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Local
NHS Choices has a website for us as well as this one. There is a link to our performance indicators.
Northamptonshire Teaching PCT (Primary Care Trust) is the organisation that plans and oversees NHS services for the county.
Changing Minds is an excellent Northamptonshire organisation providing advice and support for wellbeing and issues with mental distress. In particular, the Learn2B project offers a choice of non-medical interventions and education to help you learn to deal with difficulties, these are available locally, some even in Towcester. Highly recommended.
Northampton General Hospital provides secondary care for most of our patients. Danetre Hospital in Daventry provides outpatient appointments as a satellite of Northampton. We also use Milton Keynes General and the Horton in Banbury. If your GP refers you to a specialist then you have a choice over which hospital you’re referred to. Please tell your GP about this choice at the time the referral is being made.
The Alzheimer’s Society in Towcester is run by Elizabeth Churchill, telephone 07908 458 042.
John White Funeral Directors are based on Watling Street, telephone 01327 359 266.
The National Childbirth Trust in Towcester is very active, providing support, antenatal classes and breastfeeding advice. Telephone 0844 243 6299.
National
The NHS Video library has hundreds of helpful short videos covering a wide variety of problems and conditions.
NHS Choices has a lot of information about NHS services and general health advice.
Patient.co.uk is an independent website that has much useful information about health and illnesses.
Choose and Book is the online system that we use to book a referral to a specialist for you. When your doctor makes the referral he or she will give you a printout with a phone number for you to call to book the appointment at the hospital. They will ask you for the reference number and password printed on the same sheet.
Diabetes UK offers support and information for those with diabetes.
If you’re not registered yet as an organ donor then please do so now, it’ll take 2 minutes.
If you want advice regarding a forthcoming holiday then you can speak to the nurse in our travel clinic, or you may be avle to answer your question at NHS Scotland’s Fit for Travel website.
Mental health
Living Life to the Full is an excellent website that offers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to the individual over the internet. It’s written by a psychiatrist in Glasgow and supported by the local NHS there. CBT is an evidence-based treatment for depression and anxiety that is commonly used by counsellors and GPs in consultations. You only get out of CBT what you put in, and we suggest that you speak to your GP or nurse beforehand to discuss if CBT is right for you.
Moodgym is an Australian website that’s also popular, recommended by us and free to use. It’s more simple in it’s approach than Living Life to the Full.
No Panic is a charity for those who suffer from panic disorder and anxiety. They offer support and advice over a freephone number.
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The Brook Health Centre Swinneyford Road Towcester NN12 6HD Telephone: 01327 323900 |