Health

For details of health service facilities in Worcestershire including the Primary Care Trust, hospitals in the area and access to the GP booking service and local surgeries; www.worcestershirehealth.nhs.uk

For details of the Kempsey Surgery tel 08454 501924

For the blind and partially sighted www.rnib.org.uk

For the hard of hearing try The Royal National Institute for the Deaf www.rnid.org.uk or a local organisation www.wedo.org.uk

Nursing homes and sheltered accommodation: The Lawns, Main Road, Kempsey http://www.carehomes.net

For sheltered housing, including The Firs, Old Road North, Kempsey www.festivalhousing.org

Social Care, telephone 0845 6072000 for Worcestershire County services, or www.whub.org.uk which provides access to information about both County and District Council services.

For information about caring services consult Worcestershire Association of Carers www.carers.org/local/west-midlands/worcester or www.dialsworcs.org.uk/Booklet/GCarer.html. For private services http://www.consultuscare.com .

For information about hospices www.strichards.org.uk. Enquiries may be made by email enquiries@strichards.org.uk.

Also Acorns Hospice, telephone 01905 76767 or www.acorns.org.uk.

For advice, guidance and information on help available for the elderly; Age UK www.ageuk.org.uk, Counsel and Care www.counselandcare.org.uk and The Department of Work and Pensions www.thepensionservice.gov.uk