Health Promoting Health Service

Alcohol Focus Scotland

• Reducing harm caused by alcohol.

Drinkline

• Free helpline: 0300 123 1110

Alcoholics Anonymous 

• Visit Alcoholics Anonymous website or call 0800 9177650

Liber8 Lanarkshire

• Visit Liber8’s website or a telephone support/counselling service is available from 10:00am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday – Tel: 01698 533035. During the current coronavirus pandemic, Liber8 are not seeing any clients on a face to face basis.

Harm Reduction Team / Outreach Services

NHS Lanarkshire’s Harm Reduction Team are continuing to operate outreach services throughout Lanarkshire, although there are some local restrictions in place in relation to COVID-19 re social distancing.

• Harm Reduction Team – 01698 753657 (office number) – available Monday to Thursday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Friday: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
• North Lanarkshire – 07810 153940
• South Lanarkshire – 07884 454961

Inpatients

• The Substance Misuse Nurse service can be contacted Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm on 07790 973047.  Out with these hours messages can be left and will be followed up as soon as possible.

My Life My Money App

• NHS Lanarkshire app with advice, support and contacts regarding Money, Housing and Bills, Work and Help Now. Download from Google Play and App Store

Citizens Advice Bureau

• Offering advice, information and advocacy via telephone service in each local area. Call: 0800 028 1456 

Social Security Scotland

• Benefits and eligibility, or call 0800 182 2222

Heating your home

• Insulation, a new heating system or a new boiler installed for free. Call Home Energy Scotland: 0808 808 2282 for further information

North Lanarkshire

• Money Advice or call 01698332551
• Scottish Welfare Fund: 0300 555 0405 or email swf@northlan.gov.uk
• Tackling Poverty Team, call 01698 332551 or email TPteam@northlan.gov.uk

South Lanarkshire

• Money Matters, call 0300 029 0041, or email moneymatters.advice@southlanarkshire.gov.uk. Access via an online referral, for either benefits advice enquiry or debt advice enquiry.
• Scottish Welfare Fund, call 0800 952 0448 or email scottishwelfarefund@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 

Quit Your Way can be contacted Monday – Friday from 9am until 5pm.

There are a variety of free stop smoking options available, and our helpful advisers are here to support you every step of the way. Including:

• One to one support
• Telephone and text
• Support if you’re in hospital
• Support if you use e-cigarettes
• Support at your local pharmacy
• Support during pregnancy

For more information, call 0800 84 84 84 or visit NHS Inform’s Quit Your Way website.

You can now use our ‘Click to be Contacted’ service, select your local or nearest area, leave your name, preferred contact method, and we will be in touch with you.

You can also visit your local Community Pharmacy for free stop smoking support. Find your nearest community pharmacy.

NHS Lanarkshire Weight Management Service

• Variety of health and wellbeing resources and support to empower you to lead a healthier lifestyle, including advice on Diet & Nutrition, Physical Activity, Green Health, Mental Health and more.

Additional support and programmes

• There is free support within NHS Lanarkshire to make healthy changes to your lifestyle.
• Weigh to Go – NHS Lanarkshire’s free 15-week weight management group, followed by 15-weeks of Weigh to Go Maintenance, held within various Lanarkshire centres. Each Weigh to Go class is led by a qualified instructor and consists of a 45-minute low-impact exercise class, followed by a 45-minute healthy eating and lifestyle interactive chat. Classes are open to anyone who wishes to join. 
• Green Health – There are many ways to enjoy the benefits of being outdoors, including: walking, gardening, cycling, volunteering, outdoor learning and play as well as just enjoying being out in green spaces and nature.
• Leisure Trusts – For information on services available visit South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture or North Lanarkshire Council.

North Lanarkshire

Housing

• More information online or call 01698 403200

Locator Tool

• Locator is an online resource for searching activities and services i.e. befriending, support groups and fitness classes. Telephone: 01698 403200

Making Life Easier

• A quick and easy tool to guide you to the support you need in North Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire

Housing

• More information online or call 0303 123 1012. Out of Hours: 0800 24 20 24

Locator Tool

• Locator is an online resource for searching activities and services i.e. befriending, support groups and fitness classes. Telephone: 01698 403200

Shelter Scotland

• Housing Advice Helpline: 0808 800 4444

Scottish Government helpline for those at higher risk of Coronavirus

• People will be put through to their local response team who will support with a range of issues and can put them in touch with local charities and groups who can also help. Call: 0800 111 4000 More information online.

Lanarkshire Carers Centre

• Delivering telephone information, advice and support services to carers. Call on; North Lanarkshire – 01236 755550 and South Lanarkshire – 01698 428090

Age Scotland

• Helpline for older adults feeling lonely. Call: 0800 12 44 222

Lanarkshire Seniors together

• Keeping engaged with a membership using digital media and care calls. Call: 01698 454105

NHS Lanarkshire Public Distress Covid 19 Helpline

• Call 01698 687 567

Calm Distress

• A new online course from NHS Lanarkshire Psychological Services, designed for you to use in your own time and at your own pace. It is all about understanding emotions and improving wellbeing during Covid-19 and beyond.

Lanarkshire Mind Matters

• Information, tips and tools to support your mental health and wellbeing

Educational Psychology

• Advice and support regarding children and young people: North Lanarkshire – 01236 812380 South Lanarkshire – 01698 454444

 Elament

• Local information on mental health and wellbeing

Samaritans

• Call free on 116 123 (open 24/7)

Breathing Space

• Call free on 0800 8384587 (Mon–Thurs: 6pm–2am, Fri 6pm – Mon 6am)

NHS24

• Call free on 111 (open 24/7)

NHS Inform

• Mental wellbeing 

Scotland’s domestic abuse helpline

• Call free on 0800 027 1234 (open 24/7)

Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre

• Call free on 01698 527003

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland

• Scotland’s Bereavement Charity or call 0808 802 6161

NHS Lanarkshire Public Distress Covid-19 Helpline 

• Call 01698 687 567

Referrals to the Maternity and Neonatal Bereavement Support and Counselling Service

Due to the current situation, the Maternity and Neonatal Bereavement Support and Counselling Service is unable to accept further referrals to allow a shift in focus of care and support. A number of alternative resources are available:

• Fertility Network UK or call 01424 732 361
• Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) or call 0207 713 7486
• National Bereavement Care Pathway for pregnancy and loss

If you have any questions or need advice about sexual health or contraception at this time, please contact the dedicated NHS Lanarkshire phoneline on 0300 303 0251

Some forms of long acting contraception can be kept in for longer and some contraceptive pills can even be posted out to your home.

Condoms by post

The Condoms by Post service is available to anyone with a Lanarkshire address. To access this service, please call 0300 303 0216 and leave a message or email freecondoms@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk with a note of your name, address and the type of condoms you would like to receive – all the options for the types of condoms we provide are listed.

During COVID 19, the official guidance is to practice safer sex and avoid becoming pregnant at this time. As there have been changes to Lanarkshire sexual health clinics, you can receive the contraception pill or condoms by post.

HIV and Hepatitis

Information on HIV and hepatitis and the support and services available in Lanarkshire.

There is also information on testing services for HIV and hepatitis available in Lanarkshire.

Young People

LANDED is a peer education charity based in Lanarkshire, aimed at providing young people with education on alcohol, sexual health and smoking. For more information, call: 01698 269872 or visit their website.