WHR Resources

Our self-help information is sourced from reputable organisations. Please let us know if any links don’t work. Remember you can always come to us for help and information.

General Health

NHS Condition Finder

An A-Z of conditions, treatments & medical terms.

Anxiety

Emotional Wellbeing Service – A Self-Help Workbook for Young People (aged 11-18) Experiencing School Based Anxiety

NHS Selfhelp Guide – An excellent workbook from NHS Cumbria Northumbria Tyne & Wear

Anxiety Booklet – Oxford Health NHS

How to Manage Anxiety and Fear – Mental Health Foundation

Benefits

.GOV.UK: Benefits Calculators

You can use an independent, free and anonymous benefits calculator to check what you could be entitled to. This will give you an estimate of:

the benefits you could get
how much your benefit payments could be
how your benefits will be affected if you start work or increase your hours
how your benefits will be affected if your circumstances change – for example, if you have a child or move in with your partner

Blood Pressure

BP Monitoring Form – PDF to print out and fill in for 1 week home BP Monitoring

Chronic Pain

Live Well With Pain – 10 Steps Program. The backbone of the support we offer.

Live Well With Pain Files – Link to our Google Drive folder with materials for 10 Step Program

Dementia

Dementia Care Guide – Optalis – Responding to the challenges faced by those living with dementia

Flooding

RBWM Flood Risk Management Strategy

.Gov.UK Flood Alerts

.Gov.UK Prepare for flooding

Met Office – Protecting your property from flooding

.Gov.UK – Personal Flood Plan (pdf)

National Flood Forum

Legal Advice

Law Society Find a Solicitor

Run by the Law Society, Find a Solicitor is a free service for anyone looking for information about organisations or people providing legal services in England and Wales that are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

.GOV.UK: Find legal advice and information

You can get legal advice and information to solve common problems, for example about:

debts
decisions about benefits
discrimination at work
immigration statuses
disagreements with neighbours
making arrangements for children, money or property if you divorce or separate

Loneliness

Loneliness – Mind – Explains loneliness, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support

Self help guide to Loneliness and Isolation – NHS Humber Teaching

15 Things for Young People to do if feeling Lonely – Mental Health Foundation

LPOA Lasting Power of Attorney

Our guide to setting up an LPOA, combining instructions, information and the required forms for a paper submission, contains links for online submission too. Click here.

Met Office Climate Report for Windsor & Maidenhead

The Climate Report provides high level, non-technical summaries of climate change projections for a local authority area. It uses scientific research to provide robust climate information to help decision makers plan for the future, enabling local authorities to become more resilient to climate change. Climate Report

Reconciliation Services

.GOV.UK LEAFLET: Family Mediation – Sorting Out Family Disputes Without Going to Court

Family Mediation Council-Find local mediator

You can search the FMC Register for a family mediator who practises near you, either by keying in your postcode or by entering the name of the family mediator.

Citizens Advice: Using mediation to help you separate

Registering Vulnerable Residents with Utility Companies

If you find it hard to deal with your energy supply you could get extra help from your energy companies. You can apply to be added to your electricity network’s priority support register to get priority support for electricity and gas.

Electricity Priority Services Register
Thames Water Priority Services Register
Gas Priority Services Register

Reporting Issues to RBWM

Report-It – If you have a problem with: abandoned vehicle; blocked drains; missing or damaged bin; noise; overhanging or damaged tree on public land; potholes; street lighting; street cleaning or street furniture. If you don’t report it, they can’t fix it!

Report Issues to FixMyStreet

FixMyStreet.com – A very useful 3rd party website, keeps pressure on RBWM, we advise you report any problems on both systems.

Scam Awareness

The Little Book of BIG Scams – Thames Valley Police publication to help us all be aware of the risks.

Avoiding Scams – AgeUK

Social Care

NHS Social Care and Support Guide

If you or someone you know needs help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, this website explains your options and where you can get support