Useful contact information

Below are some organisations you can contact for support to lower your risk of falling:

• NHS: For urgent medical help and advice that isn’t an emergency. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• • Phone: 111
  • NHS 111 website

• Adult Social Care: Call on 0113 222 4401

• Age UK: A charity for older people, providing information and advice. They can offer health and wellbeing support, advocacy, hospital to home and help at home support.
• • Phone: 0113 389 3000
  • Age UK website

• Access Bus: Full accessible door-to-door transport for anyone unable to use public transport. 7 days a week. Call on 0113 348 1900

• Care and Repair (Homeplus) Leeds: They can look in a home for hazards and carry out small changes such as fitting of rails to reduce the risk of falling in and around the home.
• • Phone: 0113 240 6009
  • Care and Repair Leeds webiste

• Leeds Directory provides information on falls prevention and management, including services that can potentially support reducing a person’s falls risk.
• • Phone: 0113 378 4610
  • Leeds Directory website

• Neighbourhood Network Schemes (via Older People’s forum): Voluntary sector organisations that provide a range of services and activities for older people across Leeds.
• • Phone: 0113 244 1697
  • Neighbour Network Schemes website

• Telecare: An emergency alarm system provided by pressing a pendant alarm or wrist alarm which enables people to summon assistance in the event of a fall.
• • Phone: 0113 378 3290
  • Telecare website

• William Merritt Disabled Living Centre: Impartial information and advice and free assessments on a wide range of disability equipment. Call on 0113 350 8989.