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Support
In North East Lincolnshire, support with palliative care can be accessed:
Information and support is also available from national charities:
- Age UK advice line 0800 055 6112 free to call 8:00 am to 7:00 pm 365 days a year
Support with daily living
- The single point of access (SPA) is a local service, a team of health and social care professionals can offer advice, information and access to support for you or someone that you care for. The service can be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- CARELINK 01472 312312 offers electronic solutions to support you or someone you care for in the home
- Age UK advice line 0800 055 6112 free to call 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, 365 days a year
Specialist advice
Support for carers
- Specialist support is available from North East Lincolnshire’s Carers’ Support Service
- Care Plus Group – Specialist Palliative Care
Work, money, legal and benefits
- GOV.UK – benefits online benefits advice
- Citizens Advice North East Lincolnshire free advice service
- NHS – Legal issues managing legal affairs
- Money advice service provide free and impartial money advice
- Centre 4 free local advice
- Care Quality Commission independent regulator of all health and social care services in England
- Age UK – NE Lincs practical support and help for families with welfare benefits
- North East Lincolnshire Council money worries information: financial and support
Printable Downloads
Useful websites
- Care Plus Group – information about specialist palliative care
- Carers UK – making life better for carers
- Citizens Advice – death and wills information
- Life story network – promotes the value of using life stories to empower and improve the wellbeing of often overlooked communities or people
- My future wishes conversation starter pack – people are able to make their wishes known regarding future care, helping the people who care for them and about them to understand what they would have wanted if they are no longer able to communicate this themselves
- North East Lincolnshire End of Life Care [NS Q: does this new portal replace this?]