Helpful Contacts
Contacts within the University
Local NHS Emergency (out-of-hours) GP Services
Support Services in Canterbury, Thanet & Tunbridge Wells
National Helplines
Useful Websites
Contacts within the University
| Security (North Holmes Road) | 01227 782355 |
| Switchboard - Canterbury | 01227 767700 |
| - Salomons | 01892 515152 |
| - Broadstairs | 01843 280700 |
| - Folkestone | 01303 760600 |
| - Medway | 01634 894494 |
| For all your student enquires, contact the i-zone | 01227 782222 |
| Student Counselling Service - Margaret Simpson | counselling@canterbury.ac.uk |
| - Jiff Wiffen | counselling@canterbury.ac.uk |
| Student Mental Health Adviser - Kristina Massey | mental-health-support@canterbury.ac.uk |
Local NHS Emergency (out-of-hours) GP Services
| South East Health (www.southeasthealth.com)
provides out of hours medical services from when your GP
Surgery is closed. If you need medical assistance
out-of-hours, you must first contact your Surgery who
will provide you with a recorded message and contact
options for you to ring. This applies to students at Canterbury, Broadstairs, Folkestone, Tunbridge Wells and Medway. |
Support Services in Canterbury, Thanet & Tunbridge Wells
|
Kent Police
|
- For
all non-urgent incidents or enquiries, call 01622 690690
- If a crime is in progress or life is in danger, call 999 - If you are deaf or speech impaired, text 'Police' and your message to 60066 - For news, advice or details of your neighbourhood officer, visit www.kent.police.uk |
| Alcohol Advice Centre | 01227 454740 |
| Citizens Advice Bureaux - Canterbury | 01227 761493 |
| - Broadstairs | 01843 594346 |
| - Margate | 01843 225973 |
| - Tunbridge Wells | 0870 126 4856 |
| Cruse – Bereavement Care - Canterbury & Thanet | 01843 594346 |
| - Whitstable | 01227 280437 |
| - Maidstone | 01622 671011 |
| East Kent Rapeline | 01227 450400 |
| Kent Council on Addiction - Canterbury | 01227 454740 |
| - Thanet | 01843 596638 |
| - Head Office | 01795 590635 |
| Family Planning Clinic - Canterbury | 01227 597033 |
| - Thanet | 01843 255315 |
| - Tunbridge Wells | 01892 530855 |
| RELATE – Relationship counselling - Canterbury & Thanet | 01227 766094 |
| - Tunbridge Wells | 01892 529927 |
| For Young People (sexual health information service) | 0800 0728748 |
| Stour Clinic (G.U.M.) Kent & Canterbury Hospital | 01227 783120 |
| Dept of Genitourinary Medicine, Kent & Sussex Hospital | 01892 528380 |
| Dept of Genitourinary Medicine, QEQM | 01843 227903 |
| Victim Support - Canterbury | 01227 779090 |
| - Thanet | 01843 296639 |
| - Tunbridge Wells | 01892 513969 |
| Samaritans | 08457 909090 |
| NHS Direct | 0845 46 47 |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | 0845 769 7555 |
| Eating Disorders Association Helpline | 0845 634 1414 |
| MIND | 0845 7660163 |
| Saneline (12 noon – 2.00 am) | 0845 7678000 |
| London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard | 020 7837 7324 |
| National AIDS Helpline | 0800 776600 |
http://www.at-ease.nsf.org.uk General mental health information, aimed at students and young people
http://www.guide-information.org.uk Useful source of information about local and national health, disability and support services
http://www.studentdepression.org/site/ How to cope with depression or suicidal feelings, plus many useful links
