Help and Contacts

Northamptonshire Council Falls Management services

Falls Management Service  Falls@northamptonshire.gov.uk

• Falls Management Service
• Supporting Independence team (SIP)
• Adult Social care
• Community Occupational Therapy
• Assistive technology (& local community alarm services)
• Smoking cessation services

Visit www.northamptonshire.gov.uk for more information.

North Northamptonshire County Council - 0300 126 3000
West Northamptonshire county council - 0300 126 7000

Northamptonshire SPOA - (single point of access)

Including Intermediate care service/ Continence service- 0300 777 0002

Northamptonshire.spoa@nhs.net

Northamptonshire Fire Service

For Home safety checks, please call 01604 797000 or visit www.northantsfire.gov.uk

Northamptonshire Sport

Get up and Go/ Otago exercise groups call 01604 366976 or visit www.northamptonshiresport.org

Northamptonshire School of Podiatry

Call 01604 893232 or email podiatry@northampton.ac.uk

STAR (Substance misuse services)

Call 0808 1698 512 or visit www.changeyourtomorrow.co.uk

IAPT Services (Changing Minds)

Call 0300 999 1616 or visit www.nhft.nhs.uk/iapt

Equipment Services

For Millbrook (equipment collection and repair) call 0330 124 1219

Local Charities

Age UK Northamptonshire (Including their community alarm information) - 01604 611200 or email access@ageuknorthants.org.uk

Northamptonshire Carers - 01933 677907  

carers@northamptonshire-carers.org.
www.northamptonshire-carers.org

Dementia Connect (Alzheimer’s society) - 0333 150 3456

Deafconnect-  01604 589011 or email general@deafconnect.org.uk or visit www.deafconnect.org.uk

Care and Repair (Handyman services)- 01604 782250 or visit www.careandrepairnorthamptonshire.org.uk

National Charities

Royal National Institute for the blind (RNIB)-  0303 123 9999 or visit www.rnib.org.uk

Community alarms

Lifeline24 - 0800 999 0400

Careline24 - 0800 101 3333

Local Services and Support:

To learn more about preventing falls in West Northamptonshire, visit the West Northamptonshire Council website. 

If you need help completing our assessment form, call one of our advisors on 0300 126 7000 or email falls@westnorthants.gov.uk.

West Northamptonshire Council website

To learn more about preventing falls in North Northamptonshire, visit the North Northamptonshire Council website.  

If you need help completing our assessment form, call one of our advisors on 0300 126 3000 or email falls@northnorthants.gov.uk.

North Northamptonshire Council website

Staying Active

Northamptonshire Sport Get Up & Go is part of a county-wide falls prevention programme supported by Public Health & the NHS.

It provides strength and balance exercise classes for older adults or those who have a fear of falling, had a fall or are at risk of falling.

Learn more at Northamptonshire Sport Get Up & Go website.

Northamptonshire Sport Get Up & Go website

For more information on the community and iCAN Get Up & Go programmes, please contact:

Community Get Up & Go - Katy Downing, Programme Lead (Get Up & Go)

Tel: 07955 441975 
Email: Katy.Downing@northamptonshiresport.org

iCAN Get Up & Go - Jude Stone, Programme Lead (iCAN Get Up & Go)

Make a referral to iCAN Get Up & Go

Tel: 07955 437523
Email: jude.stone@northamptonshiresport.org

Find a Get Up & Go class - Northamptonshire Sport

Get Up & Go strength and balance classes are aimed at individuals who have had a fall, have a fear or falling or at risk of falling. The classes are delivered by qualified OTAGO Exercise trained instructors. To gain the most benefits from the class, individuals should aim to attending weekly and practicing some of the exercises at home between classes.

Find a Get Up & Go class