Absolutely.

•⁠ ⁠Samaritans: 24 hour helpline 116 123 (freephone)

https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/

•⁠ Ask Sam - Childline (freephone)

Please pass on to children to share with their friends

https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/ask-sam/

Call 0800 1111

•⁠ ⁠National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK:

6pm-midnight 0800 689 5652 / 0800 689 0880

https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk/

•⁠ ⁠App that includes personalised support in a crisis and life in general

https://braininhand.co.uk

•⁠ ⁠MindOUT

Mental health support for the LGBTQ community.

Website: www.mindout.org.uk

Advice and information (MindOUT)

•⁠ ⁠MoneyHelper - provides free and impartial money advice

moneyhelper.org.uk

0800 138 7777 (English)
0800 138 0555 (Welsh)
18001 0800 915 4622 (text relay)

•⁠ ⁠CALM: helpline 0800 58 58 58 or webchat available 5pm-midnight everyday

https://www.thecalmzone.net/

•⁠ ⁠Shout 24 hour text message support service text 85258

https://giveusashout.org/

Ongoing Support:

•⁠ ⁠Hub of Hope: Signposts to services and support; provides information on mental health

issues.

https://hubofhope.co.uk/

•⁠ ⁠Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/

Support line: 0300 102 1234 9am to 6pm, Mon- Fri (except bank holidays).

A safe space for you to talk about your mental health. Mind’s advisors are trained to listen

to you and help you find specialist support if you need it.

Infoline: 0300 123 3393 / [email protected] 9am to 6pm, Mon-Fri (except bank holidays).

Provides information on local sources of help, treatment options and advocacy services

•⁠ ⁠Oxford Mindfulness Foundation: online mindfulness sessions

https://www.oxfordmindfulness.org/

•⁠ ⁠Free, life-saving therapy for suicidal men in Liverpool, London and Newcastle

https://www.jamesplace.org.uk

•⁠ ⁠EveryTurn: information on NHS Talking Therapies with self-referral option

https://www.everyturn.org/talking-therapies/how-are-you-feeling/

•⁠ rethinkyourmind: Website, app, book, audio, music, art, community

https://www.rethinkyourmind.co.uk/support/

Apps:

•⁠ ⁠Stay Alive Suicide Prevention app (free) https://www.stayalive.app/

•⁠ ⁠BRAIN IN HAND: an app that includes personalised support in a crisis and life in general

https://braininhand.co.uk

•⁠ ⁠BankAbility: accessible digital banking for society’s most vulnerable people

https://www.bankability.app

•⁠ ⁠Headspace: guidance on mediation, mindfulness, improving sleep and reducing stress

(payment required after free trial) https://www.headspace.com/home?_stsgnoredir=1

•⁠ ⁠Calm: improving sleep, mood and reducing stress (payment required after free trial)

https://www.calm.com

•⁠ Fraut is an autism-positive source of support. Access free resources on the website plus an optional payment for lifetime app access.

https://fraut.co.uk/

NB: These are suggested sources of support, not specific recommendations or endorsements.

It is unclear which health care systems will fund Zing Performance Programmes, however, your insurance may be able to cover them.

Experience neuroscience-backed support for ADHD, anxiety, and cognitive issues, with little to no cost to you.

Accepted insurance plans include:

* Medicare Part B (Traditional Medicare)

* Unity Preferred Network (In-Network)

* MCCP PPO Network (In-Network)

* Out-of-Network PPO Coverage (Eligible plans may reimbursed up to 80%)

You can definitely ask them. If you would like us to help you with that, contact us.

You need to fill out and print a questionnaire and letter template from either Psychiatry UK or ADHD 365 and take them to your doctor to ask for an assessment. The NHS website has some useful information but the wait times might be different to Psychiatry UK or ADHD 365. It's always a good idea to ask.

Below are Orthoptic Departments who provide Visual Processing Difficulty services in the UK.

These clinics may also be called orthoptic learning difficulties clinics, reading difficulty clinics, visual stress clinics or other.

Please ask when ringing the department what the referral process and criteria is.

North West Area – includes Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Kathryn Whitfield, Advanced Orthoptist, Warrington and Halton Hospital foundation trust [email protected]

Lovely Lane

Warrington

WA5 1QG

01925 662772

Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

Town Lane, Kew

Southport

Merseyside

PR8 6PN

01704547471

[email protected] Orthoptist

Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust

Alison Mackie

Orthoptist

Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW

Tel: 01619225214

St Helens Hospital

Jessica Haney

Specialist Orthoptist

Room G11, Elyn Lodge

Marshalls Cross Road

St Helens

WA9 3DA

01744 646817

Orthoptic Services Department

[email protected]

Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley Hospital and Broadoaks Children’s Centre

Claire Critchley, Head Orthoptist

Royal Preston Hospital

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Office: 01772 523854

Clinic: 01772 522417

e-mail: [email protected]

Web: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/

@LTHorthoptics @EyeLthtr

Bury

VPD clinics for children in the Bury area

VPD clinics are held at Tottington Health Centre.

Nicola Howarth

Highly Specialist Orthoptist

Townside PCC, 1 Knowsley Place, Bury, BL9 0SN 

Bury Care Organisation

Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust 

T: 0161 762 1692

M: 07562 913906

[email protected]

www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Twitter: @NCAlliance_NHS

Oldham

We take referrals for the children in the Oldham area and parents can refer directly if they live in our area by telephoning the main office on 0161 357 5118

Rosalyn Comer

Clinical Lead Orthoptist

Orthoptic Department

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

tel: 0161 621 3489

email: [email protected]

Countess of Chester Hospital

Victoria Jackson

Orthoptist

Liverpool Road

Chester

01244 363003

[email protected]

North East Area  includes Northumbria, Durham and Yorkshire, + North Lincolnshire

Harrogate & District NHS foundation Trust.

Lead Orthoptist Eve Panesar

[email protected]

Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate HG2 7SX

01423553452

Or Bradford University Visual reading difficulties clinic ( non-NHS therefore cost approx. £15 per year) See address above.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Rosie Walton and Jenny Short Orthoptists

Diana Princess of Wales Hospital

Scartho Road

Grimsby

North East Lincolnshire

DN33 2BA

03033 304569 (Grimsby)

03033 302686 (Scunthorpe)

County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust

Darlington Memorial Hospital

Hollyhurst Road

DarlingtonCounty

Durham

DL3 6HX

01325 380100

Kerry Low, Orthoptist

Midlands

East Midlands (includes Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire)

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

Nottinghamshire

NG17 4JL

Telephone: 01623 622515 ex 3365

Queens Hospital

Belvedere Road,

Burton-on-Trent,

DE13 0RB

01283 566333

Catherine Crofts, Orthoptist

Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust

Rothwell Rd,

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

01536 492000

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Greetwell Rd,

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

01522 573378

01522 512512

Alison Leak

Deputy Head Orthoptist

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Pilgrim Hospital,

Sibsey Road,

Boston,

Lincolnshire

01205 446474

West Midlands (includes Shropshire , Staffordshire, Warwickshire Worcestershire and Herefordshire).

Samuel Johnson Community Hospital,

Trent Valley Road,

Litchfield,

Staffordshire,

WS13 6EF

01543 412900

Catherine Crofts, Orthoptist

Charlotte Deakin,  BSc (Hons) MMedSci

Senior Orthoptist | Lead of VPD

Orthoptic Department

Princess Royal Hospital

Apley Castle

Telford

Shropshire

TF1 6TF

Tel: 01952 641222 ext 4167

Email [email protected]

(overlay testing, colorimetry and tracking, no visual perception assessment)

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust runs Russells Hall Hospital and Dudley Guest Hospital in Dudley and Corbett Hospital Outpatient Centre, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. It also provides community health services to the borough.

Dipika Price, Clinical Lead

[email protected]

Dudley

DY1 2HQ

01384 456111

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Manor Hospital,

Moat Road,

Walsall,

Warwickshire

WS2 9PS

01922721172 ext 6245

South West  (includes Cornwall, Devon and Somerset)

Mrs Sarah Israel

Head Orthoptist

Royal United Hospital

Bath

Somerset

01225 82 4494

Northern Devon Healthcare Trust

Trust Headquarters
North Devon District Hospital
Raleigh Park
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 4JB

01271 322577

South Devon NHS foundation Trust

Torbay Hospital,

Lowes Bridge,

Torquay

TQ2 7AA, UK

0300 456 8000

South Counties in the Middle of England (including Berkshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire)

Royal Berkshire NHS FT.

Level 2
Eye Block
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN

0118 322 7681

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Orthoptic Department
Stella Czyponka, Lead Orthoptist.

Oxford Eye Hospital
Level LG1,

West Wing
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxford OX3 9DU

Tel: 01865 234567

Orthoptic Department Secretaries

Email: [email protected]

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Great Western Hospital,

Marlborough Road,

Swindon,

Wiltshire,

SN3 6BB

01793 604020

Sandra Measures, Orthoptist

South Counties (to the sea including Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex and Kent)

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Sussex County Hospital,

Eastern Road,

Brighton,

East Sussex,

BN2 5BE

01273 696955

Portsmouth NHS Trust

Queen Alexandra Hospital Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

PORTSMOUTH

PO6 3LY

023 9228 6877

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Orthoptic department, EEMU

Cassie Harcourt

[email protected]
Maidstone Hospital
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone 

ME16 9QQ

01622 226236

Kent Community Health Foundation Trust

Annette Ray, Orthoptist,

Sevenoaks Hospital

Hospital Road,

Sevenoaks,

Kent TN13 3PG

01732 470310

London

Central London (including Lambeth, Whitechapel and Brixton)

Kings College Hospital (South London sites)

Denmark Hill,

Brixton,

London

SE5 9RS

020 3299 9000

London, Lambeth King's college hospital, Denmark Hill, Brixton,       

London SE5 9RS

020 3299 9000

Barts Health - The Royal London Hospital

The Royal London Hospital,

Whitechapel Rd,

Whitechapel

E1 1BB

North of London (including Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire)

Buckinghamshire NHS Trust

Stoke Mandeville Hospital - Aylesbury

Mandeville Rd,

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Wycombe General Hospital - High Wycombe

Queen Alexandra Rd,

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT

01494 526 161

Sajida Hanif – Deputy Head Orthoptist, Lead in Visual Processing Difficulties Service

Hillingdon Hospital

The Hillingdon Hospital Trust
Pield Heath Road
Uxbridge, London UB8 3NN

01895 238282

Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust

Heath Rd, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5PD

01473 712233

West Herts Hospitals Trust (Watford)

Vicarage Road
Watford
Herts
WD18 0HB

01923 244 366

Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust

Romsey Road

Winchester

SO22 5DG

01962863535

Rimona Lubbe

Senior Orthoptist (Acting Head)

South of London  (including Surrey)

Sir Robert Peel Hospital

Plantation Lane,

Mile Oak,

Tamworth,

B78 3NG

01283 566333

Catherine Crofts, Orthoptist

Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust

Bournewood House,

Guildford Rd,

Lyne,

Chertsey

KT16 0QA

Phone: 01932 872000

Epsom and St Helier Univeristy Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom Hospital
Dorking Road,

Epsom
Surrey, KT18 7EG
Tel: 01372 735735

St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
Wrythe Lane,

Carshalton
Surrey,

SM5 1AA
020 8296 2000

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Egerton Rd,

Guildford GU2 7XX

01483 571122

East of London (including Essex)

N/A

East Anglia (including Norfolk and Suffolk)

N/A

Hillingdon Hospital

The Hillingdon Hospital Trust
Pield Heath Road
Uxbridge, London UB8 3NN

01895 238282

Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust

Heath Rd, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5PD

01473 712233

Wales

North Wales –

Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Croesnewydd Rd,

Wrexham

LL13 7TD

Phone: 01978 291100

South Wales –

Bridgend Eye Unit

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road,

Bridgend,

CF1 1RQ

01656752170

Lorraine.floyd@wales,nhs.uk Orthoptist

Ireland

Southern –

University hospital Waterford

University Hospital Waterford is a public teaching hospital located in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland.

Dunmore Road,

Waterford,

X91 ER8E,

Ireland

+353 51 848 000

Scotland - South East -

Borders General Hospital

Huntlyburn,

Melrose

TD6 9BS

Phone: 01896 826000

Scotland - South West –

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

University Hospital Ayr,

Dalmellington Road,

Ayr

KA6 6DX

Telephone 01292 610555

Dumfries and Galloway Health Board

Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary
Bankend Road
Dumfries
DG1 4TG
01387 246246

Galloway Community Hospital
Victoria  Place
STRANRAER
DG9 7HX
01776 707707

Glasgow

Janice Waterson Wilson

Specialist Orthoptist

OPD Area 5

Royal Hospital for Children

Govan Road

Glasgow,

G51 4TF

Tel: 0141 452 4089

Glasgow

Gartnavel General, New Victoria Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Orthoptic Department

Gartnavel General Hospital

Great Western Road

Glasgow

G12 0YN

Tel: 0141 211 1042

NHS Lanarkshire Hairmyres Hospital

Eaglesham Road

East Kilbride

G75 8RG

01355 585000

Other

Gibraltar Health Authority

Mrs Michelle Brown

GHA Head Orthoptist

St. Bernard’s Hospital

Gibraltar

Tel: +350 2000 7226

States of Jersey

Sarah Evans MMedSci

Consultant Orthoptist

VisionWorks.

Suite 3.2,

The Hunter Suite.  

The Lido Medical Centre,

St Saviours Road,

St Helier.

JE2 7LA

T: + 44 (0) 7797726884

E: [email protected]

W: www.visionworks.je

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