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ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome & LongCovid Support

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Chronic Pain Self-Management Service

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, for East and North Herts residents

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​-Circle, integrated care musculoskeletal (MSK) Service

South and west Hertfordhsire and replaces Herts Valley services

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- Education support for medical absence 

Support for Parents of children with ME/CFS/LongCovid

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Support for 18 and under and parents

Action for ME

Local Services & Support

- Blue Badge application 0300 123 4042

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Carers in Herts provide advice and support for unpaid carers 01992 586969

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Citizens Advice for help with many things including benefits, forms and support

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Communities First: Support adults with shopping, prescriptions and many things 0208 207 511

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The Counselling Foundation provide free NHS or low cost counselling

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- Hertfordshire Age UK Advice, support and befriending

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- Herts CC Adult Care Assessment 

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Hertfordshire community meals Hot meals delivered

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HertsHelp: food support, advice on health and disability issues and so much more 0300 123 4044

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- Home Start offers support for families with children 12 years old and under who have experience of parents with ME/CFS 01438 367788

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New Leaf College offers free workshops for wellbeing via Zoom

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- Royal Voluntary Services Helping the Elderly

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St Albans District Council

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Good Neighbour Schemes

- St Albans Good Neighbours  01727 830713

Transport, gardening, befriending etc

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- Harpenden Helping Hand  01582 764599

Transport, help with shopping and befriending

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- Kings Langley Good Neighbours 07790 688672

Transport, small DIY jobs, gardening, lunch club etc 

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- High Barnet Good Neighbour Scheme 0208 4415 678

Transport, gardening, shopping and befriending

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- East Barnet friend in need 0208 449 8225

Transport, lunch club, various activities

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- Boxmoor Good Neighbours 07713 358 931

Transpot, simple gardening, prescription collection, befriending and social events

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-Door2store  01442 253935

Picks people up from their door to take them to supermarket, runs fortnightly for areas: Kings Langley, Bovingdon, Berkhampstead, Tring, Hemel

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Mental Health Support

- Out of hours urgent NHS mental health helpline

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- Mental health Crisis support NHS

- Other mental health crisis support services

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ME Association Helpline 0344 576 5326 

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- Mind crisis resources

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- Mind Peer Support

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- Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line (24/7)

- call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans (24/7) or email jo@samaritans.org and receive a response in 24 hours

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- call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day)

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- call National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (24/7)

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- call Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)

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-  CALM webchat service

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- call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 if you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (10am–10pm every day) or email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+

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Wellbeing Service: Counselling & CBT through the NHS via self referral or your GP

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​- If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus

HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm) or email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text on 

07786 209 697

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- If you're under 25 call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day),

- If you're under 19, text "YM" to 85258 or call Childline on Call free on 0800 1111 This will not show on your phone bill.​

 

Transport Support

-- Community Transport Hertfordshire 01462 869402

Directory of transport schemes available to disabled , elderly and reduced mobility

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​- St Albans Taxi Voucher Scheme 01727 819406

for the elderly and disabled

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Enquiries

© 2022 by Hertfordshire M.E / CFS Support Group
 

For enquiries please email hertsmecfs@gmail.com

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