Clare College Cambridge

Health Information

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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

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
Brookfields Hospital
351 Mill Road
Cambridge
CB1 3DF
Tel: 0300 300 3030
 

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