Health Advice

This section contains information on Healthy Living, Health Services and Specific Health Issues. Information is also provided about how you can prevent accidents inside and outside of the home and information and useful contacts about Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Health are also provided.

Health Services 

• NHS Continuing Health Care (fully funded health care over a long period of time)
• NHS Direct - Advice on common health problems 
• NHS Direct - Find your nearest GP, Dentist, hospital, etc 

Specific Health Issues

• About the NHS - Age Concern
• Brain Injuries in Children - Snowdrop (not for profit Child Development Consultancy)
• Breast Cancer Prevention - Genesis Appeal (breast cancer charity)
• Cancer - Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network Patient Information and Support
• Dental Care - Age Concern Factsheet
• Disabilities
• Down's Syndrome Heart Conditions - DHG Charity website
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Help with Continence - Age Concern Factsheet
• HIV Adults/Children
• Hospice Care
• Hospital Discharge Arrangements - Age Concern Factsheet
• Hot Weather Advice - Age Concern Factsheet
• Hygiene - see the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
• Help with Heating - Advice and information from Age Concern
• Learning and Leisure - Age Concern Factsheet  
• Mental Health - Mind Factsheets on Mental Health issues
• Mental Health - Royal College of Psychiatrists site
• National Society for Epilepsy - UK's leading epilepsy medical charity
• NHS Health Care - Ongoing Nursing Support (Age Concern Factsheet)
• Staying Healthy in Later Life