Secretarial and Referrals

Anxiety Depression and Stress

Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies

• Must be 16 years of age or over
• For those who are not currently being seen by another mental health team
• This is not for emergencies, if you feel you are deteriorating or having thoughts of suicide, call 111 and select the mental health option.

Mind Practitioner at Budbrooke Medical Centre 

• Must be 11 years or over
• You are able to by-pass seeing a GP and self-refer yourself or child to our in-house Mind Practitioner, who is here every Tuesday.

Relationship Counselling

Relate

• Try a toolkit at home, all priced between £5 and £10
• Talk to a counsellor
• One-session therapy, work through a specific issue quickly with one of our counsellors – alone or with a friend, family member or partner.

New Pregnancy 

Maternity Self-Referral to Midwifery Team

• To book your maternity care at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, please visit the link
• The service will then be in touch from when you are 8 weeks pregnant
• Vaccinations during pregnancy:

Please see below a list of pregnancy resources as shared by Christine Khiroya, Deputy Director of Vaccination – Clinical and Nursing, NHSE.

Vaccination in pregnancy resources

Health Publications website:

• On the Health Publications website [healthpublications.gov.uk] navigate to ‘maternal vaccination’ on the home page, search for all pregnancy materials
• The health publication link for the generic pregnancy leaflet can be found here [healthpublications.gov.uk]. This leaflet is available in multiple languages and accessible formats on the health publication website.

Gov.uk web pages:

• The Gov.uk link for the generic pregnancy leaflet can be found here [gov.uk].
• The main flu leaflet has a section on pregnancy here [gov.uk]. (scroll down for the PDF and the links to all the translated versions and the accessible format versions). This leaflet can also be found on the health publications website, link provided above.

Termination of Pregnancy 

BPAS Service

• NHS-funded abortion care in Coventry and Warwickshire
• All of the medical assessments and consultations will be done by telephone and most women won’t have to attend a clinic (for gestations up to 10 weeks).

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening

UHCW Self Referral for AAA Screening

• The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening programme based at UHCW is available to all men aged 65 and over in Coventry and Warwickshire and will prevent hundreds of premature deaths.
• The risk of having an AAA is higher if you:
  1. Smoke or have ever smoked
  2. Have high blood pressure
  3. Have a close relative (parent or sibling) who has had an AAA.

Sexual Health Screening 

The Sexual Health Hub

• Order a Free STI Testing Kit
• Order the morning after pill free

CW Condom Now Service 

• As you may be aware, in April 2024 HCRG took over the delivery of Sexual Health services in Coventry and Warwickshire (C&W), and formed the Coventry & Warwickshire Sexual Health Hub, with clinics running across Coventry, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton & Rugby.
  As part of this change, the C-Card ceased to be in effect in the area, and the process of developing a new Condom Distribution Scheme commenced. We are pleased to announce that this new scheme, Condoms Now, is now live and being rolled out across C&W.
• Contact details available on the letter above

Adult Social Services

Warwick County Council Adult Social Care Support 

• Support for Carers
• Paying for Social Care
• Being admitted and leaving the hospital support
• Applying for a financial assessment
• Reporting an adult abuse concern

Citizens Advice South Warwickshire

• Employment Support
• Tax Support
• Fuel Poverty
• Benefits
• Debt help
• Education support
• Law and rights

Change, Live, Grown – Drugs and Alcohol Support

• Help with substance abuse, both drugs and alcohol
• Employment support
• Confidential self-referral system, for yourself or someone else you are concerned about

Free Stop Smoking Service

• Available for anyone aged 12+ who lives, works, studies in Warwickshire, or is registered with a Warwickshire GP.
• 12 weeks of one-to-one or group support delivered by qualified specialist stop smoking practitioners.
• Expert guidance to manage cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
• Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), Vape Quit Kits (18+ only) or Medication (18+ only).
• Flexible support – choose face-to-face or virtual sessions.
• You can now receive full support to quit smoking through the enhanced Smoke Free App.

Stop Smoking Self Referral – Fitter Futures

Budbrooke Medical Centre – Self Referral in-house

Self-refer to the in-house Advanced Physiotherapist at the practice – Click Here

South Warwickshire Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Self Referral

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Self Referral Form for South Warwickshire

• Must be 16 years and older
• Must be registered at a South Warwickshire GP surgery
• If you fail to attend your appointment and give no notice of cancellation you will be discharged.

Minor Eye Condition Services

If you are experiencing:

• Red eye or eyelids
• Dry, gritty or uncomfortable eyes
• Eye irritation and inflammation
• A lot of recent discharge from the eye or watery eye
• Recently occurring flashes or floaters
• Painful eye
• Ingrowing lashes
• Recent and sudden loss of vision
• Foreign body in the eye

You can arrange an appointment with an accredited clinician (optometrist/optician) through the Minor Eye Conditions service.

Community Eyecare Service in Warwickshire – For Minor Eye Conditions

For the conditions above

You can also ring 0330 100 4730

You can call for free on 0808 808 1677.

People call for all sorts of reasons. Here are some things you might want to talk to them about:

• How you’re feeling i.e. angry, tired or anxious
• How you’re feeling physically i.e. lack of appetite, lack of concentration or sleeplessness
• How the person died
• How you’re coping
• Your relationships to other people after death
• How to talk to children or young people about death

There isn’t a minimum age on who can call the Helpline – we’re here for you no matter how old you are.

Cruse – Bereavement Services for Coventry & Warwickshire

• The current wait times for Clinical Partners is 5-8 months, this of course can vary.
• All appointments are done online not face-to-face.

ADHD SNAP-IV Teacher and Parent Rating Scale for Children – Clinical Partners

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Symptom Checklist – Clinical Partners

• The current wait times for Clinical Partners is 5-8 months, this of course can vary.
• All appointments are done online not face-to-face.

Autism AQ-10 Test for Young People Aged 12-15 Years – Clinical Partners

Autism AQ-10 Test for Children aged 4-11 Years – Clinical Partners

Autism AQ-10 Test for Adults aged 16 years and above – Clinical Partners