15/10/2026
💙 Some great links to services 💙
🍂❄️🍁 Winter here we come…
As we head into the colder months, there's a lot of support available across our communities to help people stay well, keep warm and get through winter.
The trouble is, it can be spread across lots of different services, organisations and websites. Knowing what's available is one thing; knowing where to find it is another. 🗺️
So we've been bringing it all together on a page for you. 💚💙
We've put together a kind of Winter Support Directory on our main Primary Care Collaboration website, gathering useful links, signposts and information in one place to make it easier to find the help you might need or pass it on to someone who could use it.
❄️ Here's a taste of what's included:
💊 Health advice and Pharmacy First: Information about common conditions your local pharmacy may be able to help with, alongside practical advice on managing winter illnesses.
🩹 Getting prepared at home: tips for checking your medicine cabinet and making sure you have some useful essentials to hand.
🧠 Mental health and emotional wellbeing: links to NHS self-help resources, Talking Therapies and urgent mental health support through NHS 111.
☕ Warm Spots: places where people can spend time in a warm, welcoming space and connect with others in their community.
🏠 Financial, benefits and housing support: signposting to local organisations and council information that may help if you're struggling with bills, money or keeping your home warm.
🏥 NHS services and winter health advice: including vaccination and seasonal health information, repeat prescriptions, and North Cumbria's emergency care information and hospital waiting times.
It's all gathered together here, so you don't have to go hunting around lots of different websites to get started:
👉 https://www.primarycarenorthcumbria.co.uk/winter
We know there are lots of organisations doing valuable work to support people through the winter months. This page is our way of helping join the dots and making those resources a little easier to find.
Please share it around. You never know who might need one of these links this winter and sometimes, knowing where to start can really make all the difference. 💚💙❄️
North Cumbria Integrated Care Citizens Advice Citizens Advice Allerdale Citizens Advice Copeland Cumberland Council Westmorland and Furness Council Age UK North Cumbria Futureproof Cumbria Cumbria CVS Green Doctor Cumbria Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness Healthwatch Cumberland ACTion with Communities in Cumbria Cumbria Occupational Therapy Hope Haven Carlisle Eden Mind Samaritans
