Resources

Here you’ll find societies and support groups to help you more effectively manage your condition. You’ll also find our Patient Decision Support Tool, which explains how we assess which type of medical cannabis might be right for you.

Patient Decision Support Tool

If you’re wondering how we make decisions about your medical cannabis treatment, please read our Patient Decision Support Tool. This document contains information about the prescribing process, treatment plans and format specific considerations.

Samaritans:https://www.samaritans.org/

Social Prescribing:

What does a social prescriber do?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyr5FRdiKv8

Social prescribing link workershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2ifYsaKV8Q

Talking Therapies:https://www.samaritans.org/

Urgent and Emergency Services:England & Wales NHS 111https://111.nhs.uk/ 

England & Wales Urgent Treatment Centreshttps://www.england.nhs.uk/urgent-emergency-care/urgent-treatment-centres/ 

Scotland NHS 111https://www.nhs24.scot/111/

Northern Ireland Health and Social Carehttps://online.hscni.net/our-work/no-more-silos/phone-first-faqs/

Pain:https://www.britishpainsociety.org/people-with-pain/

Combat Stress:https://combatstress.org.uk/

Wellbeing:NHS 5 steps to mental wellbeinghttps://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing/

NHS Kickstart Your Healthhttps://www.nhs.uk/better-health/ 

Heatwave: how to cope in hot weatherhttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/heatwave-how-to-cope-in-hot-weather/

Winter vaccinations and winter healthhttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/keep-warm-keep-well/ 

How To Wash Your Handshttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/best-way-to-wash-your-hands/ 

Mental Health:Mindhttps://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/getting-help-in-a-crisis/ 

Give Us A Shouthttps://giveusashout.org/ 

British Red Cross:https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/contact-us#orgs

Mindfulness:https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/tips-and-support/mindfulness/

Victims of Crime:https://dsahelpline.org/

Financial Worry:https://www.turn2us.org.uk/

Movement and Exercise:Sitting Exerciseshttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/sitting-exercises/

Flexibility Exerciseshttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/flexibility-exercises/

Balance Exerciseshttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/balance-exercises/ 

Strength Exerciseshttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/strength-exercises/ 

Domestic Abuse:https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/

National Association for People Abused in Childhood:https://napac.org.uk/about-napac/

Discrimination and Hate Crimes:https://www.stophateuk.org/

LGBTQI+ Support:https://switchboard.lgbt/