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  • Health advice

    Downloads and links There are many places you can go for health advice and support. There are 16 Community Wellbeing Programmes across the city covering the neighbourhoods with the poorest health. Sheffield City Council: Community Wellbeing . Call: 0114 293 0682 . They provide a range of health activities such as eating on a budget, cook and eat, stop smoking, diabetes support and walking groups. Workers on the programme include: Community Health Champions who support people to eat healthily, be physically active and improve their mental well-being. Some Health Champions work with people experiencing long term conditions such as chronic pain and diabetes. Health Trainers who offer one to one support around changing or leading a healthy lifestyle. In your local community there are "People Keeping Well" organisations. They provide a wide range of health advice…

  • Mental health and wellbeing

    mentalhealth The Sheffield Mental Health Guide has details of local support services, peer support and resources in Sheffield. Sheffield Mental Health Guide . You’ll find details of local support groups, events and activities, along with an A to Z of mental health, and lots of advice on your… experiences. The website is run by Sheffield Flourish. You can visit their website to find out more about them and their volunteering opportunities. You can also ring Flourish if you need help being sign posted to the right support for you. Call: 0114 273 7009 . Crisis support and helplines If you or someone else is in immediate risk of serious harm or injury, you should call the emergency services by dialling 999. Sheffield Rethink Helpline Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, offering advice to anyone struggling with their mental health. Call: 0808 801 0440 (landline and mobile calls…

  • Reducing the risk of developing dementia

    which can help you feel your best. NHS: Eat Well . Get the facts about sugar and make some simple swaps to keep you and your family healthy. Sheffield Is Sweet Enough . Access a free and inclusive weight management service for anyone in Sheffield. Sheffield - Morelife UK . Support with keeping physically active Local parks, playgrounds, woodlands and green spaces across Sheffield to enjoy. Sheffield City Council: Park and Green Spaces in Sheffield . Details of volunteer-led walks and wheels-friendly walks in all areas of Sheffield throughout the week. Step Out Sheffield . Get details of all-ability cycling in Hillsborough Park for any adult who can’t ride a 2-wheel bike due to disability or a long-term health condition. Sheffield Cycling4All . For details of outdoor gyms and park fitness classes in Sheffield. Sheffield City Council: Fitness in parks . Move…

  • Sensory impairment support

    michael.mcenery@sheffield.gov.uk sensoryimpairment The directory has lots of advice on support with a sensory impairment in Sheffield. Blind and visual impairment If you need advice about losing your sight speak to your GP. There is advice about the health support available on the NHS website, including NHS eye tests and different types of low vision aids. NHS: Blindness and vision loss . Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind provides support, friendship and services to blind and partially sighted people in Sheffield, helping them to achieve whatever they wish to do and be whatever they aspire to be. SRSB has a wide range of services for children and adults, delivered in the community and at their Mappin Street Centre (off West St in the city centre). They support over 3,600 visually impaired people in Sheffield and over 300 people access their services at the Mappin Street…

  • Practical support for people with Dementia

    Sheffield City Council Adult Care and Wellbeing If you require formal care and support please contact the Adult Care and Wellbeing First Contact Team. There’s always someone there to help you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sheffield City Council: Get a care and support assessment . Call… There is a local group that meets regularly to share ideas, views and opinions about Dementia services and developments. The group is called the Sheffield Dementia Involvement Group (SHINDIG). They have created top tips for living with Dementia. Find out more: SHINDIG: Top tips for living… of podcasts you can listen to you called Dementia and Me. Hosted by BBC Radio Sheffield and Enrichment for the Elderly, the podcast gives an excellent insight into living with and caring for someone living with Dementia, along with hints and tips on how to live well with Dementia. BBC Sounds…

  • Physical activity choices

    for people living with Dementia. Dementia support . And if you have a health condition or disability and want to be more active get professional advice from Move Well (formerly called Sheffield Physical Activity Referral Scheme, or SPARS for short). Qualified, experienced and supportive staff… support. Mental Health . There's a whole host of mental health support in the city ranging from talking therapies to support groups, help to keep fit and leisure and social groups. BetterPoints Sheffield For extra motivation to move more, download the free BetterPoints app to earn rewards…

  • Bereavement Support

    Bereavement and grieving The Bereavement Advice Centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death. Bereavement Advice Centre: Practical help when someone dies . Helpline: 0800 634 9494 . Cruse Bereavement Care promotes the well-being of bereaved people and helps them to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Cruse: Bereavement support . Helpline: 0808 808 1677 . Cruse has a Sheffield Branch that offers one-to-one and group support. Cruse: Sheffield branch . Call: 0114 408 1408 . Cruse also has a special website for children and young people which includes a message board to share experiences and receive replies from trained young supporters. Cruse: Hope Again . view directory services View all services on the directory that provide bereavement support . …

  • Physical disability

    Disability support There are many services that support people with a physical disability or sensory impairment in Sheffield, and services that support their parents and carers. Support groups and services for: people with a physical or sensory impairment . people with a mental health problem including Sheffield’s online Mental Health Guide . people with autism including a really helpful adult autism advice page with lots of good advice and details of support available. …

  • Staying steady and independent with Dementia

    information guide by the Dementia Focused Occupational Therapist and the Commissioning Officer for Dementia from Sheffield City Council. It can be used as a stand-alone document, or the relevant sections can be shared with people as part of a professional’s intervention to inform a person about Staying Steady and Independent with Dementia. For more information contact Charlotte Sutcliffe. Email: charlotte.sutcliffe@sheffield.gov.uk . Useful links Dementia Advice Sheffield – advice for professionals. Age UK Sheffield: Dementia services for professionals . Call: 0114 250 2875 . Dementia Advice Sheffield – advice for the public. Age UK Sheffield: Dementia Advice Sheffield . Call: 0114 250 2875 . Sheffield Directory advice on Dementia support. Dementia Support in Sheffield . References Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Get up and go leaflet (PDF, 2.65 MB). Age UK…

  • Activities and things to do for people with Dementia

    Dementia Advice Sheffield. Age UK Sheffield: Dementia Advice Sheffield . Call: 0114 250 2875 . Email: dementiaadvice@ageuksheffield.org.uk . There's also a full list and map of all the organisations on the main Dementia Support in Sheffield page, if you’d like to find out for yourself… more about Dementia Day Activities in Sheffield Dementia Friendly Tea Dances Sheffield Theatres run a regular free Dementia Friendly Tea Dance that anyone can come along to for an hour of live singing, dancing, and refreshments. Held at the Crucible Theatre. Sheffield Theatres: Dementia Friendly Tea Dances . Dementia Friendly Film Screenings A number of our local cinemas offer Dementia Friendly Film Screenings at a reduced rate for people living with dementia and their carers. Other cinemas may also offer similar showings. Sheffield Showroom Cinema: Dementia-Friendly Screenings…