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Health, social care and wellbeing

GPs, dentists, power of attorney, period products

  1. Advocacy – someone to speak on your behalf

    If you need help expressing your views when attending health appointments, you can get an independent advocate.

  2. Ask for patient transport

    Get help with transport if you cannot get to your healthcare appointment for medical reasons.

  3. Healthcare for UK nationals living in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

    Information on healthcare for UK nationals living in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.

  4. Care and caring

    Information on looking after your health or someone else's.

  5. Complaints

    Get help with complaints and find out how care is regulated.

  6. Healthy eating

    Information on eating healthily at home and when going out.

  7. Mental health

    Information on getting help and support with mental ill health.

  8. Organ and tissue donation

    Find out where to get more information about organ and tissue donation.

  9. Donate your body to medical science

    Find out how to donate your body to a university after you die.

  10. Social service work

    Information on social service workers, and their work helping support vulnerable children and adults.

  11. Sport

    Information on how to take part in sport and help coach others.

  12. Free period products

    How to get free period products in Scotland.

  13. Covid support if you were on the Highest Risk or Shielding Lists

    Help and support if you were on the Highest Risk List (previously the shielding list) in Scotland.

  14. Free NHS eye tests

    Information about free eye tests in Scotland.

  15. Help with NHS dental costs

    Information on free NHS dental treatment.

  16. Register with a GP

    Register with a doctor to access health services in Scotland.

  17. Register with an NHS dentist

    Find out how to get dental treatment from the NHS in Scotland.

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