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Midwifery 24 Hour Help Line - West Suffolk Hospital
West Suffolk Hospital Midwives have a 24 hour helpline for all patient's needs during pregnancy and the postnatal period. You can use the helpline for:
- Urgent problems - for example, your baby isn't moving normally, you think you're going into labour or you're worried you have an infection
- Non-urgent problems - for example, you're pregnant but your other child has chicken pox and you want some advice
- Administrative problems - you need to change an appointment or advise you've moved house
You can use the helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Call - 01284 713755.
NHS Better Health - Start for Life
Trusted advice and guidance for parents
All the support you need about pregnancy, babies, healthy child development, childcare and early education. We're here to help you give your child the best start in life.
NHS Better Health - Start for Life
Get Fit for Surgery with Joe Wicks
The NHS has partnered with fitness coach Joe Wicks to release exercise videos for people to get active before surgery to help reduce complications and recover quicker. See this 10 Minute Low Impact Workout for Pre-Op Patients.
Looking after your legs
NHS West Suffolk Foundation Trust recently held an event titled "Looking after your legs - Preventing ulcers and venous disease," featuring Mr. Manjit Gohel, consultant vascular surgeon, who discussed how to protect leg health and reduce the risk of ulcers and venous disease. See this YouTube video on looking after your legs.
Suicide Prevention
Stay Alive is an app packed full of useful tools and information to help keep people safe from suicide. Download today to have quick access to crisis support in your pocket.
Available from Google Play, the App Store, or can be accessed at Grassroots Suicide Prevention
Live Well
Advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing on the NHS Health Living page.
A guide to your local health services in Suffolk and North East Essex
With all the different ways to access health services, it can be confusing to know the best place to go. See the Norfolk and Suffolk website.
NHS Information Resources
Look up topics in the NHS Health A-Z and Medicine A-Z on our NHS Information Resources page.
Topics include, BMI Calculator, depression and anxiety self assessment, blood pressure test, mole self assessment, managing your weight and calculating your heart age.
