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Cwm Taf Carers A-Z Guide
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Sensations is a hearing loss group in
Merthyr Tydfil for people with all
levels of hearing loss. The group
meets every month.
Contact Michelle on: 01685 353426
or text Kath on: 07540 574038
Sensory Loss - Social services
offers support and assessment for
people of all ages who are blind,
partially sighted, hard of hearing or
deaf-blind.
In Merthyr telephone: 01685 724507
In RCT telephone: 01443 425003
Email:socialservices@rctcbc.gov.uk
Serious or terminal illness Social
Services work with health trusts and
other organisations to provide services
for people who are seriously or
terminally ill.
In Merthyr telephone: 01685 724506
In RCT telephone: 01443 425003
Speech and Language Therapy is a
service that helps people to manage
and come to terms with a loss of
communication from stroke, cancer,
injury or other illness.
In Merthyr telephone: 01685 728451
In RCT telephone: 01443 443443
Community pharmacies across Cwm
Taf offer a free, confidential Stop
Smoking Service to people aged 15
and over. The service provides one-
to-one support (including nicotine
replacement therapy) for 12 weeks.
www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/localservices
Smoking Cessation
Community Pharmacy Stop
Smoking Service is a free,
confidential NHS service to help
people aged 15 and over to quit
smoking. Clients receive a twelve
week programme of one to one
support and medication to help them
with quitting.
www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/localservices
or contact your local community pharmacy
for more information.