Patient, carer and visitor information

Information and advice to help support children’s sensory needs.

Find more details on our website.

The team work with children and young people aged 0 to 18. Helping them with activities like getting washed and dressed, playing with toys, or going to school.

Visit our website for more information.

EPUT’s dedicated Carer Support Service gives carers an opportunity to talk about their caring role and responsibilities.

Our 'Support for carers' webpage has more information.

Information and support to help manage a Personality Disorder diagnosis.

Visit the Personality Disorder webpage for more information.

The X-PERT programme can help people in west Essex live well with type 2 diabetes. Find out more by watching a short video. Upcoming X-PERT programme dates can be found on the EPUT website.  

The DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) education programme can help people in Essex live well with type 1 diabetes. Find out more by watching a short video and visiting the EPUT website.

EPUT’s mid and south Essex diabetes teams are offering a group face-to-face education course to help newly diagnosed type 2 patients effectively self-manage their diabetes, with sessions held once a month at the Hawthorne Centre, Rochford Hospital. This is for people in south east Essex.

Visit the webpage for more information.

Every Carb Counts is a free maths course for those with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, to help you count your carbohydrates. The next course is on Monday 22 July from 10.30am to 1.30pm, at Rochford Hospital. For more information or to book, please text 07747 235 861 or email mse.anchor@nhs.net.

The myDiabetes app is designed for people with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and is available to patients in mid and south Essex. It is designed by experts, for patients, and it can help you to improve your knowledge, monitor your diabetes and manage your risk factors.

Please call the diabetes service admin team on 01702 372081 to request access, or email the service at epunft.diabetes.education@nhs.net. You can also request a type 2 diabetes education pack.

The network empowers those living with an eating disorder to take control of their recovery, with support from each other. By facilitating support groups for loved ones of those with an eating disorder and a collaboration group where those with lived experience support us to shape and develop our services, and the care we deliver.

Find out more information on the Eating Disorder Service User Network webpage.

Advice and exercises to help with your musculoskeletal problems.

Information can be found on the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (MSK) patient information webpage.

The team provide immunisation vaccinations school aged children in Essex. Throughout the year the team visit primary and secondary school and hold community clinics  for children who have missed their vaccines at school. 

Find out more information on the Children's vaccinations webpage.

Some vaccines are recommended during pregnancy to protect your health and the health of your baby. You can get your whooping cough, flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

Find more details on Pregnancy vaccinations webpage.