Basildon Council - Menu - Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care
	Basildon Management Structure and Responsibilities
	Senior Management Team
	Access to Health and Social Care
	Health Authorities NHS Foundation Trust Find a... . Doctor . Dentist . Hospice . Hospital . Nursing Home . Pharmacy . Support Groups Online Health Advice
	Alarm Service
	Emergency home alarm service that lets people live independently while having easy access to help in the event of an emergency.
	Careline . What is Careline? . Who can use Careline?
	Disabilities
	Access for disabled . Grants for disabled access . Housing aids & adaptations (St Georges Community Housing, Basildon) . Basildon District Volunteer Carers . DIAL - Disability Information & Advice Line, Basildon . Disabled and special needs information guide . Transport for the disabled . Wheelchair Loan Service, BDVC Learning disabilities . British Institute of Learning Disabilities. . Essex County Council, support for learning disability . Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities . MENCAP - Understanding Learning Disability Hearing impairment . British sign language . Hearing aids . Lip reading . Support for the deaf Visual impairment . Braille . Support dogs . Talking Newspapers . . National talking newspapers & magazines . . Wickford & District Talking Newspaper - also covers Basildon . Visual Impairment Support
	Health and Medical Care
	NHS Direct - Advice and support Alcohol, drugs and substance use . Alcoholism . Drugs use . Essex Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) . Smoking . Tackling Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace Complementary medicine . Complementary Healthcare Information Service Illnesses and conditions . Allergies . Anaemia . Angina . Arthritis . Asthma . Cancer . Cataract . Diabetes . Epilepsy . Haemophilia . Hepatitis . Irritable bowel syndrome . Mental health . Migraine . Tinnitus Sex education . Girls . Boys
	Social Policy
	Social benefits . Council tax Benefits for Owner/Occupiers . Council Tax & Housing Benefits for tenants (private & Council) . Incapacity Benefit
	Social Services
	Children and family care . Aftercare . Children at risk . Children in need Domestic violence . Are you in a violent relationship? . Contact numbers for information and advice . Dealing with Domestic Violence . How can I help a friend? Hospice care . St Lukes Hospice . Little Haven Children's Hospice Support for the elderly . Aids & Adaptations to Council Homes . Basildon District Volunteer Carers (BDVC) . Careline . Community transport . Directory of Services for the Elderly . Gardening for the elderly, Age Concern . Meals on Wheels . Shopping Escort Service, BDVC . Volunteer Home Visitors for the Elderly & Disabled, BDVC . Warden call . Winter Fuel Payments