Different levels of healthcare
Primary Care – This is healthcare that everyone can use in the local community.
Primary Care covers GPs, Dentists, Ophthalmology (eye tests) and Pharmacies.
These services are available to everyone and provide general health and wellbeing advice and treatment.
Secondary Care - This is more specialist healthcare that requires a referral from primary care. In most cases your GP will be responsible for sending a referral to a secondary health care services that a child or young person might need although you can also make referrals to services yourself. This is called self-referral and your GP will let you know how to do this.
This Secondary Care may be based in your home, a community health setting, or a local hospital. Secondary Care professionals may include: District Nurses, Specialist Nurses or Therapists, Learning Disability services, Psychiatry or Psychology.
Tertiary - Tertiary care refers to highly specialist treatment such as neurosurgery, transplants, and secure forensic mental health services.
Acute - Acute care is delivered by hospitals who will give active short-term treatment for an injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. Non-acute care refers to surgery centres, physician clinics, long-term care etc.
Your local healthcare providers
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The NHS South East London Integrated Care Board is an NHS statutory organisation. That brings together partners to plan and provide NHS services. |
Email: contactus@selondonics.nhs.uk Tel: 020 8176 5330 www.selondonics.org/icb/ |
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Bromley Healthcare provides community healthcare in Bromley. |
Email: bromh.contact@nhs.net Tel: 0300 330 5777 www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk |
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Bromley Y provide mental health and emotional wellbeing services in Bromley. |
Email: info@bromleyy.org Tel: 020 3770 8848 |
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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability services in Bromley. |
Email: oxl-tr.pals@nhs.net Tel: 01322 625700 https://oxleas.nhs.uk/contact-us |