Useful numbers
Health
LGOWIT: 01349 807061, lgowitadmin@highlandtsi.org.uk
NHS 24:111
NHS Highland Telephone: 01463 704000
Samaritans: 01463 713456
Alzheimer Scotland: 01463 711707
Keeping in touch
Befrienders Highland: 01463 712791
info@befriendershighland.org.uk
Highland Hospice Helping Hands: 01463 423202
Older People’s Groups / Lunch clubs: 07595 414523
anne-hscn@outlook.com
07933 653585
jo-hscn@outlook.com
Carers
Connecting Carers: 01463 723560
carers@connectingcarers.org.uk
Highland Carers Advocacy: 01463 723 569
advocacy@hccf.org.uk
Scams
Trading standards:0345 4040506
Police Scotland on 101
Citizens Advice Consumer Service: 0345 4040506
Royal Mail: scam.mail@royalmail.com, 0800 0113466
Financial advice
Citizens Advice Direct:0800 800 9060 - for the number of your local CAB
Highland Council Welfare support: 0800 0901004
Council tax and benefit enquiries: 0800 393811
Warm, Safe and Accessible Homes
Home Energy Scotland: 0808 808 2282
Telecare: 01463 255 733
nhshighland.technologyenabledcare@nhs.net
Handyperson Services:
Inverness & Badenoch and Strathspey, Signpost: 01463 711393
Nairn: Cairn Housing Association: 01463 229150
Ross and Cromarty, ILM: 01349 884774
Wester Ross: 01445 781312
Sutherland: Sutherland Care and Repair: 01549 402798
Caithness: Pentland Housing Association: 01847 892507
Skye, Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association: 01478 612035
Lochaber, Lochaber Care and Repair: 01397 706333
Home Fire Safety Checks: 0800 0731 999 - or call your local fire station
Advocacy
Advocacy Highland: 01463 233 460
info@advocacy-highland.org.uk
Highland Users Group: 01463 719366
hug@spiritadvocacy.org.uk
People First: 07918747763
cfletcher@spiritadvocacy.org.uk
Self Directed Support / Care at Home
NHS Highland Single Point of Contact phone numbers:
Caithness: 01955 606915
Sutherland: 01408 664018
East Ross: 01349 853131
Mid Ross: 01349 860460
Lochaber: 01397 709873
Inverness W: 01463 888333
Inverness E: 01463 888333
Nairn: 01667 422702
Badenoch & Strathspey: 01479 812618
Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross: 01471 820174
Keeping Active
Cycling without Age: cwainverness@gmail.com
Highlife Highland: 01463 663800
info@highlifehighland.com
Step It Up Highland Walks: 01463 729997
walking@pfw.org.uk
Transport
Some examples of local Community Transport schemes:
Ross-shire Community Transport Partnership: 01349 862431
Badenoch and Strathspey Community Transport Company: 01479 810 004
Black Isle Community Car Scheme: 07776765683 or 01349 862431
Connect Assynt: 01571 844590
Lochaber Community Car Scheme: 01397 701222
Information
HSCN Newsletter - free with membership! 07933 653313
Age Scotland Helpline: 0800 12 44 222
Age Scotland Veterans Project: steve.henderson@agescotland.org.uk
Highland Libraries: Highlife Highland 01463 663800
Being involved
Lots of ways of being involved through Highland Senior Citizens Network;
Become a membership, put an article in the Newsletter, come along to a local
area Get-together, participate in NHS Highland consultations, attend Care
Home residents’ forums, complete Care Inspectorate questionnaires, join in
Intergenerational activities, attend Community Partnerships...
If interested contact the co-ordinators:
Anne McDonald, 07933 653313
or Jo Cowan, 07933 653585.
