Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Partnership

Winter Wellness

As we approach winter, it is important to know and understand what we can all do to keep well. Here you’ll find some useful information.

If you need help accessing food, medicines or feel lonely contact: 0300 500 80 80 www..gov.uk/care/coronavirus/nottinghamshire- coronavirus-community-support-hub Keep Moving and pay as you go options. They offer a variety of activities Feel Good Families including swimming, gym and Feel Good Families provide group exercise. They also offer positive activities for Ashfield an exercise referral scheme, families to take part in which offers a tailor made encouraging you to play, smile package to help improve physical and be active together. To activity levels for those with pre- receive updates about the latest existing health conditions. And if opportunities you can register you don’t want to or are unable for FREE at www.ashfield.gov.uk/ to leave your house, they have feelgoodfamilies or follow our an online offer available too. ‘Feel Good Families’ Facebook www.everyoneactive.com page. Staying Active at Home One Step at a time – Buddy Our local Active Partnership, Walks Active Notts have put together Ashfield Voluntary action some useful activities that can be are currently recruiting local done in your own home or local volunteers to support residents area. www.activenotts.org.uk/ from the Coxmoor area of the active-during-coronavirus district who may want to venture out into the community but Falls Prevention are finding it difficult. If you Lots of helpful tips and advice are interested in becoming a on how to prevent a fall can be walk buddy or would like to found in this helpful booklet. be kept updated about when www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ this opportunity is available for media/115630/getupandgo.pdf you to access and get support, please contact Sylvia Porter, Eat Well Step By Step Project Officer, 01623 555 551 or email info@ Foodbanks ashfieldvoluntaryaction.org.uk There are many foodbanks in Ashfield, offering food parcels Leisure Centres when you need them most. Lammas Leisure Centre, Leisure Centre and Festival Hall are run by Everyone Active, and offer a number of membership Sutton - Let’s All Eat 1. Benefits Check – Tel: 07592 482472 0115 8599209 Hucknall - Hucknall Engage A short assessment can find Tel: 0115 952 1236 out if you are entitled to any Email: [email protected] benefit and help you to apply. Kirkby - Kirkby Storehouse 2. Home Energy Checks – Tel: 07414 576975 0115 8599260 Email: [email protected] Free supply and fitting of Ashfield and energy saving measures, e.g. Emergency Foodbank draught excluders, energy Tel: 07592 482472 saving light bulbs, etc. 3. Heating and Boiler Repairs – 0115 8599260 County Enterprise Foods Funding available* to help County Enterprise Foods is those who may need financial managed by Nottinghamshire assistance for heating and County Council and is away boiler repairs. to access hot or frozen meals, 4. Age UK Business Directory – delivered directly to your door. 0800 0114643 www.countyenterprisefoods. The Age UK Business co.uk Directory provides a way for clients to find trustworthy tradespeople in their area. Keep warm 5. Covid-19 Welfare Service – 0115 8440011 Citizens Advice Ashfield We can help with shopping CAA can provide free, and prescription delivery confidential, and independent during the health crisis. advice for saving on your energy costs. Support for Ashfield Residents Tel: 01623 784357 living with a Long Term Health Email: [email protected] condition – If you have a long term health condition and would Age UK and benefit from improvements in Nottinghamshire your heating system you can Age UK Notts provide five free contact Ashfield District Council services for people over the age on 01623 457036 to discuss the of 50 years old. support available to you. Keep Well • Help manage long term conditions, including Age UK Notts – Connect Service dementia Based in the mid- • Support groups, advocacy and Nottinghamshire, the Connect talking therapy team are able to offer support to people living in the districts of Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark The Lifeline Service & Sherwood who feel they have Are you vulnerable and need deteriorating independence extra reassurance in your home? because of factors associated Do you worry about how you’d with age, mobility, disability, get help in an emergency? Do long term health conditions or you want 24 hour emergency bereavement. help, at the touch of a button? Available from as little as £3.85 a The Connect team are able week. to offer information, advice, signposting and practical support This service uses Lifeline pendant around physical and mental equipment to link you in your health, care needs, housing, home to a 24-hour call centre. finances, social interaction and You are given a discreet button engagement with community. to wear around your neck or Call 01623 488217 for help to wrist that will connect you to access: the call centre when pressed, giving you the reassurance help • Advice and information can be summoned quickly in an • Financial advice emergency. • Gardeners, cleaners and handyperson services For more information visit: • Available transport www.ashfield.gov.uk/Lifeline • Home adaptations and living Phone: 01623 608888 (option 5) aids Email: first4support@ashfield. • Exercise and falls prevention gov.uk • Social activities, clubs and groups • Carer support • Welfare benefits • Housing and care options Home Adaptations to support Your Health Your Way Notts your wellbeing Your Health Your Way is a free Nottinghamshire residents service available to support requiring adjustments or residents of Nottinghamshire adaptations, ranging from (excluding Nottingham City) additional handrails right to lose weight, get more through to a stairlift or wetroom, active, eat healthier, drink less can contact Nottinghamshire and quit smoking. For more County Council’s golden number, information or to make a quick, telephone: 0300 5008080. An easy self-referral visit www. assessment will be conducted yourhealthnotts.co.uk or call us and a referral made to the on 0115 772 2515. appropriate authority if deemed appropriate. Residents can access the following support from this Ashfield Citizen’s Advice service: They provide free, confidential and impartial advice and Weight management Support campaign on big issues affecting (adults, families, maternity): people’s lives in Ashfield. They Losing weight and keeping can work with you to find out it off can be hard. We take a more about your problem, give realistic approach to weight you information, explain your management, no strict/ options and identify what further expensive diets or exhausting action can be taken. They can exercise routines but positive, also help you with filling in forms, regular, practical, and realistic drafting letters and contacting changes to achieve a healthy third parties on your behalf. weight. In each session we will go over a nutritional, followed They also have specialist debt by an exercise session (until we and welfare benefits caseworkers are able to go face to face this is who deal with more complex done over zoom). cases and can work with you over time to help you resolve your debt or benefit issues.

Website: www.ashfieldca.org.uk E-mail: ashfieldca.org.uk Phone: 07752 099013 Physical Activity support: If more frequently since lockdown you think you currently do began. We deliver for those aged less than an hour of activity a 18+, support to reduce alcohol week then we can support with intake and drink within the personalised activity support, recommended guidelines. you can join one of our groups to increase your fitness levels Flu Vaccines safely and 1:1 support. Current People who are eligible for the interventions are over zoom, flu vaccine are being urged to and face to face in small groups receive it as it will reduce the risk outdoors. of catching and spreading the virus over the winter months. Smoking support: Our Stop You can get the flu vaccine from Smoking Service helps individuals your GP or a local pharmacist. (12 years+) quit smoking for To learn more about who should good. Our dedicated and friendly have the flu vaccination visit: stop smoking advisors deliver a nottsccg.nhs.uk/flu-guidance/flu. range of 1-1 and drop-in sessions as well as phone and digital If you are pregnant, you are support. We provide a full range advised to have the flu vaccine of free nicotine replacement regardless of the stage of therapy/champix alongside pregnancy you have reached. To weekly support from our stop find out how you can access the smoking advisors. vaccine visit: nottsccg.nhs.uk/ flu-guidance/the-flu-vaccine-in- You can also have full access pregnancy. to digital support using our Quit Genius app. The app The children’s flu vaccine is provides 24/7 support with offered as a yearly nasal spray. access to a trained stop smoking To read more and learn about at practitioners any time of the what ages children should have day. You can also use your smart the nasal spray flu vaccine visit: phone to record your progress nottsccg.nhs.uk/flu-guidance/flu- and help take positive steps and-young-children towards a smoke free lifestyle. To read more about the eligibility Alcohol support: It has been for people with long-term health reported that at least 1 in 5 conditions to receive the flu drinkers have been drinking vaccination visit: nottsccg.nhs. Insight Healthcare uk/flu-guidance/flu-and-young- Access to talking therapies for children adults. To find more information and self-refer visit their website: Ashfield Voluntary Action www.insighthealthcare.org/our- Access Project services/talking-therapies/find-a- The Access Project helps you service/mid-nottinghamshire get started with learning IT and computer skills including: Shawmind • Basic Keyboard &Mouse/ Shawmind run a monthly Touchpad skill virtual ManCave group aimed • Basic Account and Email use. at encouraging conversation Basic Internet Use around mental health in men. • Help on understanding To find out more, you can visit Security and looking after Shawmind’s website: shawmind. your device org or contact them on 01636 Not forgetting any skills on 600 830. what you want to do too! For more information telephone Turning Point Ashfield Voluntary Action 01623 Call the Nottinghamshire Mental 555551 or email S.Wass@ Health Helpline if you need ashfieldvoluntaryaction.org.uk some emotional support or information about your mental MIND health. This helpline is available MIND is a national charity between 9am and 11pm, 7 offering support for mental days a week. To find out more health. Information is available visit: www.turning-point.co.uk/ to help us understand types of services/nottingham-helpline or conditions, treatments available, call 0300 555 0730. support services, tips for everyday living and much more Kooth (11 – 24 years) www.mind.org.uk/information- Kooth offer free and anonymous support. 5 ways to wellbeing online text based support for is also very helpful in giving young people that is accessible practical ways we can all stay well via www.kooth.com www.mind.org.uk/workplace/ mental-health-at-work/taking- care-of-yourself/five-ways-to- wellbeing CAMHS (0-18 years) Support for Carers The Child and Adolescent Mental The following local services offer Health Services (CAMHS) are support to local carers, including NHS services and offer support young carers: for young people experiencing • Nottinghamshire County emotional and mental Council – Get in touch to health problems. For more discuss the support available information, click here: www. based on your needs and nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs. circumstances, Telephone uk/camhs 0300 500 8080, email [email protected] Domestic Abuse and Violence • Nottinghamshire Carers support Hub – We provide a range of If you are experiencing domestic free support for local carers. abuse or violence and you or For more information call your family are in immediate our helpline 0115 82248824, danger you should call 999. email [email protected] The following support services or visit www.tuvida.org are also available to get in touch • Carers Federation – Contact with: us on 0115 9629 310, email • Juno women’s aid – 24 hour [email protected] helpline for women 0808 800 or visit www.carersfederation. 0340 co.uk • Helpline for men 0808 8010327 Healthy Start • Nottinghamshire Independent With Healthy Start, you get free Domestic Abuse Service vouchers every week to spend (NIDAS) - a small, friendly on milk, fresh, frozen, and tinned local charity working across fruit and vegetables, fresh, dried, Ashfield and Mansfield. If and tinned pulses, and infant you or anyone you know formula milk. You can also get needs advice, support and free vitamins. Pregnant or have guidance, please get in touch. children under the age of four? Please note we are not a crisis You could qualify if you’re on support service. Telephone benefits, or if you’re pregnant 01623 683250 or email hello@ and under 18. www.healthystart. nidas.org.uk nhs.uk