Health and Medical Advice

• Accidents
  Reporting of Workplace Accidents
  
  
• Addictions
  External link to Talk to Frank
  
  
• Alcohol advisory service
  Many people have a drink, but are you aware of how much you are drinking and what is classed as 'sensible drinking'?
  
  
• Alcohol, drugs and substance abuse
  The Drug Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) is part of the Tameside Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy
  
  
• Counselling
  Counselling is offered by a number of organisations
  
  
• Dangerous structures and public safety
  Structural Surveys and Investigations
  
  
• Drugs advisory service
  The Drug Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) is part of the Tameside Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy
  
  
• Environmental services - out of hours emergencies
  Service Charter
  
  
• Health advice 
  External link to NHS Direct
  
  
• Health and safety at work - regulation and inspection
  What to expect when a Health and Safety inspector calls
  
  
• Help leaving hospital
  Tameside Home and Community Support Service
  
  
• Hospice care - adult
  Hospices provide care specifically for terminally ill people and give support to their carers both in the hospice and at home. Admission is arranged through your doctor or hospital.
  
  
• Hospice care for children
  Children's hospices provide respite and terminal care for children suffering from life-limiting conditions in a home-from-home environment.
  
  
• Keeping warm in winter service
  External link to The Pension Service
  
  
• Licence - nursing agencies
  The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) inspects social care, private and voluntary health care services in Tameside.
  
  
• Needle exchange
  The Substance Misuse Service (part of Pennine Care Trust) provides needle exchange
  
  
• Occupational therapy
  Community Occupational Therapy Team
  
  
• Rehabilitation
  Where to get Help with Substance Related Problems
  
  
• Residential care
  List of Care Homes in Tameside
  
  
• Residential care for children
  External link to the Commission for Social Care Inspection
  
  
• Support for adults with HIV
  Support for people affected by HIV and AIDS