Patient care support

If you or someone you know needs help on a day-to-day basis, then you can find more information on this page about the help available and where you can get support.

  • Emergency services

    These are the emergency services available if you need urgent care or medical help.

  • Carers

    If you are a carer or looking after someone who can’t care for themselves, then here’s all the services and support available for you.

  • Social prescribing

    Find out more about social prescribing and the activities available in your community.

  • What support do I need?

    Find out what support you might need and the help available with the practice and in the local area.

  • Accessing medical details

    You can access your medical details online. Find out more here.

  • ADHD & Autism Support Information

    Information to support you should you like to explore a ADHD and/or Autism assessment.

  • Where to get help

    Find the right service for what you need: 999, NHS 111, a pharmacy, a minor injuries unit, your dentist or optician, or us.

  • Services you can refer yourself to

    Local NHS and support services you can refer yourself to, such as talking therapies, sexual health, maternity and help to stop smoking.

  • Help with communication and access

    Interpreters, British Sign Language, hearing loops, easy read and large print, and how to tell us what you need so it is on your record.

  • Letting someone talk to us about your care

    How to give us permission to talk to a partner, family member or carer about your care, and how this differs from proxy access and power of attorney.

  • Power of attorney

    What a lasting power of attorney is, how to show us one, and what an attorney can and cannot decide about someone's health care.

  • When someone dies

    What to do if someone dies at home, how the medical certificate and registration work, and where to find bereavement support.

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Page last reviewed: 13 November 2026