Service Area: Advice, Guidance & Signposting

Click below to read the booklet Public Health Active at Home Booklet

Want to connect with other people and get connected online? Want to  video call with friends or family, join facebook, go along to an online art exhibition, or craft and chatter group, or join a peer support zoom call or an online chat, but not sure how to? It's a great way to feel connected when you can't get along to groups or get out and about. Give us a call and one of our Southampton volunteers will be happy to help. Know someone else who could use this help? Give them our number or with their permission send us their...

COVID-19 and smoking What you need to know If you smoke, now is the time to quit, to help you stay healthy and out of hospital. See the coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for smokers and vapers from Public Health England. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory infection, which can cause life threatening complications affecting the heart as well as the lungs. Smoking damages your heart and lungs, which can put you at greater risk of developing severe disease from COVID-19. If you smoke, quitting will improve your health and wellbeing, help protect the health of those around you, and reduce your need to use...

Many cancer patients have had treatments cancelled, delayed, reduced and altered because of the potential threat of catching coronavirus but also because they did actually contract the virus. The psychological impact of shielding will be significant. We are now entering the third month of shielding for cancer patients - this has meant no outside contact for most people. People have also been unable to be with loved ones when they are dying of cancer in hospices, nursing homes and hospitals (not just coronavirus related). People have had to receive bad news and had protracted stays in hospital acutely unwell without...

The Employment Support Team is the council's employment support service. We offer help, advice and support to people who are disabled or disadvantaged, to find work or training. The Employment Support Team can help by: Talking to people about what kind of work they would like to do Helping them to realise what skills and abilities they already have, to help them find the right job Finding training courses Helping to look for jobs and contacting employers Talking to employers if people are worried about how their health or disability might affect their chance of getting a job Helping to fill in...

COVID-19 - Read the latest Wellbeing@Work newsletters for support and information. Why is it important to invest in employee wellbeing? When you look after your people, your people look after your business Healthier means less sickness absence Happier means more motivated Engaged means more productive Supported means innovative Valued means retaining key talent The free Wellbeing@Work Toolkit makes it easy for local businesses to be proactive and invest in the health and wellbeing of their staff. Make health and wellbeing part of your business culture and success Health and Wellbeing survey, action planning, measuring ROI, policies Southampton Workplace Health and Wellbeing Pledge Raise awareness and develop skills...

Assistance to People with Sight Loss During COVID-19 Pandemic Guide Dogs have put together some suggestions about basic communication principles to consider when interacting with people with sight loss. The does not replace or override general guidance or policies in relation to supporting people during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is intended to support those who are working or volunteering with blind and partially sighted people for the first time. Sight loss is more common than you think Some blind and partially sighted people will already be known by various agencies. For example, they may be on the council’s sight loss...

Family Support in Southampton Families and Professionals can contact Solent NHS Trust Health Visiting, Family Nurse Partnership and School Nursing via the Duty Line: Monday – Fridays 9 – 4pm. Direct line: 0300 123 6661 Health Visiting – Solent Pulse Text Messaging Service: 07491 163 277 School Nursing – Solent Pulse Text Messaging Service: 07491 163 278 Additional  information: Families can access local information via Sure Start: Click Here   Sure Start can also be found on Facebook where they are sharing lots of information via Zoom (downloadable) Other national support: National Childbirth Trust (NCT): Click Here Can also be...

Government guidance for those managing community centres, village halls and other community facilities on safely re-opening multi-purpose buildings. Details Community centres, village halls, and other multi-use community facilities support a wide range of local activity. However, their communal nature also makes them places that are vulnerable to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). This guidance is for those managing multi-use community facilities to prepare for re-opening when restrictions have lifted. It signposts to relevant guidance on a range of different activities that can take place in these spaces. Currently, community centres are closed except where they are used to provide permitted...

Information to help bereaved families, friends or next of kin make important decisions from Gov.uk