Health Information
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Drugs & Alcohol
- Eating Disorder Support
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Help with Health Care Costs
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Meningitis
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Mental Health & Wellbeing
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NHS Information
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Physiotherapy
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Sexual Health
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Travel Advice
Drugs & Alcohol
Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT)
Local service aimed at improving the outcomes for individuals, children, young people, families and communities affected by the misuse of alcohol and drugs in Cambridgeshire.
Their website provides up to date information of help and support locally, resources to download & the latest news relating to drugs and alcohol.
Frank helps you find out everything you might want to know about drugs (and some stuff you don't). For friendly, confidential drugs advice, Talk to frank.
Call 0300 123 66000 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year or text 82111 Email via website
Drinkaware is an independant charity working to reduce alcohol misuse and harm in the UK. Helping people make better choices about alcohol.
Personalised Eating Disorder Support
Cambridge University works in partnership with the local eating disorder charity Personalised Eating Disorder Support. Students can self-refer or can seek support from the Health & Wellbeing Centre who can help with referrals.
Information about the Univeristy's partnership with PEDS can be found here.
Help with Health Care Costs
Some students are eligible for help with health costs on the grounds of low income (not just because you are a student). If you qualify for support, you can apply by completing a HC1 form. You will then receive help towards the costs of NHS prescriptions, NHS dental care, sight tests, glasses and contact lenses.
You can apply for a HC1 form online or collect from the Health & Wellbeing Centre's waiting room, or from your GP surgery or dentist.
Meningitis
Information and support is available at:www.meningitisnow.org
Please familiarise yourself with the signs and symptoms of meningitis
Mental Health & Wellbeing
For more information on support and local services go to : www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Mental-Health-and-Wellbeing/
NHS Information
For information about NHS services including out of hours support go to : www.clare.cam.ac.uk/NHS-and-Out-of-Hours/
Information on health concerns, self-help and support organisations and local health services
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Addenbrookes and Rosie Hospital.
- Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - local community services.
Physio Advice Line
Physio advice line is a telephone self-referral service available to anyone registered with a Cambridge GP.
In addition they have useful advice and exercise information to download at: https://www.eoemskservice.nhs.uk/advice-and-leaflets
Sexual Health
ICaSH
iCaSH; Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health services, provide all aspects of sexual health, including contraception, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) testing and treatment and genito-urinary medicine (GUM), All iCaSH services are self-referral, which means that a GP referral letter is not necessary.
Lime Tree Clinic
The service is free, confidential and non-judgemental.
ICaSH Express Test
Click here to order a simple, free and easy to use home STI Test kit
Supplies available in College
Free condoms, lubrication and sexual health information are available from the Health & Wellbeing Centre's waiting room, O4 Memorial Court. Information includes the Family Planning Association (FPA) leaflets'on sexually transmitted infections and contraception
Outside Clinic hours you can request the key for the waiting room through the Porter’s lodge, Memorial Court. Alternatively condoms and lubrication are available to collect from the Welfare Pigeon holes (stocked by UCS Welfare Officers) located in each of the Porter's Lodges or via the JCR/MCR Welfare Officers.
Pregnancy tests can be requested through the JCR/MCR Welfare Officers or via Students' Unions' Advice Service - these will be delivered to your pigeon hole. Alternatively you can see the College Nurse who will perform the test and support you with this.
Other sources of information:
Travel Advice
- Fit For Travel
- Travel Health Pro
- British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - Information about this including how to apply