Handy contacts over the Festive period

Healthwatch South Tees is closed over the Christmas period between Friday 22 December 2023 and Tuesday 2 January 2024.
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While we're away, we want to make sure you have access to health and care services and other emergency support should you need it.

Below you'll find websites and phone numbers for lots of different services throughout the Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland areas. 

Please stay safe and well. 

Contact numbers:

Redcar and Cleveland Adult Social Services -  01642 771500 (outside of office hours 01642 524552)

Middlesbrough Adult Social Services – 01642 065070 

Mental Health Support

TEWV MH crisis  - 0800 0516 171

The Samaritans – 116 123

Qwell – Mental wellbeing support for Adults

Kooth - Emotional and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 and 24E

Urgent Care

Crisis Support

Middlesbrough Foodbank

Redcar & Cleveland Foodbank

Redcar & Cleveland Rough Sleeping 

Middlesbrough Rough Sleeping - Freephone 0800 130 3667, or clients can attend Middlesbrough House to be seen in person. The rough sleeper drop in sessions are also going ahead as usual (Wednesday @ DePaul 1pm – 4pm & Friday @ Streets Ahead 9am – 12pm)

Redcar and Cleveland Warm Spaces

Middlesbrough Help in Crisis

Redcar and Cleveland Cost of Living Support

Other Useful websites:   

NHS website  (For information on conditions, medicines and general health enquires) 

Middlesbrough Council

Redcar and Cleveland Council

Mind Teesside

My Sisters Place

Domestic Abuse Support

Find my pharmacy  (To check opening times of your local pharmacy)      

Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board (For all adult safeguarding information) 

In case of emergency:

Please call 999 in case of a medical emergency.  If you have a medical query that isn’t an emergency, please call NHS 111.

Please note: these services may also vary in opening times across the Christmas period. Crisis teams and emergency services are available, but all others are subject to various Christmas closures. 

For further information, please visit their individual websites.