Advice leaflets

Health advice

These leaflets give advice and information on common health conditions, dealing with the NHS, and improving your health and wellbeing.

You can download them as PDFs. Many of the leaflets are also available as plain text documents or as web pages.

On this page:

Beating the blues
Learn how to get through difficult times, improve your emotional health, or get help for serious depression.
Beating the blues: PDF version
Beating the blues: Plain text version
Related pages: Depression

Bereavement
Advice on how to cope with the death of a loved one, both emotionally and practically.
Bereavement: PDF version
Bereavement: Plain text version
Bereavement: Web version
Related pages: Donate in memory

Better hearing
What to do if your hearing is not as good as it used to be.
Better hearing: PDF version
Better hearing: Plain text version
Related pages: Hearing

Better sight
How to care for your eyes, and how to lead a full and independent life despite vision problems.
Better sight: PDF version
Better sight: Plain text version
Related pages: Vision

Bladder and bowel weakness
Advice on treating and managing incontinence.
Bladder and bowel weakness: PDF version
Bladder and bowel weakness: Plain text version
Related pages: Incontinence

Elder abuse
Make sure you know what elder abuse is, how to recognise it, and how to get help.
Elder abuse: PDF version
Elder abuse: Plain text version
Related pages: Elder abuse campaigning work

Fitter Feet
Find out how to keep you feet healthy, happy and cared for.
Fitter Feet: PDF version
Fitter Feet: Plain text version
Related pages: Exercise

Going into hospital
Find out how a hospital stay could affect your benefits, and how to deal with any concerns about your care.
Going into hospital: PDF version
Going into hospital: Plain text version
Going into hospital: Web version
Related pages: Coming out of hospital

Healthy bones
Keep your bones strong and healthy by living and eating well and avoiding falls.
Healthy bones: PDF version
Healthy bones: Plain text version
Related pages: Osteoporosis

Healthy eating
Eating a balanced diet can help keep you healthy and active. This leaflet contains nutirition advice and meal tips.
Healthy eating: PDF version
Healthy eating: Plain text version
Related pages: Healthy eating

How to make a complaint
Problems with your care home, local council or the NHS? Find out how to complain or challenge a decision.
How to make a complaint: PDF version
How to make a complaint: Plain text version

Keeping mobile
Stay fit, active and independent, get driving advice and learn about ways to get around without a car.
Keeping mobile: PDF version
Keeping mobile: Plain text version
Related pages: Seniormobility

Managing your medicines
This leaflet explains how to use medicines safely and effectively.
Managing your medicines: PDF version
Managing your medicines: Plain text version

Older men's health
Find out about health issues that can affect older men, including prostate health and impotence.
Older men's health: PDF version
Older men's health: Plain text version
Related pages: Prostate health

Older women's health
Find out about health issues that can affect older women, including menopause, osteoporosis and cystitis.
Older women's health: PDF version
Older women's health: Plain text version
Related pages: Menopause; Osteoporosis

Shingles
Shingles is a common disease that can be very painful. Learn how to recognise and treat it.
Shingles: PDF version
Shingles: Plain text version
Related pages: Shingles

Staying steady
Improve your strength, balance and mobility and get support on preventing and coping with falls.
Staying steady: PDF version
Staying steady: Plain text version
Related pages: About preventing falls

Your health services: where to start
An explanation of different primary health care services, such as doctors and dentists, and how to access them.
Your health services: where to start: PDF version
Your health services: where to start: Plain text version
Your health services: where to start: Web version