Your nearest health services

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Local NHS Authorities:

• South Tyneside Foundation Trust
  
• South Tyneside Primary Care Trust
  
• Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority
• South of Tyne and Wearside Mental Health NHS Trust

NHS Foundation Trust Application
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust wants to become an NHS Foundation Trust. They want local people's views about their plans. They are running a public consultation until September 30, 2007 and will be out and about meeting people in the local community.

To find out more go to: http://www.ntw.nhs.uk/foundationtrust/

Choosing Health
People living in South Tyneside can now get special help to choose a healthier lifestyle.

Family Planning Association
Contraception and sexual health guide and help. Transmission of sexual diseases information.

BBC Health
Information and advice about health matters.

Advice for travellers
Information about health risks around the world and how to avoid them

Time Online support service
Support, guidance and information on mental health related problems in a confidential one to one chat room.

Available to South Tyneside residents only.

Mental Health Foundation
Mental health fact sheets.

Drugs Action Team
Helping young people resist drug misuse, protecting communities from drug-related anti-social and criminal behaviour, and enabling people with drug problems to overcome them and live healthy and crime-free lives.
Department of Health

More health and welfare related links

Jonny Longlife
This web site is ran by South Tyneside's Drugs Action Team. The site aims to provide young people with information and advice about drug use prevention and promotes healthy living.

BBC Radio 1 - One Life
Comprehensive information on a huge range of health related issues.

Children First for Health
An NHS website that provides an interactive guide to life and health for children and young people.

Well Town
Welltown is aimed at Key Stage 1 pupils, aged 5 - 7 years, and covers the main areas of personal, social and health education and citizenship set out in the National Curriculum.

Galaxy H
Galaxy-H is aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils, aged 7-11 years, and covers the main areas of personal, social and health education and citizenship set out in the National Curriculum.

Life Bytes
LifeBytes is a new website which gives young people aged 11 - 14 facts about health in a fun and interesting way.

Mind,body & Soul
Mind, Body & Soul is a new website which aims to give young people aged 14-16, the lowdown on health in a fun and interesting way.