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The Well

The Well

Provides an oversight of all the social and community resources available to people in Fife and helps to access the appropriate service for a person's needs.  Examples would be help with financial difficulties, housing, benefit assessments, food bank access, social isolation, bereavement support.

Venues across Fife - Drop-ins welcome

Victoria Hospital

In addition, The Well has a pop-up stall  in the Victoria Hospital twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays 10am-12pm. This is located at the hospital's main entrance opposite Costa Coffee.

Referrals can be made if there is a feeling that a person may struggle with initial contact - see website link below for more details.

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Fife Forum

Fife Forum

Fife Forum help with lots of things in the community. They can also provide advocacy for patients in hospital, help with filling in forms, helping them to put across their wishes if they have no family or if there is family conflict.

Sam Roger (Hospital Contact) - sam@fifeforum.org.uk

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Link Life Fife

Patients need a referral from GP, nurse or other health profession. Support for mental illness, stress, anxiety, help with accessing services, activities, social groups, housing and benefits by providing link workers.

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Fife Carers Centre

Fife Carers Centre

You'll see many posters around the hospitals now for Fife Carers. This organisation is extremely helpful to carers. They have hospital workers and a community base.

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Age Scotland

Age Scotland

Age Scotland provide Information leaflets e.g. on Bereavement, Funeral Planning, Care at Home, Benefits for people with dementia and other age related issues. They will also send them out for free though do welcome donations. 

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Citizens Advice Scotland

Citizens Advice & Rights Fife

Free, impartial, confidential and independent advice or to arrange an appointment at your nearest office.


General Advice: 0345 1400095
Debt Advice: 0345 1400094
Welfare Benefits: 0345 1400092
Macmillan Services: 0345 1400091
Tax Services (Deaf Community): 07872 677904

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Free Home Fire Safety Check

You can arrange a home fire safety visit by calling or visiting the website.   

Contact: 0800 073 1999

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Vulnerable Safety Visit 

Fife Council’s Safer Communities team offer free home safety visits. 
Contact: 03451 551503

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Social Work Contact Centre

Provides help at home, community alarms, Telecare, falls alert, day services, respite, Community Occupational Therapy and more.
Contact: 03451 551503 

The Sanctuary and The Haven  

Resources available at these locations within Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospital.

Find out more about The Sanctuary and The Haven.

"Keeping Connected" leaflets

Covering bereavement and loss, general numbers in Fife, mental health, and young people.  These provide all the phone numbers people could possibly need of all the community services, council numbers, charities, support groups.  

These can be ordered via - HPAC (durham.gov.uk). (Search "Keeping Connected")
Email - Mary-grace.burinski@nhs.scot

Help with cost of living

Find out whether you are eligible for help on Our Fife's  Cost of Living Support page.

 

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