Alcohol and Drug Misuse
Community Recovery & Treatment Service
Integrated drugs and alcohol service offering a range of interventions appropriate to the needs and desired outcomes of adults in Nottingham City who use alcohol and drugs. Includes drop-in sessions, Clean Slate (support for those on criminal justice pathways who use drugs and alcohol) and Rough Sleepers Drugs and Alcohol Team (support for people experiencing homelessness who use drugs and alcohol, and support for families/concerned others. To access more information and find out how you can refer into this service please visit Our Services – Nottingham Recovery Network.
Pharmacy Needle Exchange
This service is available at participating pharmacies. It provides safe access to clean needles and injecting equipment, and safe disposal of used needles for adults in Nottingham City who use injectable drugs. Please contact your local pharmacy to find out if they provide this service.
The Health Shop
The Health shop provides specialist sexual health and harm reduction service in addition to needle exchange. Contact details for The Health Shop can be found by clicking the following link Nottingham Needle Exchange and Sexual Health Service (healthshopnottingham.co.uk).
The Place
The Place is an integrated young people’s service offering a range of interventions appropriate to the needs and desired outcomes of children and young people aged 18 years and under in Nottingham City who use alcohol and drugs. This service includes a young adults’ service (18-25), and offers support to families or others concerned. If a young person is under the age of 13, parental consent is required for referrals. You can find out more information about The Place and how to self-refer by visiting their website at The Place – Nottingham | Change Grow Live.
The Level
The Level provides recovery-focused inpatient, medically assisted stabilisation, detoxification and withdrawal from drugs and alcohol. Whilst this service is available for adults resident in Nottingham City with a referral from Community Substance Misuse Services, The Level also accommodates private clients. To learn more about this service please visit their webpage at The Level- East Midlands’ leading specialist Inpatient Detox Unit (the-level.org)
Children’s Health
0-19 Public Health Nursing Service
Some elements of the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service can be accessed via self-referral. The service elements that you can self-refer to are:
- Children’s Health Advice Hub. This service allows you to speak to a nurse about your child’s health and development.
- Breastfeeding support drop-in sessions
- School-based drop-in clinics for 11-19 year olds.
Information about how to access these services can be found here Children’s Public Health 0-19 Nursing Service :: Nottingham City Care
Eye Health (Ophthalmology)
Community Ophthalmology
Community Ophthalmology provides minor and urgent eye care services including low vision assessments, provision of low vision aids, and advice and support. There are two providers of Community Ophthalmology in Nottingham City and Bassetlaw. You can find out how to self-refer into the relevant service below.
Bassetlaw – Primary Eyecare Services provides NHS-funded eyecare services via local opticians
Nottingham City – EMMS Healthcare
Lifestyle
Integrated Wellbeing Service
This service offers a range of health improvement interventions such as smoking cessation, weight management and physical activity. You can contact Thrive Tribe to make an initial referral, which includes an initial assessment, ongoing support dependent on your needs. Thriving Nottingham | Helping you to live well and feel great
Blood Pressure Service – Pharmacies
Your local pharmacy may offer blood pressure services. Please click on the link to find a pharmacy in your area Find a pharmacy that offers free blood pressure checks – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Mental Health
Mental Health services
For information about Mental Health services in Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, including services that you can self-refer to, please visit our Mental Health page: Mental Health – NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy
These services provide assessment and management of joint and muscle problems in adults. To find out more about self-referring to a physiotherapy service please visit the relevant link below.
Bassetlaw – Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (MSK) – Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (dbth.nhs.uk)
Broxtowe and Gedling – Nottingham – Connect Health
Mansfield, Ashfield, Sherwood and Newark – Musculoskeletal physiotherapy | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nottingham City – MOSAIC Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Service :: Nottingham City Care
Rushcliffe – Circle Rushcliffe MSK service – Circle Integrated Care (circlehealthgroup.co.uk)
Podiatry
Podiatry Services
Anyone registered with a Nottinghamshire GP with a foot problem may be able to access NHS podiatry services. Please visit Nottinghamshire Healthcare website for details relating to eligibility criteria and to access the self-referral form Community Podiatry – Specialist Services | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Abortion
This service provides termination of pregnancy for patients up to 23 weeks + 6 days. Patients must be registered with a GP to self-refer. There are 3 providers of this service in Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, please visit their websites to find out more:
Care & Support | Book an appointment | BPAS
Abortion online booking – MSI Reproductive Choices UK (msichoices.org.uk)
Booking a Consultation | NUPAS
C-Card Scheme
This scheme provides education, sexual health resources, condoms and lubricant for young people aged 13-24. Empowering Your Sexual Well-being – Healthy Sexual Life – C-Card Nottingham (ccardnottingham.org)
Integrated Sexual Health Service
Nottingham University Hospitals offer a range of self-referral services including sexual health screening, contraception (including Emergency Hormonal Contraception), psychosexual services, and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PreP). Sexual Health Services | NUH
Online Sexual Health Screening
SH:24 provide free Online Sexual Health screening (Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea – dual) with a free at home test and condom and lubricant distribution. SH:24 Free Home STI STD Test | Sexual & Reproductive Health (sh24.org.uk)
Sexual Health Services – Pharmacies
Your local pharmacy may offer chlamydia screening and treatment, and oral Emergency Hormonal Contraception. Please click on the link to find a pharmacy in your area Find a pharmacy that offers the contraceptive pill without a prescription – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
The Health Shop
The Health Shop provides specialist sexual health and harm reduction service in addition to needle exchange. Contact details for The Health Shop can be found by clicking the following link Nottingham Needle Exchange and Sexual Health Service (healthshopnottingham.co.uk)
Vasectomy Service
The service provides quality vasectomy procedures under local anaesthetic. This service is available to all adult males of sound mind, not acting under external duress and are registered with an NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire General Practitioner (GP). For more information about the service and how to self-refer, please visit the provider website: NHS Vasectomy – Nottingham Road Clinic
Wider Determinants of Health
Changing Futures
Changing Futures Nottingham offers a range of services to support people with severe multiple disadvantages. Services include:
- Navigator Services providing intensive support for people facing severe multiple disadvantages.
- A Lived Experience programme, which provides opportunities for people with lived experience to become involved with improving services to people experiencing severe multiple disadvantages, such as being elected to the more formal Experts by Experience Board or attending the Expert Citizens Group.
- An Independent Advocacy Service which provides independent advocacy for people experiencing severe multiple disadvantages. You do not need to be a Changing Futures beneficiary to access this service, but your complaint must be about an agency providing services to people experiencing severe multiple disadvantages.
You can self-refer to Changing Futures Nottingham at Referrals (changingfuturesnottingham.co.uk)
Green Doctor
The Green Doctor service offers free, impartial advice and support to help you save energy, reduce your bills, and live in a more sustainable home. A home visit can be arranged to show you how you can save money on energy. The service helps people to understand bills and tariffs, and provides accessories, such as draft excluders and light bulbs. You can access this service through their website at Five Counties Green Doctor support – Groundwork
Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC)
The IPSPC service supports people with physical or mental health conditions to find and maintain employment. To find out more please visit the Working Well East Midlands website IPSPC Working Well East Midlands
Into the Mainstream
This service supports refugees and people seeking asylum to access healthcare appropriately. They assist with a range of things including GP registration, access to dentists, opticians, mental health services, maternity care and advice on rights to NHS services. ITM Health Project | Nottingham Refugee Forum (nottsrefugeeforum.org.uk)
Rushcliffe Community Voluntary Service (CVS)
Rushcliffe CVS works to support independent living, particularly for those who are frail, elderly and vulnerable. They help people to stay physically and socially active, feel less isolated and improve their wellbeing. They offer several services that you can make a self-referral for including Befriending Service, Transport support and Handy Housekeepers. You can find details on these services on their website Services – Rushcliffe Community and Voluntary Service (rushcliffecvs.org.uk)
Useful Links
Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice is a national charity and network of local charities that offer free confidential advice. They are contactable over the phone, online and in person. To find out more please visit their websiteCitizens Advice
NHS
You can access information on a wide range of health conditions on the NHS website Health A to Z – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Rushcliffe Directory
The Rushcliffe Social Prescribing Team developed a list of directories for health and social care advice and service based in Rushcliffe. To access the directory please visit Health Directories | RushcliffeHealth
Self-referral gives you greater control over your healthcare and can provide you with a quicker, more convenient way to access the care you need.
You can refer yourself to health services that do not a require a health assessment to be carried out by your GP beforehand.
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