Advice and Information

Southwark Charities supports community organisations and charities that improve the well-being of Southwark’s older residents aged 55 plus.

Approximately one in ten people in Southwark have high blood pressure but only half know that they do. Left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to heart attack and stroke.

Alzheimer's Society provides services for residents suffering from Alzheimer and forms of dementia and their carers.

The Work Well Advice Line is a brand new advice line, offering confidential telephone and email advice on employment and mental health to anybody who needs it.

The NHS has produced an easy read newsletter to summarise the upcoming changes to the NHS system.

Public Health England have produced this guide all women of childbearing age must should read before they go for vaccination.

Find out how to access social care services in Southwark.

Find out how to access all different types of sexual health care in Southwark.

Find out how to access urgent and emergency healthcare, including for your teeth and eyes.

Find out about how to access mental health services and support in Southwark - whether you're feeling a bit down, or you think you need more support.

Are you unhappy with your experience of health or social care services in Southwark? Making a complaint is a way to share your experience, get an explanation from the service, and suggest what could be improved in the future.

Find key information about accessing primary care services, including GPs, pharmacies and dental practices.