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How to keep cool in a heatwave

Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it's too hot for too long there are health risks. In a heatwave, make sure the hot weather doesn't harm you or anyone you know. Please follow the link below for more advice.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/heatwave-how-to-cope-in-hot-weather/

New Opening Hours

With effect from Monday 3rd September 2018 our doors and telephone lines will be open from 8am Monday to Friday.

Open 8am to 8pm

Kingston provides access to primary care services 8am to 8pm 7 days a week. You can be seen at Surbiton Health Centre, Kingston Health Centre or Merritt Health Centre. For evening appointments, please contact your own GP surgery before 5pm to make an appointment. For a weekend appointment please call 020 3841 9942.

Mental Health

Many people get very low at some point in their lives. There is however a lot of support available. If you feel like this, please tell your doctor, family or a friend. When the surgery is closed you can call 111 for advice or 999 if very distressed. You can attend A&E in a crisis if unable to find the help you need elsewhere. But there are a lot of other support options for you and some of these are listed below.

Self Help Resources

Mind - A self care mental health resource https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/self-care

ICope - iCope offers a range of effective treatments for anxiety symptoms and depression in Kingston https://kingston.icope.nhs.uk/

MINDSPACE APP – download to your smartphone

MoodGym – Electronic CBT therapy - https://moodgym.anu.edu.au/

Good Thinking - https://www.good-thinking.uk/

SLEEPIO - A resource to help you sleep, and deal with sleeping difficulties https://www.sleepio.com/

NHS Choices - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/self-help-therapies/#online-mental-health-services

Books on Prescription http://reading-well.org.uk/books/books-on-prescription/common-mental-health-conditions

Self Help Leaflets - http://emis.webmentorlibrary.com/files/external_link.asp?target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ntw.nhs.uk%2Fpic%2Fselfhelp

Crisis Help

Samaritans: contactable by telephone and email, available 24 hours a day. They offer anonymous support and are predominantly a listening service. 08457 909090 https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us

Saneline: An out of hours telephone helpline, available 6-11pm 0300 304 7000 http://www.sane.org.uk/

Big White Wall A 24 hour staffed, online community of support for people in psychological distress. bigwhitewall.com. App available too.

C.A.L.M Helpline (for men) A national helpline open 7 days a week, 5pm to midnight, and callers can talk through any issue 0800 585858 https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/get-help/

HOPELineUK A telephone, text and email based charity, particularly geared towards suicide prevention in young people up to the age of 35. 0800 068 4141 https://www.papyrus-uk.org/help-advice/about-hopelineuk

Maytree Respite Centre A non-medical organisation that befriends people and may offer a temporary sanctuary for those in a suicidal crisis 020 7263 7070 http://www.maytree.org.uk/

Nightline A telephone, text, email and skype based charity run by students for students, a listening and information service 020 7631 0101 https://www.nightline.ac.uk/

Survivors UK Offers a range of support services for male rape and sexual abuse victims 020 3598 3898 https://www.survivorsuk.org/

NAPAC Supports sufferers of child abuse through a support line and support groups 020 8801 0331 https://napac.org.uk/

Refuge Supports women who are abused, harassed or who suffer gender violence, both practically and emotionally including a 24 hour helpline 020 8200 0247 refuge.org.uk

Counselling and Therapy

Claremont Medical Centre has its own In-house counselling service. To access this please speak to your GP.

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy BACP Counselling, Short or Long-Term affordable counselling in the local area bacp.co.uk

New Malden Counselling Associates Offer approximately 12 sessions of affordable counselling 020 8287 0900 https://www.newmaldencounsellingassociates.co.uk/

Kingston Women’s Centre Counselling service run by women for women for up to 2 years 020 8541 1941 https://kingstonwomenscentre.org.uk/

The Guild of Psychotherapists provide affordable long-term psychotherapy 020 7401 3370 http://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/

Other Practical Assistance

Money advice service: A free service set up by the government and includes further signposting for more specific financial issues. 0800 138 7777 https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en

National Debt line 0808 808 4000 http://nationaldebthelpline.org.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-p-n_cPx2wIVQbTtCh2TQQVHEAAYASAAEgJ7jvD_BwE

Citizens Advice: A charity that offers free and independent advice on many problems, including legal and financial 020 8876 1513 https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

The Department for Work and Pensions A website which helps people to find jobs, and also offers advice about benefit entitlements https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

National Careers Service: This government service seeks to help people choose or change career, undertake further training, and offers personalised careers advice 0800 100 900 https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/

Drinkline: National alcohol helpline, 0800 917 8282 https://helplines.org/helplines/drinkline-2/

Alcoholic anonymous 0845 796 755 http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.co.uk/

Homeless person unit 0208 547 5460, Kingston churches homelessness Action. 0208 255 7400, shelter 0808 800 4444 https://www.kcah.org.uk/

Addiction support and care agency ASCA -Volunteer service with counselling and support for alcohol and drug misuse 0208339 9899 https://www.addictionsupport.co.uk/

Domestic violence one stop shop 0208 721 5857, National helpline 0808 2000 247http://www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk/

Victim support 0808 168 911 https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/