Health and Social Care

• Food Hygiene and Safety
• Health and Safety
• Health Links
• Life Events
• Looked After Children
• Public Conveniences
• Social Care Services

See Also:

• Accessibility Guide
• Concessionary Bus Fare Scheme
• Energy Efficiency
• Smoke Free Hastings

Health Links

Links to Local hospitals, doctors, dentists (see also Community Information).

• Advice on Alcohol and Health
  -if you are worried about your own or someone else's drinking
• Ask Your Pharmacist
  - health advice for men, women and children
• British Dental Association
• British Dental Association 'Find a Dentist' service
• Emergency Dental Treatment:
  • Hailsham Dental Clinic
  • Hastings Dental Clinic
  • Lewes Dental Clinic
• British Pregnancy Advisory Service
  - if you're pregnant and don't know what to do
• East Sussex Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC)
  - health overview and scrutiny playing a positive strategic role in improving services and tackling health inequalities experienced by East Sussex residents.
• Eating Disorders Association
  - information and help on all aspects of eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders.
• Find a Doctor in your area:
  Telephone: 01273 485364/485319/485366 (direct line, office hours)
• Find an Optician
  - online service to find opticians in your area
• Find a Pharmacy
  - online service to find your nearest pharmacy
• Health Development Agency (now National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)
• Health Promotion (East Sussex Brighton and Hove Health Authority)
• National Childbirth Trust
  - information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood
• National Drugs Helpline
  - accurate information and advice on drugs
• NHS Trusts
  Three NHS Trusts in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove provide hospital and community services.
  • Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
    - a single NHS Trust to run general services in Brighton and Mid Sussex
  • East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
    - a single NHS Trust to run general hospital services in Eastbourne and Hastings
  • South Downs Health NHS Trust
    - a range of community and mental health services to Brighton and Hove and part of East Sussex
• NHS
  - policy and guidance
• NHS Direct
  A 24-hour helpline providing confidential advice and information.
• Primary Care Trusts
  There are two Primary Care Trusts in East Sussex who responsible for improving the health of local people, for developing the primary care services in their area and for making sure that other services (provided mainly through hospitals and local community health services) are in place.
  • Hastings and Rother Primary Care Trust
    - covering Hastings and Rother
  • East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust
    - covering Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealden.
• Strategic Health Authority:
  • Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority
    - a new Strategic Health Authority leading the strategic development of the NHS across the area
    Telephone: 01293 778899
    Fax: 01293 778888

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This page last updated: 08/08/2008