USEFUL
CONTACTS
| OUT OF HOURS
SERVICE |
9237 7921 |
| NHS Direct |
0845
4647 |
Queen Alexandra
Hospital, Cosham
(Accident & Emergency including accidents involving children) |
9228
6000 |
| St. Mary's Hospital |
9228
6000 |
| GP Maternity Unit -
St. Mary's - Mary Rose Unit |
9286
6563 |
| Maternity Reception -
St. Mary's |
9286
6505 |
| St. James' Hospital |
9282
2444 |
| Haslar Hospital |
9258
4255 |
| Spire Hospital,
Havant |
9245
4511 |
| Ella Gordon Unit (Family
Planning) |
9286
6301 |
| Genito-urinary
Clinic (Special Clinic) |
9286
6796 |
| Police |
0845
045 45 45 |
| Relate (Marriage
Guidance) |
9282
7026 |
| Samaritans |
9269
1313 |
| Drug and Alcohol
Advice |
9275
1617 |
| Social Services
- Older Persons Contact |
9289
3800 |
Social Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Adults 18-65 & Older Persons |
9220
0132 |
Social Services
- Children, Under 18s & Families,
Disabled Persons Car Badges |
9283
9111 |
Social Services
- Adults 18-65 With Learning Difficulties,
Older Persons & Sensory Impairment Team |
9275
6321 |
| Citizens Advice
Centre, Dugald Drummond Street |
9282
8621 |
| DIAL (Disability
Information & Advice Line) |
9282
4853 |
| Dial-A-Ride |
9269
9555 |
| Become a Blood
Donor |
0845
771 1711 |
NHS Direct online is available at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
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Details of all primary medical services in this area may be
obtained from
Portsmouth City Primary Care Trust
Trust Headquarters
St James' Hospital
Locksway Road
Portsmouth
PO4 8LD
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023
9282 2444 |
FINANCES
AND BENEFITS
Illness can bring financial hardship.
Benefits may be of help - ask your Department of Social Security for help. For
general benefit enquiries the number is Freephone 0800 666555.
For Disability Benefit enquiries
the number is 0800 882200.
Local Benefit Agency Office
Roebuck House, Roebuck Close, Cosham
PO6 2TA. Tel 9230 8000.
The Citizens Advice Bureau (9282
8621) and the Disability Information and Advice Line (9282 4853) are also
of great help. Leaflets FB2 "Which Benefit?" and FP28 "Sick
or Disabled?" describe the situation fully.
DSS Sick Notes
These are needed after a week off
work - (Leaflet N1 244 "Statutory Sick Pay - check your rights", Leaflet N16
Sickness Benefit and N1253 "Ill and Unable to Work"). If a sick note is needed
after less than a week off work, a private sick note will be issued for which
there is a charge.
NHS Prescriptions are free for:
- Children under 16.
- Young people under 19 in full time education.
- Women aged 60 and over.
- Men aged 60 and over.
- War pensioners.
- People on Income Support or Family Credit.
- Pregnant women and those with children aged under one.
- People with specific medical conditions including epilepsy, stomas, thyroid
and Addison's disease, myasthenia, some types of diabetes and others.
- Cancer patients receiving treatment.
Do you need help with NHS costs?
Free prescriptions (Leaflet HC11).
Prescription season ticket - is
this cheaper for you? (Form FP95.)
NHS dental treatment (Leaflet D11).
NHS sight tests and glasses' voucher
(Leaflet G11).
NHS hospital costs (Leaflet H11).
If you have been sick for six months
these may be useful:
Incapacity Benefit (Leaflets 13201
and 13202).
Severe Disablement Allowance (Leaflet
N1 252).
Are you disabled?
Disability Living Allowance (Leaflet
DS704).
Attendance Allowance (Leaflet DS702).
Disability Working Allowance (Leaflet
DS 703).
Do you look after a disabled person?
Invalid Care Allowance (Leaflet
DS 700).
If you are a carer please make this known to the doctor. The 'Blue Badge' system
to allow parking in designated disabled spaces is administered by Social Services.
Contact them if you feel you may be eligible, and they will write to us for supporting
statements. If you are not sure whether you should apply, discuss the situation
with your doctor.
LETTERS
OF SUPPORT AND PRIVATE WORK
Not all our work is covered by
the NHS.
Rehousing on medical grounds
You should go to the Housing Department
and tell them if you have medical grounds for rehousing. They
will write direct to us, and we can then furnish a report without charge to you.
Some Available Council Housing
leaflets
Leaflet One - Applying to join the
Council Housing Waiting List
Leaflet Seven - Applying for Housing
for Health Reasons
Leaflet Eight - City Council Sheltered
Accommodation for the Elderly
Leaflet Nine - City Council Additional
Support Accommodation for the Elderly
Leaflet Seventeen - Help for the
Homeless
Leaflets are available from:
Rehousing Section, Housing Service,
First Floor Civil Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AY. Tel 9283 4989.
Medical Reports for Solicitors
It is best if your solicitor writes
directly to us. He will need to enclose your written permission for us to disclose
information to him. We will send our bill direct to him.
Common situations not covered by
the NHS include:
Certificates of straightforward,
simple facts.
Private sick notes.
Passport forms and photographs.
Holiday cancellation insurance certificate.
Vaccine certificate.
Pre-employment medicals.
HGV, PSV, taxi driver examination.
Fitness to drive certificate.
Seamen's medicals.
Special medical examinations for
work, insurance, sport, and travel matters.
(Please ask at reception to obtain
our up to-date charges. Our receptionists will be happy to help you.)
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