Health Links
Please click on the links below for websites you may find useful:
(Please note that the Valley Medical Centre is not responsible for the content of any of these sites nor do we endorse them.)
Addiction
Alcoholics Anonymouswww.aa.org
Sheffield Alcohol Support Servicewww.sheffieldalcoholsupportservice.org.uk
Appointment Booking
SystmOnlinehttps://SystmOnline.tpp-uk.com/Login?Practiceld=c88092
Asthma
Bone and Joint Problems
Arthritis Research Campaignwww.arthritisresearchuk.org
National Osteoporosis Societywww.nos.org.uk
Sheffield Aches & Painswww.sheffieldachesandpains.com
Cancer Information
Breast Cancer Campaign UKwww.breastcancercampaign.org
Cancer Help (Cancer Research) UKcancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org
Macmillanwww.macmillan.org.uk
Marie Curie Cancer Carewww.mariecurie.org.uk
The Cancer Research Campaignwww.cancerresearchuk.org
Charities
Epilepsy Actionwww.epilepsy.org.uk
FPA - Sexual Health Charitywww.fpa.org.uk
Guide Dogs for the Blindwww.guidedogs.org.uk
Multiple Sclerosis Society www.mssociety.org.uk
Relate www.relate.org.uk
Samaritanswww.samaritans.org.uk
Sense for deaf blind peoplewww.sense.org.uk
Children's Health
Children's Immunisationshttp://immunisation.dh.gov.uk
Children's Immunisationswww.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/ pages/Vaccinesforkidshub.aspx
Coronavirus
Coronavirus and your Wellbeingwww.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing
10 tips if you are worried about Coronaviruswww.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
How to look after your Mental Health during Coronaviruswww.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus
Elefriends - Supportive Online Communitywww.mind.org.uk/information-support/support-community-elefriends/
Diabetes
Diabetes UKwww.diabetes.org.uk
Sheffield Diabetes Groupwww.sheffield.diabetesukgroup.org
Domestic Abuse
Vida - Life Without Abusewww.vidasheffield.org.uk
Elderly
Age Concernwww.ageuk.org.uk
Silver Linewww.thesilverline.org.uk
Foreign Travel Health
Department of Health
- Advice for Travellerswww.nhs.uk/nhsengland/ Healthcareabroad/pages/ Healthcareabroad.aspx
Fit for Travelwww.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
Travel Advicewww.travelhealth.co.uk
Heart Problems
The British Heart Foundationwww.bhf.org.uk
Local Community Groups and Organisations
Stocksbridge Communityhttp://stocksbridgecommunity.org
Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centrewww.stocksbridgeclc.co.uk
Stocksbridge Town Councilwww.stocksbridge-council.co.uk
Mental Health and Counselling
Alzheimer's Societywww.alzheimers.org.uk
Mental Health Foundationwww.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mind - The Mental Health Charitywww.mind.org.uk
Relate www.relate.org.uk
Royal College of Psychiatristswww.rcpsych.ac.uk
Samaritanswww.samaritans.org.uk
Silver Linewww.thesilverline.org.uk
Sheffield Mental Healthwww.sheffieldmentalhealth.co.uk
Sheffield IAPTiaptsheffield.shsc.nhs.uk
The Exchangenhs.uk/recovery-college/barnsley
Koothwww.kooth.com
Nutrition
British Nutrition Foundationwww.nutrition.org.uk
Weight Wisewww.bdaweightwise.com
Patient Information
Department of Healthwww.dh.gov.uk
NHS Choices - General NHS Infowww.nhs.uk
Patient UKwww.patient.co.uk
Patient UK Leafletswww.patient.co.uk/pils.asp
Understanding Laboratory Testswww.labtestsonline.org.uk
Stop Smoking
Ashwww.ash.org.uk
Go SmokeFreewww.gosmokefree.co.uk
Yorkshire Smoke Freewww.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk