Kingswood Medical Centre - 01268 663 140
Out of Hours Contact - 111 (free call)
Ambulance Emergency - 999
Police Emergency - 999
Police Non-Emergency - 101
Basildon Hospital - 01268 524900
St Luke’s Hospice contacts
Useful links
- National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247
- Rape Crisis England & Wales 0808 802 9999
- NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000 – If you’re worried about a child, even if you’re unsure, contact NSPCC professional counsellors for help, advice and support
- Childline 0800 1111 – Offers free, confidential advice and support for any child 18 years or under, whatever the worry
- MIND: Mental Health Support with specific advice on “Coronavirus and your wellbeing”
- YoungMinds: Supporting children and young people and their parents/carers with their mental health and wellbeing. Specific advice on managing self-isolation and naxiety about Coronavirus
- ICON: Babies cry: You can cope
- SafeLives: Specific resources for domestic abuse and COVID
Other contact details:
In- crisis EPUT link here
Learning Disability Services
EPUT - LD Services
Mencap - advice and support
Diabetic Eye Screening
Information-for-patients
Keeping Safe:
Samaritans: Speak to a Samaritan volunteer anytime day or night, call or text 116 123 (free). Calls on this number are automatically sent to the nearest free line.
www.samaritans.org
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): For young men who are feeling unhappy. CALM’s helpline is 0800 58 58 58
www.thecalmzone.net
Get Connected: For young people up to 25 years of age - 0800 8084994, helpline open 1pm – 11pm daily.
www.getconnected.org.uk
Papyrus: Prevention of young suicide, a service for people under 35 years old – 0800 068 4141.
www.papyrus-uk.org
Domestic Abuse?
Are you concerned about domestic abuse during this time? Call 0330 3337 444 access help here when it is safe to do so.
Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service
For more information please check their Website
Diagnosed with cancer
Please find help here: Macmillan cancer Support
Citizen Advice- Basildon Citizens Advice Website
Freephone 0808 278 7877
Money Advice 01277 358082
Drug and alcohol- Basildon STaRS - 01268 534475
13 Southview Road, Basildon, SS16 4ER Website: Openroad
Sexual health clinic (GUM) - Anthony Wisdom Centre at Orsett Hospital - 0300 003 1212
Wellbeing for life - 0800 876 6887
If you are in serious financial trouble then organisations like Citizens Advice, StepChange, National Debt Helpline and the Mental Health & Money Advice website can be really helpful.
Essex services: Children’s immunisation & vaccination team
Blood and organ donation
Since October 2021, patients’ blood and organ donation preferences are no longer being processed through GP practices.
Patients are advised to record their preferences on NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) system. For more information on the NHSBT website about registering as a blood donor (https://www.blood.co.uk) or registering a decision on organ donation (https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk).