Health Care

This guide explains what help is available to you from your local council and the National Health Service to assist you to live as full and independent a life as possible.

This guide is about what you might need to think about before you go into hospital. It is also about what you may need to consider during your stay and after your discharge from hospital to make sure that you get any care and support you are assessed as needing at home or elsewhere.

If you live in Wales, this guide explains what should happen before and during your hospital discharge to ensure it is planned and safe. It also explains how and when you can get more information to make the experience more positive and help you feel more in control.

If you live in Scotland, this guide is about what you may need to think about before you go into hospital. It is also about what you may need to consider during your stay and after your discharge from hospital to make sure that you get the care and support you are assessed as needing.

This guide provides tips on how to cope in very cold and very hot weather. It covers ways of reducing your energy bills, such as insulating your home and what  grants and benefits may be available.