Useful links
- Adult social care: For help and advice on issues like home care support, carers’ assessments, respite, equipment and more.
- All Things Stroke: West Yorkshire and Harrogate
- Care Repair Leeds: Independent home improvement agency. Deals with minor adaptations, private repairs, warm home service, housing choice service.
- Carers Digital: Free online resources and support for carers anywhere.
- Carers Leeds: Information, advice and support for adult carers across.
- Different strokes: In person or remote support for stroke survivors and carers.
- Falls: Support after a fall
- Getting the most out of the fit note: Guidance for employers and line managers
- How to prevent or manage a fall
- Leeds Community Equipment Services: A service that can support people to live safely and independantly in their own home through the use of specialised equipment. Leeds Community Equipment services
- Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service: A service that provides psychological therapies for common mental health problems, such as stress, anxiety and depression. They offer a range of workshops, group classes, one-to-one sessions and online support options. You can self refer to this service.
- Leeds Wheelchair Service: Information, advice and assessment related to using a wheelchair.
- Pressure ulcer service and information
- Preventing falls at home
- Stroke association: Helpline for information and support to those affected by stroke.
- Stroke Association: Work after a stroke
- Useful organisations for people at risk of falls
- Welfare rights: Impartial advice on benefits, claims and appeals.
- What to do if you have a fall
- William Merritt Centre: Information, advice and assessment on equipment and practical aspects of daily living for people with disabilities, includes mobility aids, equipment in the home, adaptions, wheelchairs, driving assessments and mobility scooters.
For health information or reassurance about what to do next if you need medical help, but it’s not an emergency call the NHS non-emergency helpline on 111.
