Get help at home
Find out if you can access local support at home with everyday tasks and help after leaving hospital.
This page is available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Sometimes people need help at home. This could be help after a hospital stay or at other times.
People who need our health and care services can access some of them directly.
For some services, a health or care professional needs to refer you. Often, these health and care professionals will be working in an NHS hospital where we have a service that supports their patients.
If we can’t support you, we’ll do our best to give you details of other organisations that may be able to help.
Support services we can offer
Depending on availability, our typical services might include:
- help getting home after treatment in hospital
- connecting you with activities in your community
- support with rebuilding your confidence
- assistance with everyday tasks like essential shopping or collecting your prescriptions.
Find support near you
The support available varies across the UK.
Find out if you can access our support in your area by contacting one of our teams:
Wales
Cardiff@redcross.org.uk
02920 695740
London
London_enquiries@redcross.org.uk
0208 944 0246
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Reception.Belfast@redcross.org.uk
028 9073 5350
Central England
AdminCentral@redcross.org.uk
0345 054 7171
For support in: Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire.
South East England
HealthandCareSouthEastAdmin@redcross.org.uk
01622 690011
For support in: Bedfordshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, Sussex.
Southern England and Channel Islands
HealthandCareSouthciAdmin@redcross.org.uk
01235 552 665
For support in: Avon, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Jersey/Guernsey, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire.
North of England and Isle of Man
HealthAndCareNorthIomAdmin@redcross.org.uk
01482 499830
For support in: Durham, Cheshire, Cumbria, East Riding of Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, North East Lincolnshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, West Yorkshire.
Help shape our healthcare services
If you’ve recently received support from us, we’d love to hear your feedback.
Do you have a question about this page or want to give us feedback? Visit our Contact us page.