Health and Social Care
South Bedfordshire District Council provides the following services:
Benefits - all about housing and council tax benefit with information on how to claim and the documentation required
Benefits Calculator (opens in a new window) - The Web Benefits Calculator - simply fill out this form for an instant on-line Benefits estimate. The calculator is on Citizone
Benefit Fraud - what is benefit fraud, what do we do and the types of benefits fraud.
Visit our property portal and find local health service information and ward information. You can also access aerial photos and maps for your local area.
Please visit their websites for further information.
Bedfordshire Domestic Violence Partnership - BDVP brings together the main statutory and voluntary agencies who are working together to provide and improve services in relation to domestic violence across Bedfordshire.
Disabled Access at South Bedfordshire District Council - Find out what facilities are provided for the disabled at the Council.
Elderly Services and Careline - Information about what services the District Council provide for our elderly and vunerable residents.
Health Promotion - How our Environmental Health team involve the community in their work.
Click here for the Get Fresh guide to smoke-free eating in Bedfordshire and Luton.
Funkeemunkee.co.uk - The Funkeemunkee website has been designed to help young people access health and social information in South Beds.
Useful Links
www.nhs.uk - allows you to search for local health services including GP surgeries, dental practices, opticians, hospitals, pharmacies and NHS walk-in centres.
Bedfordshire NHS - with links to all health service organisations in Bedfordshire.
The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health was set up in January 2003. It is an independent, non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health. Its remit is to ensure that the public is involved in decision making about health and health services.
Counselling directory - The purpose of the site is to provide a counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service.
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority responsible for overseeing health services and the NHS throughout the two counties.
The Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
Age Concern Bedfordshire (ACB) is a local charity based in Bedford operating throughout the whole of Bedfordshire for the benefit of all older people in the County.
Visit the Uks independent health website at http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/.
Family Planning Association - Contraception and sexual health advice.
www.mentalhealth.org.uk - Mental health factsheets.
The Bedfordshire Drugs and Alcohol Action Team website, www.bdat.org.uk, helps you find out anything you need to know about drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, the law and first aid.
The Walking the Way to Health Initiative website - for everyone with an interest in 'walking for health'. It offers information, support and encouragement.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) website - includes guidance on treatments and care that can be searched by illness.
Bedfordshire Body Positive - offers Advice, support and information to people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
The British Heart Foundation website - offers positive, practical advice.
