Health care – find doctors, dentists, hospitals and other services

NHS and Social Care – working together in East Sussex

National Health Service (NHS)

The NHS Choices website helps to put you in control of your healthcare with a wide range of information and advice on medical issues and conditions.

It also lets you find everything from your nearest hospital to your nearest GP, using a postcode or place name:

• NHS Choices – find your local service
• NHS Choices – medical advice

NHS Direct

You can contact NHS Direct 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year for information and advice on health issues.

You can visit the NHS Direct website, or phone NHS Direct to speak to a specially trained nurse or health information specialist:

• NHS Direct website
• Phone: 0845 4647

The site includes information about self-help and support groups, with both local and national contacts.

Local health services and NHS trusts

There are two Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in East Sussex: NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald and NHS Hastings and Rother.

You can visit the NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald and NHS Hastings and Rother websites to find GPs, pharmacists, dentists, minor injury units and other health services in your area.

Find out which Primary Care Trust (PCT) serves the area you live in from the downloadable map.

• Map of local PCT areas

NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald is the PCT responsible for health services for people who live in Eastbourne borough and the Lewes and Wealden districts:

• NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald – find local services
• Download NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald local NHS services guide 2009/2010

NHS Hastings and Rother serves the population of the Hastings borough and the Rother district:

• NHS Hastings and Rother – find local services
• Download NHS Hastings and Rother local NHS services guide 2009/2010

NHS Brighton & Hove aims to help people in Brighton & Hove city live healthily and stay well:

• NHS Brighton & Hove – find local services

For specialist mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services across Sussex, please contact the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust:

• Sussex Partnership – mental health service directory
• Sussex Partnership – mental healthline

You can also find local health advice, services, support groups and more from East Sussex Community Information Service (ESCIS):

• ESCIS – health

All local health and social care providers are regulated by the Care Quality Commission:

• Care Quality Commission

Sexual Health

Find out about local sexual health clinics:

• East Sussex – sexual health clinics

Or get information on sexual heath from the NHS:

• NHS – worth talking about

General health advice

• Healthy Living
• Health for older people
• Age Concern – health advice for older people
• Connexions360 – health advice for young people
• Direct Gov – health and well-being