Health and welfare

Coronavirus in Forres

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Forres Local provides news and information to help those living and working in the IV36 postcode area.
Please do contact us if you have information to share under these headings.

Coronavirus symptoms

High temperature or fever | New, continuous cough | Loss of taste or smell

Safety measures

Stay at home | Wash hands | Keep 2m away from people

Last updated 2 March

Health and welfare

  • You must stay at home, except for essential purposes. See Scottish Government website for definitions of ‘essential’
  • You are not allowed to meet another household inside your home or theirs.
  • Two people from two households can meet outdoors
  • There are no limits on exercising, but you should try and keep this to once per day
  • No car sharing
  • See Scottish Government website for exceptions
  • People who are shielding and cannot work from home should not go into a place of work, and will be contacted with a letter to act as a fit note

Forres Health Centre – 0345 337 1120

If you’ve developed a continuous cough or fever/high temperature in the last 7 days, stay at home for 7 days from the day your symptoms started. Only phone your GP or 111 if your symptoms are severe. See NHS Inform’s coronavirus page.

Forres Health Centre are operating differently, but all enquiries start by phoning the reception number above.

Isolation note

If you are off work because you have been asked to self-isolate and have been asked to get a sick note to cover you, please don’t call your GP. You can get an isolation note from 111.nhs.uk/isolation-note

Dental care

Routine dental care services (check-ups, fillings and all routine treatment) in dental practices in Grampian have re-opened with limited availability. You should contact your practice for information. Outside normal working hours, if feel you have an URGENT dental need, please contact NHS24 on 111.

Specific conditions

Local organisations

Money worries

  • Scottish Welfare Fund – can help with money, food and household items in a crisis. Call 01343 563456 or apply online.
  • Money Advice Moray – can help with managing and repaying debts, help with claiming benefits, budgeting and benefit apeals. Call 0300 123 4563
  • Benefit Services – entitlement to free school meals, clothing, grants, Educational Maintenance Allowance, housing benefit, Council Tax Reduction. Call 01343 563456

Helplines

  • Anxiety UK – 03444 775 774 – Support for anxiety conditions, 9:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday
  • CALM – 0800 58 58 58 – Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35. 5pm to midnight daily
  • Mind – 0300 123 3393 – Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems. 9am–6pm Monday to Friday
  • Breathing Space — 0800 838587 An easily accessible ‘first stop’ Information and advice service for mental health issues
  • Rethink Mental Illness – 0300 5000 927 – Support and advice for people living with mental illness 9:30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
  • Samaritans – 116 123 – Free 24-hour helpline, confidential support for people feeling stress or despair
  • Cruse Bereavement Care – 0808 808 1677 – 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
  • YoungMinds – 0808 802 55 44 (Parents’ helpline) – information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals. 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
  • LGBT support (switchboard) – 0300 3300 630
  • Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
  • Children 1st – 08000 28 22 33 – Supporting families through coronavirus and beyond, 9am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 9am to noon Weekends
  • Alcoholics Anonymous – 0800 9177650 – 24-hour helpline for those affected by alcohol addiction
  • Childline – 0800 1111
  • Free School Meals — 01343 563456
  • Age Concern – 0800 00 9966
  • NHS Non-Emergency Helpline – 111
  • Police Non-Emergency Helpline – 101
  • Emergency, Police, Fire, Ambulance, Coastguard – 999

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