Getting Out: Managing My Health with NHS Reconnect

Kate Morrissey from NHS England joins us to explain how to register with a GP, talk about the NHS Reconnect service and how to access it and provides information about where else you can go for support for different healthcare needs. This podcast is also available as a video – just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Organisations mentioned:  How to register with a GP surgery If you have problems registering with a GP surgery you can: Call the NHS England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 311 22 33 or contact your local Healthwatch Groundswell GP Registration Toolkit Groundswell 'My right to healthcare' cards The NHS website Get help for your symptoms - NHS 111 website or call 111 from your phone (calls are free). Call 111 to speak to someone if you need to: discuss complex medical problems discuss worries about a long-term condition get end-of-life care, or report a death report child protection or vulnerable adult concerns Other ways to contact 111 if you have a hearing problem or need help in other languages Support from your local pharmacy Frank (Drug Helpline) Help & Advice Mental Health Charity MIND Citizens Advice Contact us: If anything you’ve heard in today’s episode that has helped you, or if you just want to get in touch, please do. 💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram and Twitter 📧 Email us: [email protected] ✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF 🖥️ Website: https://lifeafterprisonpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.