Council Services and Advice

We can provide or arrange a number of services to help support people with medical needs. 

We can also offer advice and information  on alcohol, disabilities, psychotherapy and much more.

If we are unable to help you ourselves, we will signpost you to other agencies or organisations who can.

• Accidents are a major cause of injury, disability and death, particularly among young children and older people.

• Alcohol, drugs and substance abuse - advice and support

• Community nurses and health visitors

• Counselling - information about counselling and psychotherapy.

• Dangerous structures and public safety  

• Disabilities Information

• Doctors, GPs and Hospitals – information about local health service.

• Drugs advice - advice and support

• Environmental Health

• Falls Community Resource - Falls remains the biggest cause of accidental death for older people.

• Food Safety

• General Health and Medical Advice

• Healthy Leicester - campaign website

• Health & Safety - Information on Construction, Workplace, Public health and more.

• HIV/AIDS – specialist social workers that can provide information, advice and support.

• Hospice care for adults

• Hospice care for children

• Hospitalisation - help returning home

• Keeping warm in winter

• Leicester hospitals - link to the University Hospitals of Leicester website 

• LINks - Local Involvement Networks will be the new way for people who live in Leicester to have a say how services from local social care and health services are provided.

• Mental health - information about mental health services.

• Needle Exchange

• Needs Assessment for social care services

• Occupational therapy

• Residential care for adults

• Residential care for children

• Services for Physically Disabled and-or Sensory Impaired Adults

• Sexual Violence Advice

• Sports and Fitness

• Substance abuse