"Over the past few weeks, I have been contacted by a huge number of people asking for advice on issues related to the Covid-19 outbreak. I and my team are here to do everything we can to help answer your questions."
Contact Sir David
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 7219 3452
Twitter: @amessd_southend
Government Helplines
Business support and ventilators: 0300 456 3565
HMRC: 0800 015 9559
Universal Credit: 0800 328 5644
Education: 0800 046 8687
Foreign & Commonwealth Office: 020 7008 1500
Medical and Government Guidelines
Up-to-date advice can also be found at www.gov.uk/coronavirus and www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19
If you think you have coronavirus symptoms you should visit 111.nhs.uk/covid-19
In a medical emergency dial 999
Local Helplines
If friends and family aren't nearby or able to help and you have no local support, please call:
Southend Coronavirus Action Helpline: 01702 212497
The Council is offering a range of help and advice to local residents and businesses:
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: www.southend.gov.uk/coronavirus
For practical advice on a range of issues contact:
Southend Citizens Advice Bureau: 01702 456352 and 01702 456354 and [email protected]
If the local Southend services cannot help please contact:
Essex Welfare Service: 0300 303 9988 and [email protected]
Other useful contacts
SAVS (Southend Association of Voluntary Services): [email protected] and 01702 356 000
Leigh Lions Club: [email protected]
Trust Links (Southend based mental health charity): 01702 213134
Harp (Southend based homeless charity): 01702 430696
Taxis
Samit Biswas is offering free taxi rides to the hospital for people within the hospital postcode, and a £10 discount on journeys from outside the postcode. The taxis are wheelchair accessible. Call 0800 8606 727 or email [email protected] for more information.
Volunteering
If you feel that you could volunteer your services with the Southend Coronavirus Action Group, please email Jocelyn Astle at [email protected]
Hospital volunteers can contact Erica White at [email protected]
Other
National Supply Disruption Response Centre: 0191 283 6543 and [email protected]
For general offers of commercial help, please contact: [email protected]
For offers of help to make ventilators: click through from this page https://www.gov.uk/government/news/production-and-supply-of-ventilators-and-ventilator-components for the form, or contact 0300 456 3565 or [email protected]