Factsheets and useful links (cystic fibrosis)

Factsheets

Dietetics

• GOV.UK: Eatwell guide
• BDA: Eat well spend less food factsheet
• BDA: Fruit and vegetables - how to get five a day
• BDA: Healthy eating
• BDA: Osteoporosis and diet food factsheet
• BDA: Portion sizes
• BDA: Stanols and sterals
• BDA: Vitamin D
• BDA: Calcium
• BDA: Cholesterol
• BDA: Iron

Diabetes

Physiotherapy

Social work

Benefits

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Housing benefit
• Entitled to (benefits calculator)

Driving

• Blue Badge Scheme
• The Motability Scheme
• Vehicle tax exemption
• Driving with diabetes

Education

• Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSAs)

Other websites

• Cystic Fibrosis Trust
• Asthma + Lung UK

Wessex CF social media

• https://twitter.com/wessex_adult_cf?lang=en
• https://www.facebook.com/WessexAdultCF