is right for you.

Most women BPAS see are sure they want a termination and do not need counselling – they make sure that they are treated quickly, safely and conveniently. Other women are undecided about their next step, they want to talk about their pregnancy so BPAS offer them counselling. 10-15% of women who approach BPAS decide to continue with their pregnancy.

To self-refer, please call 03457 30 40 30.

https://www.bpas.org/

The loss of someone we care about can be devastating and one of the most difficult experiences we will have to face. It can be lonely and isolating, especially if you have nobody you can talk to.

Cruse offers face to face support, telephone support and group support

To get in touch with Nottinghamshire Cruse, please call :

0115 924 4404

nottinghamshirecruse.org.uk

The Base 51 Counselling Service provides time and space for young people aged 12 to 25 to talk about their troubles and explore difficult feelings in an environment which is dependable, free from intrusion and confidential. Counsellors at Base 51 respects young people’s viewpoint while helping them to deal with specific problems, cope with crises, improve their relationships, or develop better ways of living.

Counselling is not about offering advice or about managing a situation for a young person: counselling offers help to the young person to gain insight into their feelings, thoughts and behaviour and to work with them to change if necessary or if they want to.

To self-refer: Telephone: 0115 952 5040, E-mail: counselling@base51.org.uk

Some of the things that counselling can support young people with are:

• Issues around relationships
• Family issues
• Bullying
• Neglect
• Violence
• Abuse
• Anger
• Trauma
• Being self-critical
• Adoption
• Loss
• Foster-care
• Bereavement
• Sexuality
• Exploitation
• Drugs and alcohol
• Disordered eating
• Anxiety
• Panic
• Stress
• Depression
• Suicidal thoughts
• Self-harm

https://www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk/kb5/nottinghamshire/directory/service.page?id=ImbDFGS1Pac

Private Work Fees

Please find the charges set out by Highcroft Surgery for private and/or non-NHS work below.

This work is carried out at a clinician’s discretion – they have the right to decline any and all requests. All work must be paid for either by cash or card payment. Charges may be greater than indicated depending on the requirements.