Adult Social Care
Adult social care covers all forms of personal and practical support for adults who need extra support to stay healthy, play a part in their community and lead as fulfilling a life as possible.
Hampshire County Council adult social care can help with:
For more information please visit Adult social care | Health and social care | Hampshire County Council or Family Information and Services Hub | Adult Social Care for Adult Social Care directory.
Audiology Service - NHS Hearing Aid Self-Referral Pathway
If you are over 55 years of age, need a hearing test and are not already on an NHS hearing pathway, and think you might benefit from free NHS hearing aids, you can now self-refer to the local Audiology service
In our area, Community Audiology service is provided by Scrivens Hearing Care.
There is no need to contact your GP, but please contact the chosen Scrivens Hearing Care Clinic directly.
You can also attend your local Scrivens Hearing branch for all aftercare and any additional assistance required. Scrivens Hearing branches are open six days a week and offer flexible service to meet the individual needs of each patient.
Online Booking: https://scrivens.com/find-a-branch/
Customer Services: 0800 027 5102
Email: customercare@scrivens.com
CAMHS
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are an NHS service that aims to help young people up to the age of 18 who are finding it hard to manage their emotional and psychological health, and who are suffering with acute, chronic and severe mental health problems. Please see the webiste below for more information and the referral forms or call 0300 304 0050.
CAMHS Website
Continence Team (Southern Health)
The Continence Service are a team of nurses and advisors who can offer support, assessments, treatment and advice to individuals over 18 years of age who have bladder and or bowel problems.
You can self-refer yourself to the team for help and support via their website or by calling them on 02382 311690 and selecting option 4.
Continence Team Website
Drugs and Alcohol
Inclusion provide services that include advice, information, harm reduction interventions, recovery planning in conjunction with a range of pharmacological, psychosocial and structured treatment programs. Inclusion supports those affected by drugs and alcohol in Hampshire.
If you want help with your own use and are aged 25 and over please contact Inclusion Recovery Hampshire on 0300 124 0103. If you want help with your own use and you are aged 24 and under please contact Hampshire 24/7 on 0845 459 9405. If you are affected by someone else's use please contact the specialist family and Carer support service on 023 8039 9764. Please see link below for more infomation.
Inclusion Recovery Hampshire
Gloji (weight loss)
What is gloji?
Whether you're new to weight loss or you've tried every diet out there, gloji is designed to support you.
Gloji is an exciting new, free service that helps you lose weight and keep it off based on the latest science of what it takes to change behaviours.
No complicated, restrictive diet plans. We'll empower you to make lifestyle choices that mean your weight loss becomes permanent weight loss.
We provide practical tools (like the gloji journal and food diary) plus an online wealth of inspiration, tailored specifically to your needs.
Our specially trained health mentors support those who need it by phone, a little or a lot.
We offer a free 12 week digital weight loss programme supporting you to change your life, for good.
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You'll need a BMI over 30 (over 27.5 if you're from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.
To be referred:
You may be asked to provide your height & weight to check if you qualify, if that information has not been provided recently.
Please understand this service is likely to be popular so your request to be referred will not be processed immediately. You will be contacted via SMS or phone to confirm when you have been referred.
NHS Talking Therapies (italk)
Patients wishing to speak to a counsellor do not have to be referred by a GP and can self refer to NHS Talking Therapies (italk). Most of the treatments offered by the service are based on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), which is a type of talking therapy.
Please call NHS Talking Therapies on 023 8038 3920 to arrange an appointment, or see the links below for more information.
Italk Website
Italk Patient Questionnaire (DOCX, 900KB)
Opticians and Sight Test
You can check if you're eligible for a free NHS sight test: Free NHS eye tests and optical vouchers - NHS
To find your local opticians please go to Opticians and sight tests - NHS
Pharmacy Contraception Service
pharmacies offer the contraceptive pill for free. You do not need to see a doctor or nurse for a prescription.
A pharmacist may be able to supply the contraceptive pill if you need to:
- start using the contraceptive pill for the first time
- start the contraceptive pill again after a break from taking it
- get a supply of the contraceptive pill if it’s already been prescribed to you
If the pharmacist gives you the contraceptive pill they will share this information with your GP if you give permission for them to do so.
Appointments can be booked directly on The Village Pharamcy website: The Village Pharmacy Appointment Booking
Pharmacy First
Pharmacists can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.
They may also be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP. Conditions they can treat as part of Pharmacy First are:
- earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
- impetigo (aged 1 year and over)
- infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
- shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
- urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
Appointments can be booked directly on The Village Pharmacy website: The Village Pharmacy Appointment Booking
Physiotherapy Service (Southern Health MSK)
From 1st February 2022, patients aged 18 and over will be able to refer themselves to the Southern Health MSK Physiotherapy Service. For more information and to complete the referral form please follow the link below:
Physiotherapy :: Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust (hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk)
Podiatry (in-growing toenails only)
If you are aged 10 and over and have a registered GP in Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, East Hampshire, or West Hampshire area and have been struggling with painful in-growing toenails, you can self-refer for a nail assessment via the website below (please select the "If you are registered with a GP in Portsmouth, Southampton, West and East Hampshire form")
Podiatry :: Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust
Sexual Health
Solent NHS Trust Sexual Health Service provides Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) services across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton. Please see link below for more information or call the team on 0300 300 2016.
Lets Talk About It
Sleep Station
How Sleepstation works
You won’t get better sleep by trying harder — you need smarter strategies. Sleepstation gives you effective solutions that lead to a lifetime of good sleep.
Our programme is developed by experts and backed by scientific research.
Since Sleepstation was launched by leading sleep experts in 2012, the pioneering approach has empowered thousands to reclaim their nights and is now available across the world. The proven, drug-free programme simplifies the science into manageable steps that seamlessly fit into your daily life.
Sleepstation involves a three-step process:
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Identifying the root causes of your sleep problems
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Creating your tailored plan, just for you
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Providing you with ongoing support from sleep experts.
Each week, you’ll uncover new insights and tools, slowly peeling back the layers of your sleep troubles, one by one, until every piece of the puzzle is addressed.
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Our scientific, evidence-based approach produces refreshing, restorative sleep.
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By the end of the short course, you won’t just be someone who “tries to sleep better” — you’ll become someone who experiences great sleep, and feels in control of your sleep — for life.
Sleepstation cannot accept referrals for patients who are:
- under 18
- unable to use a computer/smart phone and access the internet daily
Sleep Station Self-Referral Link
Smoke Free Hampshire
For advice and support with quitting smoking please see the link below or call 01264 56039 or 0800 772 3649 or text Quit to 66777.
Smoke Free Hampshire
Solent Mind
Solent Mind offer mental health and wellbeing support in the local area. For more information please see their website or you can call them on 023 8202 7810.
Solent Mind Website
Vasectomy
Mid Hampshire Healthcare has been commissioned to provide the Vasectomy service from 01 April 2024 to eligible patients registered to a GP practice within Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB. For more information and to self refer please see the link below.
Mid Hampshire Healthcare Vasectomy Referral