SUPPORT GROUPS
only a few are mentioned on this
page
for a full list, click here
Befriending Service Project
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
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Volunteer befriending service |
First
Floor, The Tradeforce building, Cornwall Place Bradford BD8 7JT |
01274 770 118 |
aims to support people who:
►have become lonely through mental
illness OR |
●individuals or health professionals can refer ●patients seen once they fill in a short questionnaire ●important that people are not coerced into support they do not want more details here |
Community Nutrition Services
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
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Bradford Royal Infirmary Nutrition Services |
01274 364 097 |
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| St Lukes
Hospital (contact St Lukes for community nutrition service) |
01274 365 108 | Jackie
Loach (Chief Community Dietician) Deborah Wyles (Community Dietician) Lisa Edwards (Community Dietician) Alison Clark (Dietician for Mental Health/Learning Disabilities) Kath Pascall (Office Manager: contact re: GP Diabetic clinics) |
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| Rosemary
Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs |
held at local venues throughout Bradford | Shelagh Brayshaw on 01274 429 329 |
►pay for service ►around £4-5 ►low fat diet that is high in carbohydrate and fruit and vegetables. |
●self referral, telephone them |
| Weight
Watchers |
held at local venues throughout Bradford | National line give local details 0845 712 3000 |
►pay for service ►around £4-5 ►based on a points system, where food is awarded points according to calorie and saturated fat content |
●self referral, telephone them |
Exercise Schemes
Facts: 70% of men and 80% of women are sedentary. Over 1/3rd of CHD deaths are estimated to be contributable to physical inactivity. Mortality rates for inactive men are double those of active men.
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
|
Swimming Group (REACH) |
Shipley Pool Tuesdays 1050-12pm |
01274 366208 |
►those who don't have the confidence to go swimming alone
|
●patient can phone ●first session free, pay thereafter |
| BEEP Referral Scheme | Bradford
District Health Development Partnerships Leeds Road Hospital Maudsley Street Bradford BD3 9LH |
01274 223
913 01274 223 910 Fax 01274 223 928 |
Essential: ►>16y age ►Motivated/compliant ►Physically inactive ►Not confident ►Has ≥ 2 risk factors for CHD from the desirable list:
Desirable: |
●referral form
●the patient initially meets a specialist to help develop a
tailored programme |
| Dance For Life | Cathy
Middleton Project Director Dance for Life Dept of Arts, Heritage and Leisure Jacobs Well Bradford BD1 5RW |
01274 752 626 |
►Young people and adults from areas of
deprivation ►Especially Asian women
|
●self referral |
| Healthwise (health promotion programme for the general public) | Bradford District Health Development Service | 01274 223 923 |
►Targeted at disadvantaged areas
►They offer: |
●self referral |
| Bangladeshi 5 aside football | Luthfur
Rahman Community based gym @ Bangladesh Youth Organisation |
01274 738 353 | ►inactive Bangladeshi men age 25-35 | ●self referral |
| Gardening for Health (Bangladeshi women) | Shahnaz
Begum Carlisle Business Centre Bradford |
►Bangladeshi women in Bradford ►Socially isolated ►Generally inactive |
●self referral |
Notes on Contraindications to Exercise
►Unstable Angina
►Resting systolic BP>180mmHg or resting diastolic BP>100mmHg
►Ventricular or Aortic Aneurysm
►Uncontrolled tachycardia>100bpm at rest
►Unstable or acute heart failure
►Poorly controlled arrythmia
►A CVD patient who has not had a recent negative ECG stress test or recent
satisfactory attendance at a cardiac rehab programme
►Recent evidence of a sudden deterioration of symptoms from any cardiovascular
or respiratory condition
►If important medication has been left at home eg GTN spray/Ventolin
►Diabetic considerations: poorly controlled diabetes (poor blood sugar
controls), the existence of advanced complications, recent injection of insulin
or a considerable time delay since last meal, has not brought sugar/carbohydrate
with them
►Febrile illness (temporary)
Disability?
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
|
Disability Employment Advisor |
Social Security Office Westfield House 85 Manninham Lane Bradford BD1 3BE |
01274 336 541 |
►currently on incapacity benefits ►looking for the right job ►training and other opportunities ►specialist assessment of abilities ►equipment, support to help with work
|
● ask for the DEA |
Asylum Seekers/Refugees
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
|
BIASAN |
British Red Cross Bradford Action for Refugees Carlisle Business Centre 60 Carlisle Rd Bradford BD8 8DB |
01274 223 293 |
►currently on incapacity benefits ►looking for the right job ►training and other opportunities ►specialist assessment of abilities ►equipment, support to help with work
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● free service providing: using the buses finding support agencies locating shops and offices etc find places of interest where to spend your vouchers having someone to listen |
Social Services
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
|
Bradford Social Services |
various social services offices in Bradford, ring number on right |
01274 752 918 |
any of: ►cant look after one's self ►bereavement ►depression and needing someone to talk to ►social isolation ►problems with sight or hearing ►difficulty looking after a relative ►have a disability and wanting to be more independent
|
● self referral by telephoning |
Other Support Groups
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
| ISIS centre for women | The Isis Centre, The Old School, Fairfield Road, Shipley Bradford BD18 4QP |
01274 532 858 |
►complimentary therapies for female pts
experiencing mental health problems ►for those who: can't sleep, can't cope, exhausted, children won't sleep, feeling isolated and alone ►with creche facilities ►provides space for the mothers themselves and time to reflect on issues around mothering |
●self referral also available: complimentary therapies - click here to see a list |
| Health On the Streets | at various locations but co-ordinated through Eccleshill Clinic, Harrogate Rd, Bradford, BD10 0ED | 01274 322 159 (ask for Susan Hodgson) | Types of Activities: Play Cafe Antenatal Clinic Baby Club Baby Massage Group Baby Yoga Free Child Care Teenage Parent Support Group Women's Swimming Group Time to Talk (counselling) Social Prescribing (meeting other patients) Babies4Us (pregnancy support) Young People's Health Drop In |
●self referral |