Health and Wellbeing Support over Christmas and New Year 2024/ 2025

For the two weeks beginning Monday 23rd December and Monday 30th December there will be very limited cover at Healthwatch Warwickshire. We will respond to messages as soon as we can, but this may be after we re-open on Monday 6th January 2025.
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If you have a medical emergency, call 999.

Call NHS 111 for urgent medical support, mental health support and emergency dental treatment. 

If you have feedback about a health or social care service, please fill in this form on our website.

DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY, URGENT AND MINOR INJURIES

Medical Advice: 

If you require non-urgent care please contact your GP,  your local NHS walk-in or urgent care centre, call NHS 111 or visit the NHS website advice. 

 

UHCW:

 Waiting times for Minor injuries Units, Urgent Treatment Centres and Emergency Departments.

 Live UHCW Emergency Department wait times.

 

Warwick Hospital: 

Emergency Department A&E reception (general inquiries) 

Telephone: 01926 495 321 ext. 4032

 

George Eliot Hospital: 

Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (Accident and Emergency) can be accessed via Heath End Road. 

Main Telephone Number 024 7615 3761 / 3762

 

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Telephone 01926 410410 to speak to an advisor. 

 

Adult Social Care: 

Telephone 01926 359190 to speak to an advisor. 

 

Vaccinations: 

For information on Covid-19 Vaccinations and Boosters please visit the NHS website, here, or call 119.

 

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health Crisis: 

You can now call NHS 111 to speak to the Adult Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team or Children’s Rise Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. 

The same teams can also be contacted by calling Freephone 08081 966798 

 

Mental Health Support: 

If you are in need of emotional support, you can call the Coventry and Warwickshire Mental Wellbeing line on 0800 616 171 (open 24/7 365 days a year) or you can webchat with someone via their website

 

Suicide Prevention Helpline: (open 5pm to midnight) call 0800 58 58 58 or visit CALM for live chat and WhatsApp

 

The Dear Life website has been developed to help people in Coventry and Warwickshire find mental health and suicide prevention information and advice for themselves or someone they are worried about.

 

Samaritans Telephone Hotline: 116 123 (24 hours, 7 days a week)

 

MIND:  Open until 6pm Tuesday 24 December (Christmas Eve) and open again on 27 December at 9am. For general advice call 0300 123 3393, for the MIND support line call 0300 102 1234 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm); Your local Mind may have a drop-in service open. To find your local MIND enter your postcode:  Find local Minds - Mind

 

Text SHOUT for free on 85258. A Confidential 24/7 text service offering support if you're in crisis and need immediate help.

 

Call The Silver Line on  0800 470 80 90, who provide support, information, friendship and advice for anyone aged over 55 who may feel lonely or isolated. These helplines are free, completely confidential and open 24/7, 365 days a year. This service is run by AGE UK.