Resources and information – keep visiting this page, as we will be updating it regularly
We have moved some of our links to our YouTube Channel so that you can see all of them together. We have a playlist and some favourite channels
Information
- NHS Health At Home – how to contact a GP, order repeat prescriptions, manage your wellbeing and existing conditions – without leaving home.
- NHS111 Coronavirus Diagnosis
- World Health Organisation
Covid-19 vaccinations
There is a wealth of information available about the Covid-19 vaccines and the vaccination programme. This includes:
Updates from GOV.uk
A statement about vaccines by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Information about the vaccine rollout in York is on NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group website, with some FAQs on the NimbusCare website
Information about the national vaccine rollout is on the NHS website
Information about the vaccines is on the Oxford University Vaccine Knowledge Project website
Details about ongoing monitoring of vaccine safety are on the Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology website
This BBC Bite size article fact checks some of the current myths about the vaccines, as well as providing details about how misinformation can spread on social media, memes, and group messages.
Mental health
- Every Mind Matters expert advice and practical tips from the NHS
- Advice and information from the Mental Health Foundation
- NHS information for anyone in crisis
- Shout is a free text service for people in crisis
- Advice, information and meditation on video from Headspace
- Advice and information from the Samaritans
- Support and information for young people and their families from Young Minds
- Helpline, information and support from Anxiety UK
- Reading Well Books on prescription in our libraries and from our e-library
- York Mind have set up some online group activities, self-referral is available online
- Music for Wellbeing – curated playlists to lift your mood
- Information about Mindfulness from the NHS
- NHS mental wellbeing audio guides
- Useful apps from the NHS Apps Library
- Insight Timer free app with guided meditations
- Unusual Times Podcast from BBC sounds combining professional advice and light relief
Physical fitness
- NHS 10 minute workouts
- NHS Fitness Studio has a range of ideas and exercises
- How to Exercise at Home advice and links from Patient
- Sport England has a comprehensive list of links to all kinds of exercise for all levels and abilities with its Join the Movement campaign
Advice for specific groups
- Advice for children and families is on our Explore at Home: Children page.
- The City of York Council’s Talking Point for advice about Adult Social Care is available online between 10-12am and 2-4 pm on a Wednesday and Thursday every week. It can be accessed via this link and information about how to access the virtual drop can be downloaded here
- Humber Coast and Vale Cancer Alliance are running free online Cancer Champion awareness sessions until the end of the year
- York Carers Centre have posted information for York Carers on their website
- Devon Carers have published links to bereavement support available via national organisations.
- Coronavirus resources from Health Education England
- Government advice for people living with domestic abuse
- Helpline for women living with domestic abuse
- Mencap Easy Read Information about Coronavirus
- Beyond Words Beating the Virus, a short story, without words, that will help people to understand what to do if they have Coronavirus and how to keep safe.
- Age UK Information about Coronavirus
- Alzheimer’s Society Coronavirus advice for people affected by dementia
- Asthma UK Health Advice
- Diabetes UK Coronavirus Updates
- British Lung Foundation Coronavirus Information
- Macmillan Cancer Support and Coronavirus
Culture and creativity
Participation in the arts, culture and creativity are vital to promoting good mental health and enhancing wellbeing. You will find links to events, activities and ideas on our Reading Culture and Creativity page