Useful Links
- For access to the local Healthboard visit the ABUHB website here: www.wales.nhs.uk
- Information regarding the care and wellbeing of elderly persons is available from Age Concern. Access the website here: www.ageuk.org
- For additional information and support please visit the Alcoholics Anonymous website here:
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk - For information and help with the condition Alzheimers visit the Alzheimers Society website here: www.alzheimers.org.uk
- This service provides advice, information and support for helping you live well with arthritis. Please visit the website here: www.arthritiscare.org.uk/ . For further information on everything from types of arthritis and how to deal with them, please visit: www.arthritisresearchuk.org
- For information and guidance on managing the condition Asthma please visit the Asthma UK website here: www.asthma.org.uk
- For information on helping people become more independent visit the Be Independent website here: beindependent.ork.uk
- Bounty offer support on getting pregnant, pregnancy and parenthood. Please visit: www.bounty.com
- The Breastfeeding Network (BfN) aims to be an independent source of support and information for breastfeeding women and others. Visit the website: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
- For help with issues involving bullying please visit the website here: www.bullying.co.uk
- To access support materials for full and part time carers visit the Carers UK website here: www.carersuk.org
- Online free advice from Citizens Advice to help you find a way forward, whatever the problem. Visit the website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk
- For help, information and guidance for people living with Dementia please access the Dementia Roadmap Wales website here: www.wales.dementiaroadmap.info
- For help with the condition Diabetes please visit the Diabetes UK website here: www.diabetes.org.uk
- Drugaid Cymru provides free confidential and non judgmental support delivered by trained workers. Visit the website here:
www.drugaidcymru.com - For information on managing the condition Eczema the National Eczema Society wesite can be found here: www.nationaleczemasociety.org
- For information and guidance on family planning please visit the Family Planning website here: www.fpa.org.uk
- For friendly advice on drug addiction and abuse please visit the Talk to Frank website here:
www.talktofrank.com - This service provides advice, information and support groups for the friends and family of substance misusers. Please visit the website here: www.gwentdip.org.uk/
- For information and guidance on drug addiction and abuse please visit the Lifeline Project website here: www.lifeline.org.uk
- Learn more about migraine including symptoms and trigger factors. Please visit: www.migrainetrust.org
- Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Mind works across Torfaen and more recently Blaenau Gwent to promote and support better mental health and wellbeing. Visit the website here: www.torfaenmind.co.uk
- For all enquiries outside of general practice hours please contact NHS Direct Wales. The website can be found here: www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk
- Overeaters Anonymous Program of recovery for eating issues / disorders including compulsive eating, over eating, under eating, obesity, anorexia, bulimia. Visit the website here: www.oagb.org.uk
- For advice, guidance and support on giving up smoking please visit the website:
www.stopsmokingwales.com - St David’s Hospice Care support people with life threatening illnesses, and their families, to face the challenge of reaching the end of their lives with dignity and respect. Visit the website here: www.stdavidshospicecare.org
- For emotional support and practical advice for cancer patients and their families, please visit: www.tenovuscancercare.org.uk