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Help in the community

You may find, after you get home, that you need more help with everyday life than you thought you would. We hear from talking to other people that it can be hard to accept that you need a little help and that you may not know where to look or that you're not sure what you might be entitled to.Please be reassured that there is an enormous amount of help available to you in the community, much of it free of charge.In this section, we've provided links to some of the organisations that can offer help with things like personal care, equipment for your home and getting out and about.

 

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Web Link: Home care and repair service

This link will take you to the Care and Repair Scotland website. They offer independent advice and support to home owners aged 60 and over, or who have a disability.

Web Link: ICU Support Groups

Some people find it helpful to meet and talk with others who have been through similar experiences to their own. This is the weblink to ICUsteps website withe details of patient and family support groups UK wide including Edinburgh and Dundee It will tell you more about the groups, who they are, what they do and when and where the meetings are held.

Web Link: Mental Health and Well-being: Health in Mind

This link will take you to the website of Health in Mind, an Edinburgh-based charity promoting postive mental help and well-being across Scotland. They offer a wide rane of support, including information about local services, guided self-help, counselling and trauma support, courses in well-being self-management, etc, etc.

Web Link: Midlothian Community Physiotherapy Services

This link will take you the the webpage of the physiotherapy services in Midlothian which you will be able to access if you live in the area of Midlothian. The page will tell you about the type of physiotherapy services and how to access them.

Web Link: Mobile library service

This link will take you to the Food Train website. Their West Lothian site is currently offering an outreach library service, which means that they offer to loan and return books by people unable to visit their library. Go onto their website to find out more.

Web Link: Money matters: advice wih money worries

This weblink will take you to the Money Matters website.They offer a wealth of advice on a wide range of issues related to benefits, allowances and sources of financial support. They also provide some really useful tools on managing your money in different situations e.g. remorgaging or early retirement.

Web Link: Prescriptions: online service (Boots)

You might find, in the first few weeks after getting home, that you're really tired or not quite as mobile as you'd like. Some pharmacies offer to deliver your prescription to your home.This link will take you to the Boots Pharmacy website, where you can find out more about this service.

Web Link: Prescriptions: online service (Lloyds Pharmacy)

You might find, in the first few weeks after getting home, that you're really tired or not quite as mobile as you'd like. Some pharmacies offer to deliver your prescription to your home.This link will take you to the Lloyds Pharmacy website, where you can find out more about this service.

Web Link: Support at home (British Red Cross)

This link will take you to the British Red Cross site. The Red Cross helps thousands of people following a short stay in hospital and prevents unnecessary hospital admissions by providing extra support and care at home. The support offered by Red Cross volunteers can smooth the process of settling back into a normal routine and enable people to regain their confidence and independence. The service can include; rebuilding confidence, collecting prescriptions, offering...