Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge

We can provide safe, emergency accommodation for women and children suffering from domestic abuse, as well as offer advice, help and support to safely remain at home if you are not yet ready to leave.

Telephone: 01206 500 585

Website: www.colchester-refuge.org.uk

Living Well Essex

If you’re experiencing domestic abuse, you may feel afraid about looking for help because you’ve been threatened, or because you think no-one else will be listening to you.
But you don’t have to face domestic violence on your own. There are many organisations that can offer support and can help to protect you.

Website: www.livingwellessex.org

Social Care (Child and Adult)

Are you worried an adult or child may be at risk of abuse or neglect?

Telephone: 0345 603 7627 (Child)

Telephone: 0345 603 7630 (Adult)

Website: www.essex.gov.uk

Essex Compass

Are you concerned about domestic abuse during this time?

Telephone: 0330 333 7444

Website: www.essexcompass.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care

Grief is a natural process, but it can be devastating. For those who need help, Cruse offers free confidential support for adults and children, and this can be by telephone, email or face-to-face.

Telephone: 0808 808 1677

Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Forwards Bereavement Group Colchester

Forwards is a Colchester group consisting of those that are single by bereavement.
We meet each week, and also have many events including; group holidays, parties, meals, whist drives, walks, dances and outings to the cinema.
If you are bereaved and would like to join us please come along one Wednesday evening to our meeting and see if you like it.

Website: www.forbeg.moonfruit.com

Military Wives Support Group

Held here at Creffield Medical Centre.

Second Thursday of every month, offering support and refreshments.

12pm – 1pm

Starting from February 2019

Children welcome!

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

Email: info@carersuk.org

Essex Carers Support

Your local independent Carer Support organisation. Providing information, advice and guidance to carers in Colchester, Tendring, Rochford and Castle Point districts.

Telephone: 01255 474410

Website: www.essexcarerssupport.org.uk

Colchester & Tendring Children's Centres

Colchester and Tendring Children’s Centres support families through the early years of having a child and we have lots of free groups and activities throughout the week for parents, carers and children.

Website: www.essex.gov.uk

Advice for Parents During Coronavirus

Remember that NHS services are still providing the same safe care for children.

Find out more

Abuse

Are you worried an adult or child may be at risk of abuse or neglect?

Telephone: 0345 603 7627 (Child)

Telephone: 0345 603 7630 (Adult)

Website: www.essex.gov.uk

Common Childhood Wellbeing Booklets

The North East Essex CCG have developed handbooks to help you look after your child, from ages 0-5 and 6-12. They include information on general welfare and wellbeing and common childhood illnesses to help you keep your child safe and healthy.

Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Colchester Samaritans

Our volunteers are available every day, 365 days a year, answering your calls, texts and emails.
Volunteers from Colchester Samaritans offer support to service detainees at the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) in Colchester.
We visit schools and colleges in the CO postcode area and give talks to other organisations by invitation.

Twitter: @ColchesterSams

Facebook: @colchestersamaritans

Telephone: 116 123 / 0330 094 5717

Website: www.samaritans.org/colchester

Military Wives Support Group

Held here at Creffield Medical Centre.

Second Thursday of every month, offering support and refreshments.

12pm – 1pm

Starting from February 2019

Children welcome!

Short-Term Wheelchair Loan Charity

The Short-Term Wheelchair Loan Charity has been set up to help local people who need to hire or loan a wheelchair on a temporary basis.

Telephone: 01255 201763 or 01255 201771

Website: www.wheelchairloancharity.com

Futures in Mind

Futures in Mind is a service designed for people from across Essex who are looking for support with recovery from mental health problems and/or substance and alcohol misuse. We have peer support groups and befriending services available across the area.

Telephone: 01376 316126

Website: www.futuresinmind.org.uk

Email: fim.enquiries@futuresinmind.org.uk

Sound Doctor for COPD

A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.

Website:www.livewellcampaign.co.uk

Coronavirus

A national campaign has been launched aimed at advising the public on how to slow the spread of coronavirus.

The Communications team across Suffolk and North East Essex CCGs has uploaded the campaign’s materials to the websites as well as through their social media channels.

YouTube public information film

Links to CCG websites:

NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG

NHS North East Essex CCG

NHS West Suffolk CCG

Live, real time information is available here – www.gov.uk.

National press release announcing the launch of the campaign, for information: www.gov.uk

The Turner Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy

The Turner Centre is a private counselling & psychotherapy centre with over 25 highly experienced, professional and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists and clinical and counselling psychologists specialising in a range of emotional difficulties as well as providing clinical supervision to qualified therapists and other health care professionals as well as support workers and behavioural specialists in schools.

Telephone: 01206 544458

Website: www.theturnercentre.com

Email: info@theturnercentre.com

Military Wives Support Group

Held here at Creffield Medical Centre.

Second Thursday of every month, offering support and refreshments.

12pm – 1pm

Starting from February 2019

Children welcome!

Mid and North East Essex Mind

Mid and North East Essex Mind provide counselling, practical support and peer support for children from the age of 5 and adults of all ages. Visit the website to find out what is available in your area.

Telephone: 01206 764600

Website: www.mnessexmind.org

Email: enquiries@mnessexmind.org

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Telephone: 0300 123 3393

Website: www.mind.org.uk

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Email: info@rethink.org

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Living Well Essex

Diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood becomes too high because the body cannot use it properly. This happens because the body is not producing enough insulin (a naturally-occurring hormone) to deal with the amount of glucose.

Website: www.livingwellessex.org

Diabetes Prevention

Find out if you’re one of over 5 million people in the UK who are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, and programmes available to support you.

Website: www.preventing-diabetes.co.uk

Open Road

Your journey to recovery! Open Road is a registered charity that provides support for individuals affected by drugs and alcohol across Essex and Suffolk. We also work with the Norfolk & Suffolk Community Rehabilitation Company.

Telephone: 01206 766096

Website: www.openroad.org.uk

Drug and Alcohol Team North East Essex (NEEDAS)

A joint health and social care team that provides assessment, detoxification, care planning, residential referrals and day programmes, as well as information, advice, counselling and support for those with drug and/or alcohol or other substance misuse problems.

Telephone: 01206 287250

Website: www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Futures in Mind

Futures in Mind is a service designed for people from across Essex who are looking for support with recovery from mental health problems and/or substance and alcohol misuse. We have peer support groups and befriending services available across the area.

Telephone: 01376 316126

Website: www.futuresinmind.org.uk

Email: fim.enquiries@futuresinmind.org.uk

Talk to Frank

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

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Telephone: 0800 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

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

Serenity Health Group

Private Drug & Alcohol Detox at Home Essex

is addiction threatening and distracting your way of life? Is it creating problems at home, at work place? If you are ready to struggle with your addiction and need a professional help and assistance, then the Step Essex Home Detox programme is suitable for you as it will provide you with support and help which you need to beat the addiction of alcohol or drugs.

Telephone: 0800 1182892

Website: www.rehabclinic.org.uk

Age UK

Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

Telephone: 0800 055 6112

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk

Dementia

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Email: helpline@dementiauk.org

Silver Line

Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0800 4708 090

Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk

Daisy Chain Home Support Ltd

Daisy Chain Home Support specialise in supporting older people to live independently in their own homes. We are able to provide as little or as much support as required.

Telephone: 01206 394545 

Website: www.daisychainsupport.co.uk

Email: liz@daisychainsupport.co.uk

Dementia Cafe

The Surgery holds a Dementia Cafe every last Friday of the month between 12pm-1pm for patients who suffer with Dementia and would like to attend for an afternoon at the surgery. Tea, coffee and biscuits are served and carers/family members are welcome! We reach out to various services to do talks at our Dementia Cafe in order to raise awareness and share any suitable services for patients.

If you would like to come along please let the surgery know:

Telephone: 01206 570371 (ask for Olivia)

Email: creffieldmedicalcentre@nhs.net 

Colchester NCT

Run by local parents, we offer support, information and friendship to new parents and parents-to-be across Colchester and districts.

Website: www.nct.org.uk

Netmums - Antenatal & Postnatal Support

If you’re a new mum suffering from anxiety or depression you’ll find support for perinatal health and postnatal issues near you here.

Website: www.netmums.com

Essex Sexual Health Service

We provide a free, confidential , non-judgemental service available to the people of Essex regardless of sex, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.

Telephone: 0300 003 1212

Website: www.essexsexualhealthservice.org.uk

Sexual Health Help Line

The Family Planning Association Sexual health help line can give you confidential information and advice.

Telephone: 0845 122 8690

Brook

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

Website: www.brook.org.uk

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.

Telephone: 0300 1237123

Website: www.fpa.org.uk

Creffield Medical Centre - Stop Smoking Cessation

Our Healthcare Assistant does a Stop Smoking Cessation here at the practice. If you would like an appointment please book through the surgery. Alternatively, you can fill out our Smoking Review.

Provide UK - Essex Lifestyle Service Stop Smoking

Residents in Essex can recieve help via the Essex Lifestyle Service run by Provide UK, where a stop smoking advisor will offer you a tailor-made support package. You will be given advice on managing stress, eating well (so that you don’t put on weight) and on how to overcome the urge to light-up.

Telephone: 0300 303 9988

Website: www.essexlifestyleservice.org.uk

Email: provide.essexlifestyles@nhs.net

Just Jules Fitness

I am a qualified aerobics instructor and nutritionist and have been teaching classes in Colchester for the past 10 years, I have helped many ladies and men to lose weight and become fitter and healthier. Now I would like the chance to help you.

Telephone: 01206 548049

Website: www.justjulesfitness.co.uk

Sound Doctor for Weight Management Surgery

A new web based library of 300 film and audio patient information videos, designed to help people understand more about some long term conditions.

Website:www.livewellcampaign.co.uk

Slimming World

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk

WW UK

Meetings, online or a little bit of both. WW UK, formerly Weightwatchers, offers options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Facebook: @WW.UK

Twitter: @ww_uk

Website: www.weightwatchers.com

Look after yourself

It is important we all know how to look after ourselves whether we have a self-limiting minor ailment or a long-term condition.

Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk

Pharmacy First

Watch our video to find out what to do when you have a common health condition.

Video: www.vimeo.com

Winter Health

Find out about common winter health conditions that can be treated with over the counter medicines.

Video: www.vimeo.com