Website: https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk/your-health/health-promoting-health-service
Phone: 01856 888100 (During Office Hours)
01856 888000 (Out of Hours)
Information for the health improvement service via NHS Orkney.
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GoodSam
Website: https://www.goodsamapp.org/
We provide a wealth of solutions across emergency, volunteering and support services. From the world’s most advanced video systems to crowdsourcing resuscitation, from virtual wards to running national volunteer programmes, GoodSAM provides cutting edge solutions to deliver better care and services.
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Nordhaven Clinic
Website: https://www.nordhavenclinic.co.uk/index.aspx
Information for the Nordhaven Clinic in Kirkwall, Orkney.
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Dental Clinics
Website: https://www.nhsinform.scot/scotlands-service-directory/dental-services/4639%201ork1116
List of Public Dental Services in the Orkney Islands.
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RS Orkney
Website: https://rsorkney.org.uk/
RS Orkney provides counselling, mediation and family support services free of charge.
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Sexual Health & Wellbeing – Brook – Fighting for healthy lives
Website: https://www.brook.org.uk/
Brook is a charity supporting people with their sexual health and wellbeing. We offer a range of services to support our mission of helping people to live healthier lives.
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Balfour Hospital
Website: https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk/home
Phone: 01856 888100 (During Office Hours)
01856 888000 (Out of Hours)NHS link with information for the Balfour Hospital.
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GP Practices | NHS Orkney (scot.nhs.uk)
Website: https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk/service/gp-practices
List of general practitioner practices spread across Orkney.
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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Orkney – Nova Recovery
Website: https://novarecovery.co.uk/
Phone: 01475 303998
We can offer help, advice and specialist treatment for addictions and mental health issues at our residential rehab centre in Scotland.
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Universal Credit: What Universal Credit is – GOV.UK
Website: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit
Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid monthly – or twice a month for some people in Scotland.
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Fighting UK Poverty – Turn2us
Website: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/
Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially.
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The Leanne Fund
Website: http://www.theleannefund.co.uk/
The Leanne Fund is the foremost Cystic Fibrosis charity working with individuals and families across the Highlands, Islands and Grampian regions of Scotland. They provide vital social, practical, emotional and financial assistance, supporting the whole family.
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The Cyber Helpline
Website: https://www.thecyberhelpline.com/
Providing free, expert help for victims of cybercrime, digital fraud & online harm.
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Terrence Higgins Trust
Website: https://www.tht.org.uk/our-work/about-our-charity
The UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, offering support and help to those that use their services.
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StepChange Debt Charity
Website: https://www.stepchange.org/
Impartial and confidential advice, support and information for getting out of debt.
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How to make a homeless application in The Orkney Islands – Shelter Scotland
Website: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/i_need_help_from_the_council/orkney_islands
Phone: 01856 873 535 (Weekdays)
07921 582 962 (Overnight & Weekends)Information for making a homeless application in the Orkney Islands.
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Sexual Health | NHS Orkney (scot.nhs.uk)
Website: https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk/service/sexual-health
Phone: 01856 888917
The Nordhaven Clinic offers a range of free and confidential sexual health advice and treatment, including free condoms and Condoms by Post, contraception, confidential advice, emergency contraception and STI testing and treatment.
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See Me | End Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination
Website: https://www.seemescotland.org/
Contact information provided on website.
See Me is Scotland’s national programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination. We are encouraging people to take action to make a difference. You can be part of that change by joining a movement of thousands of people across Scotland.
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Energy Advice (orkney.gov.uk)
Website: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/P/energy-advice.htm
Information provided by Orkney Islands Council with a selection of useful energy documents and reports relevant to the Energy field.
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NHS Inform
Website: https://www.nhsinform.scot/
Resource for checking symptoms and getting advice on the next steps.
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Money Advice Scotland
Website: https://www.moneyadvicescotland.org.uk/
Email: info@moneyadvicescotland.org.uk
More contact information provided on website.
Money Advice Scotland is Scotland’s money charity. We exist to help people in debt, support money advisers, and influence policy. Our mission is to be the driving force towards financial wellbeing for the people of Scotland. Our priorities for the next few years are outlined in our plan.
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Benefits and financial support | Macmillan Cancer Support
Information for claiming benefits and support for those struggling with cancer.
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Living Wage Scotland | The real Living Wage (scottishlivingwage.org)
Website: https://scottishlivingwage.org/
Contact information provided on website.
Living Wage Scotland aims to increase the number of employees in Scotland who receive the real Living Wage. Living Wage accreditation formally recognises and celebrates employers who choose to go further than the government minimum.
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Home Energy Scotland
Website: https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/
Phone: 0808 808 2282 (Monday – Friday, 8am – 8pm, and Saturday 9am – 5pm)
Other contact information including email provided on website.
Home Energy Scotland helps people in Scotland create warmer homes, reduce their energy bills, and lower their carbon footprint. We are funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Energy Saving Trust.
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Gamblers Anonymous
Website: https://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others do the same.This site offers various aids for the compulsive gambler including a forum, a chat room, literature and most importantly a meeting finder.Meetings are the core of Gamblers Anonymous and we have meetings every day of the week throughout England, Wales and Ulster.
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Gam-Anon Scotland
Website: https://www.gamanonscotland.org/
Phone: 0370 050 8881 (Open 24/7)
Gam-Anon is a fellowship of men and women who are husbands, wives, relatives or close friends who have been affected by the gambling problem. If you are seeking a solution for living with this problem, we would like you to feel that we understand, as perhaps few can. We too are familiar with worry and sleepless nights and promises made only to be broken. Our thinking had become confused and unreasonable.
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Hate crime – Galop the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity – Galop
Website: https://galop.org.uk/types-of-abuse/hate-crime/
Phone: 0800 999 5428
Email: help@galop.org.uk
Information from Galop website regarding hate crimes.
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Dan – Galop, the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity – Galop
Website: https://galop.org.uk/dan/
Phone: 0800 999 5428
Email: help@galop.org.uk
Page from galop discussing the experience of an individual after a number of distressing chemsex experiences.
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Families Outside
Website: https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/
Phone: 0800 254 0088
Email : support@familiesoutside.org.uk
Text: FAMOUT to 60777
Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland working exclusively on behalf of families affected by imprisonment. We speak to thousands of families each year, providing information and support on issues such as housing, finance, and emotional support.
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Home Energy Efficiency and heating costs (orkney.gov.uk)
Website: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/H/home-energy-efficiency-and-heating-costs.htm
Information provided by Orkney Islands Council that helps with Home Energy Efficiency and heating bills.