• The local Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) hosts a lot of very useful information.
• Self referral poster – click here for details of how patients can self-refer to the Primary Care Mental Health Team; Renfrewshire Drug Service (support with drug problems); Weight management service; Out of hours Mental Health support; Adult social care (including social work, adult protection, care@home, community care and occupational therapy); Podiatry; Physiotherapy and the Integrated Alcohol Team (support with alcohol use)
• Healthy eating session in Johnstone – Old Johnstone Clinic, Nutrition and Dietetic Department, off Quarry street, Johnstone. PA5 8EE. 1^st Wednesday every month 9.30 to 10.30am. Table top displays, Quizzes, leaflets. Don’t worry, no need to stay for an hour. Just drop in for 10 mins then return another time. Get lots of tips to help you make positive and lasting changes for a healthier life. Find out if your weight, waist and BMI are in the healthy range.
• Self Care – Guidance for Patients
• Exercise – click here for NHS run classes and activities available to patients
• Information on Dementia
• Detect Cancer Early – Bowel Screening Programme – see link below for further information.  Please do the test if you are sent one and are in age group 50 to 74.  If you want to do a test and are age over 75 you can request one.
• Bowel screening information
• Bowel screening test kit
• Pelvic floor exercises
• Renfreshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership
• There is a national telephone based guided self help service for mild depression and anxiety provided by NHS 24. This service is available from 1pm to 9pm Monday to Friday. Contact them on 0800 328 9655.
• The chronic pain specialists in NHS GG&C have a website for use by both patients and health professionals.
• Contraceptive information
• Contraception methods (birth control)
• How to access free condoms
• Ambulance booking information
• Diabetes Risk score test
• SAY Women – a voluntary organisation which offers supported accommodation and related services for young women aged 16–25 years.
• Back pain – important warning signs to look out for

Gender Based Violence (GBV)

Useful telephone numbers and sources of support for the Renfrewshire and GG&C area:

• Archway (Glasgow Sexual Assault response co-ordination service) – specialist service with a team experienced in caring for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted in the last 7 days. Contact via the police on 999 or 101, direct on 0141 211 8175 or online.
• Renfrewshire Women’s Aid – 0141 561 7030
• Women and Children First – 0141 887 7227
• Scottish Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Hotline – (available 24/7) 0800 027 1234 or email via their website.
  
• National Domestic Abuse Hotline – (available 24/7) on  0808 2000 247 or messaging facility on their website.
• Women’s Aid Glasgow – 0141 553 2022 (lines are open 0930-1630 mon-fri), email address is also on their website.
  
• Amina – Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. 0808 801 0301, or online.
• Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid (for BME community) – 0141 353 0859
• Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men – 0808 801 0327
• Rape Crisis – 0141 522 3200
• RAH Hospital – 0141 887 9111
• Victim Support Paisley – 0141 887 0328
• Sandyford Clinic (Sexual Health) – 0141 314 0726
• Police Family Protection Unit – 0141 532 5900
• Homeless Housing Advice – 0800 121 4466
• Citizen’s Advice – 0141 889 2121
• Children 1^st – Children and Family Service – 0141 418 5690
• Housing Advice Centre – 0141 840 3308
• Social Work Standby – 0800 811 505
• Social Work Childcare First Response – 0141 842 4077
• Social Work Community Care First Response – 0141 842 4144/4059
• Social Work Offices (Renfrew) – 0141 207 7777
• Social Work Offices  (Johnstone) – 01505 342300
• Social Work Offices (Paisley) – 0141 842 4197
• Shelterline – 0808 800 4444
• Advice Works (Money advice) Johnstone – 0300 300 1238
• Police (Johnstone) – 01505 404000

National Helplines

• Amina Helpline (Muslim Women’s Resource Centre) – 0800 801 0301
• Breathing Space – 0800 838 587
• Childline – 0800 11 11
• Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0800 027 1234
• In Care Survivors – 0800 121 6027
• Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline – 08088 01 03 02
• Forced Marriage Helpline – 0800 027 1234