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Help and support resources

External resources you can refer to for more information on managing your pain and pain medication.

Use the search function below to look for support services local to your area.

Your GP practice may have further details about local support groups or networks where you can meet people with similar conditions for support.

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App

GetUBetter self-management app

Residents in mid and south Essex aged 18 and over can access the GetUBetter self-management app free of charge for musculoskeletal conditions (muscle, bone, and joint problems).
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Provide Health

Persistent Pain Self Help by Provide Community Partnerships
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Open Road

Recovery orientated services at Chelmsford and Basildon are part of the Integrated Recovery Management System and Structured Intervention Service.
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Therapy for You (IAPT) by EPUT

Therapy For You, support you to understand your thoughts and feelings, and guide you on your journey to feeling better for people living in Castle Point and Rochford Southend.
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Inclusion Thurrock (IAPT) by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT)

Offering a simple gateway for adults across Thurrock to access talking therapies for common mental health difficulties including depression and anxiety disorders such as OCD, PTSD and social phobia.
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Vita Health Group

In partnership with the NHS, offering a range of short-term psychological therapies to adults 16-years and over, who are registered with a Basildon, Brentwood, Billericay & Wickford GP.
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Active Essex

Find Your Active is a support service to help you take your first steps to a more active lifestyle.
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Hertfordshire and Mid Essex Talking Therapies

The online portal for mental health services in Hertfordshire and Mid Essex. Provides access to primary care psychological therapy services in Hertfordshire and Mid Essex through a wide range of confidential talking therapy treatments and employment support for adults with common mental health problems.
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Forward Trust

Offering abstinence-based recovery support for individuals and families affected by drug and/or alcohol addiction.
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Physiotherapy Symptom Checker

Provides Physiotherapy services aiming to empower those living in Mid Essex with musculoskeletal conditions to manage their symptoms.
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Connect Health Integrated MSK in Mid and South Essex

Local services including, physiotherapy, PhysioLine, pain service, Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS), rheumatology, 1:1 rehab, hand therapy and group classes.
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