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Services, Policies, and Useful Information
Useful Services and Policies
The information below outlines useful practice services, policies, and resources. These links are intended to provide clear guidance and help you find important information about the care and services we offer.
Bereavement
📞Cruse Scotland
Bereavement support and online resources.
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+ 0808 164 3332
📞Stillbirth & Neonatal Death (SANDS)
Online and telephone support for bereaved families.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0808 164 3332
📞PETAL
People affected by Trauma and Loss after Murder or suicide.
Click to Visit Website
+ 01698 324 502
📞Miscarriage Support
Information, advice, and counselling after miscarriage.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0141 552 5070
🔗St Andrews Hospice
Provide support for children and families who have lost a relative including a children’s programme (for 6-12 years).
Employment / Financial Advice
📞My World of Work
Advice around employment, training & further education online or by phone.
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+ 0800 917 800
📞Routes to Work
Contact via phone and email.
📞Financial Inclusion Team
Free, impartial and confidential debt advice.
🔗Step Change
Free online debt advice tailored to your individual circumstances
Housing Issues
Addiction Services
📞Community Addiction Recovery Service (cAReS)
Click to Visit Website
+ 0141 584 2525
📞AA Alcoholics Anonymous
Register online for group meetings using Zoom.
help@aamail.org
+ 0800 917 7650
📞AI Anon
Support for the families and friends of people with substance misuse.
📞We Are With You (Formally Addiction)
Support and advice for individuals and their families affected by problematic drug use.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0800 599 9774
📞Community Addictions Recovery Services (cAReS)
Support for people whose lives have been affected by alcohol or drugs. Referrals from any agency and self referral.
Mental Health Services
🔗CAMHS
🔗Lanarkshire Mind Matters
📞Cambuslang & Rutherglen Community Health Initiative
Click to Visit Website
+ 0141 646 0123
🔗Stress Control
Six 90min classes that develop skills and techniques for managing stress. Live – Streamed classes online via YouTube – (with time limited repeats). Booklets and further info online.
📞Beating the Blues
Eight sessions of online CBT
Referral – NHS Professionals –
Lan.beatingtheblue@nhs.net
+ 01355 597 999
🔗Sivercloud cCBT – Space from Covid Module
Providing mental health support in dealing with difficult emotions and situations brought on by COVID-19. referral via First port
The National Autistic Society
A Very helpful website which provides advice and recommendations for parents/carers and young people themselves across a range of issues.
📞24/7 free Dementia Helpline
+ 0808 808 300
📞North Resource Centre
+ 07827 309 081
Headway
Support for those affected by brain injury Headway Glasgow are doing various online activities which people from other areas can access.
Weekdays 9am-5pm
📞Nurse led helpline
+ 0808 800 2244
📞Hope for Autism
Advice line open to anyone who needs information, guidance or advice, providing help and signposting, Active Lanarkshire Facebook group – contact via messenger.
HOPE@hopeforautism.org.uk
+ 01236 779191
📞Lanarkshire Assocation for Mental Health
Services have moved online. Open to new referrals via normal contact methods.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0169 847 6726
Weight Management
Parenting Interventions
Incredible Years Programme
Under 6: Referral by any agnecy (GP/HV/Nursery). This invloves completing a resuest for assistance (RFA), a written consent to share with health, social work and eductation and parental strength & difficulties questionnaire (available online need to complete correct age range) & send to:
South Lanarkshire Health & Social care Partnership
Incredible Years Programme
Cambuslang Family Centre
Johnstone Drive
Cambuslang G72 8JR
📞Vivian Boxall - Coordinator
+ 0141 641 9500
Home School Partnership
Parents can either contact directly or be referred for parenting via school.
📞Community Learning - Cambuslang
+ 0141 641 6530
📞Community Learning - Rutherglen
+ 0141 647 3103
🔗The Solihull Programme
This is a robust parent support programme provided in modules including those aimed at understanding your child, emotional and behavoural issues which arise, and basic foundations of parenting.
Password – owen123
Veteran Support
📞Combat Stress - Veterans & Families
Website – self-help information & resources.
24 hour helplines.
📞Combat Stress - Serving Personnel & Families
Click to Visit Website
+ 0800 323 4444
📞VIP
Accepting new referrals, Staff & Peer Workers continuing support via phone & near me.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0300 303 3051
Domestic Violence and Abuse
📞Women's Aid South Lanarkshire
Women’s Aid provide a service for children and young people affected by domestic abuse. Further information can be found on the website.
Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire & East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh House, 3rd Floor
20 Princes Square
East Kilbride G74 1LJ
24hr Helpline
Click to Visit Website
+ 0800 027 1234
🔗Gender Based Violence Team (GBV)
📞Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage
Multi-lingual advice for those forced into marriage and sexual exploitation. Helpline open 24hours.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0800 027 1234
Practical and Social Support
📞The Haven
Support to individuals, families and carers, affected by life limiting illness, including those in COVID-19 shielding/high risk categories. Digital support service available.
Click to Visit Website
+ 01555 811 846
📞Help for Single Parents
Support & advice around benefits, childcare, work, separation, child maintenance, etc.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0808 801 0323
📞Healthy n Happy
Providing support for those in the community that require it, boosting resilience, confidence and wellbeing.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0141 646 0123
📞Community Wellbeing Helpline
For people who have been advised to stay at home with no one else to help them. Covid-19 info, advice around access to food and prescriptions
communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
+ 0303 123 1009
Support for Carers
General Advice
Anxiety
🔗Young Minds - What is Anxiety?
🔗Young People and Anxiety
🔗For Young Children
Breathing & relaxation exercises can help manage the physical symptoms of anxiety.
Counselling
📞Lanarkshire Counselling and CBT Centre
Online & telephone Counselling and CBT
+ 01555 811 846
+ 01555 811 846
Charges up to £35 per session.
📞Relationship Scotland
Relationship counselling, family mediation, child contact services
Click to Visit Website
+ 0169 825 4709
📞Maggies Lanarkshire
Support for individuals/families affected by cancer. Visit by appointment only due to COVID-19
+ 0123 677 1199
+ 0300 123 1801
ASD Specific Resources
The National Autistic Society
A Very helpful website which provides advice and recommendations for parents/carers and young people themselves across a range of issues.
📞Helpline (Mon - Thurs 10am-4pm, Fri 9am-3pm)
+ 0808 800 4104
Scottish Autism
A useful resource and again can provide advice and recommendations.
📞SA
+ 01259 222 022
ARCH
Provides advice and support for families with children and young people with an autism diagnosis.
📞ARCH
+ 0344 225 1111
🔗REACH Lanarkshire Autism
Provides emotional and practical support for families living with ASD.
The Lanarkshire Careers Centre
The centre also runs regular support groups for parents caring for children and young with a range of needs and autism workshops.
📞LLC
+ 01236 755 550
Victim Support
📞Helpline
Free confidential support for victims of crime, and families bereaved by crime. Advice around going to court and current court procedures.
Click to Visit Website
+ 0800 160 1985
"When you call the surgery, you’ll be asked briefly about your enquiry so you can be directed to the most suitable service or healthcare professional, rather than automatically booking with a GP."
Mrs Louisa Munro
Practice Manager