In addition to the resources shown below please see our 'Health Organisations' section for additional, regularly updated, local and national resources.

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Control your condition - Don't let it control you

A FREE course for patients with a long-term health condition

• Do you want to manage your condition better?
• Do you want to improve your health and wellbeing?
• Do you want to feel more con dent and in control of your health condition?

Find Out more in our 'Self Management of Your Condition' leaflet.

Are You Struggling to Manage Your Weight?

My Weight Matters is now available to Essex residents FREE 12 week programme

Local sessions available: Call 0800 022 4524 (Option 3) to book your place.

Find out more about 'My Weight Matters' here.

Patients over the age of 16 years can now access a care navigation service.

This free service is delivered in partnership by Community Agents Essex, Age UK Essex and the Provide Essex Lifestyle Service. If you are struggling with a non-clinical issue and it is impacting on your health and wellbeing - you can self refer to the service.

This leaflet about the Care Navigation Service explains more.

It is important to let us know if you are a Carer for one of our patients.

Sometimes when people are looking after someone they can get tired or frustrated and would like to know that there is someone outside the family who might understand and can help them. If we know that you are a main carer, we can offer you that help.

Download our Carers Leaflet for further information.

Additional information resources can be found in the carers section of 'Your Health'.

The law on driving after taking certain drugs (including  some  medicines). This law states that it is an offence to drive with certain drugs above specified levels in the body, whether your driving is impaired or not.

For further information download this Information Leaflet about the law on driving after taking certain drugs.