Self refer to the below First Community services

  1. Audiology

    Hearing loss and balance problems.
  2. Falls Prevention

    Care for patients who are at risk of falling or who have had a fall.
  3. Integrated Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (ICATS)

    Musculoskeletal (bone and joint) problems.
  4. Outpatient Physiotherapy

    Musculoskeletal disorders within a clinic setting.
  5. Podiatry

    Assessment and treatment of a range of foot problems.
  6. Speech and Language Therapy

    Speech, language and communication.

Patient information library

  1. A-Z of common health conditions

    Link to the NHS website for information and advice on common health topics
  2. Administering injectable medication

    Help with giving injections yourself
  3. Aftercare for your healed leg ulcer leaflet

    Advice to prevent further leg ulcers developing
  4. Ankle and foot pain

    Advice and guidance for a range of ankle and foot problems
  5. Back pain

    Advice and guidance for back problems
  6. BD BodyGuard T Syringe Pump

    Information about the BD BodyGuard T syringe pump
  7. Coeliac Disease

    Support for people with Coeliac Disease
  8. Communication difficulties

    Support for people with communication difficulties
  9. Continence

    Specialist nursing assessment, treatment, education and self-management support for people experiencing bladder or bowel dysfunction.
  10. Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (Non-IgE)

    Support for children with non-IgE mediated food allergies, including infants and young children with cow's milk allergy
  11. Discharge Medicines Service

    Information about the Discharge Medicines Service
  12. Elbow pain

    Advice and guidance for elbow pain
  13. Food exposure and sensory play

    Tops tips on how to help children learn through play
  14. Fussy eating and complex feeding information for children

    For families and carers who have children struggling with their eating
  15. Getting active

    Information and advice on getting active
  16. Hand pain

    Advice and guidance for hand pain
  17. Healthy eating

    Support with healthy eating
  18. Help when someone dies

    Useful help and advice during the early days of a bereavement
  19. Helping children take vitamins and mineral supplements

    Some top tips for helping children to take vitamins and mineral supplements
  20. Hip pain

    Advice and guidance for hip pain
  21. Incontinence

    Information about incontinence products for adults to help manage symptoms.
  22. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

    Dietary and lifestyle changes to help improve IBS symptoms
  23. Knee pain

    Advice and guidance for knee pain
  24. Looking after your mental health

    A list of local mental health services in east Surrey
  25. Lowering the carbon footprint of inhalers

    Find out about First Community's aim to lower the carbon footprint of inhalers
  26. Managing persistent pain

    Understanding and managing chronic pain
  27. Medicines support from your chemist

    Information about medicine services that can be accessed from your local chemist
  28. Musculoskeletal steroid injections and anaesthetic injection

    Advice and guidance on the use of steroid injections
  29. Neck pain

    Advice and guidance for neck pain
  30. Osteoporosis

    Useful links to support for those with Osteoporosis
  31. Pelvic health

    Advice and guidance to support pelvic health
  32. Shoulder pain

    Advice and guidance for shoulder pain
  33. Skin pressure damage

    Top tops for preventing pressure ulcers
  34. Support to gain weight

    Links to useful websites to support weight gain
  35. Stammering or stuttering

    Information about stammering or stuttering (known as Dysfluency) and the difference in the way some people speak.
  36. Steady On Your Feet

    Resources to help reduce the risk of falls including a simple online self-assessment and personal action plan.
  37. Swallowing (Dysphagia)

    Information about Dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
  38. Type 2 diabetes (east Surrey)

    Support for people with type 2 diabetes
  39. Vestibular migraine: Understanding and managing symptoms

    Information and advice for support patients with understanding and managing symptoms
  40. Weight management - children

    Creating a healthy diet and lifestyle for children
  41. Weight management - adults

    Weight management advice for adults
  42. What to expect approaching the end of life

    Information and advice to help provide comfort to the person you are caring for
  43. Your medication as an inpatient

    Information on managing your medications as an inpatient on Caterham Dene Hospital Inpatient Ward