Health Organisations & Charities
Alcohol and Drugs
- Alcohol Concern
Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse. They work to
reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm and to increase
the range and quality of services available to people with alcohol-related
problems.
- Drugscope
DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs.
HIV and Aids
- AVERT (Aids Education
and Research Trust)
AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the
aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide.
- Positively
Women
Positively Women is the only national registered charity offering peer
support - support for women living with HIV by women living with HIV.
- Terrence Higgins Trust
One of the first charities to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic
and has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV & AIDS ever
since.
Mental Health
- SANE
SANE is one of the UK's leading charities concerned with improving the
lives of everyone affected by mental illness.
- Connects
Connects is a worldwide, interactive website for the sharing of information
by people interested in mental health problems and/or learning disabilities.
Sensory Impairments
- DEAFBLIND
Deafblind UK is a national charity which provides a range of support services
to deafblind adults and their carers. It also campaigns on behalf of deafblind
people.
- RNIB (Royal National
Institute of the Blind)
RNIB offers practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem.
- RNID (Royal National
Institute of the Deaf)
RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of
hearing people in the UK. As a membership charity, they aim to achieve
a radically better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people.
- Sense
Sense offers a wide range of support and services across the UK to help
sensory impaired people of all ages to reach their full potential despite
the many challenges facing them.
Other Organisations
- Arthritis Research Campaign
Aims to advance the understanding, prevention and treatment of arthritis
and related conditions.
- Alzheimers's
Society
Committed to maintaining, improving and promoting its unique knowledge
and understanding of dementia.
- BackCare
The charity for healthier backs, is dedicated to educating people on how
to avoid preventable back pain, and supporting those living with back
pain.
- British Heart Foundation
The aim of the BHF is to play a leading role in the fight against heart
disease so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature
death.
- CancerBACUP
Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and
support for cancer patients and their families. Free cancer information
service staffed by qualified and experienced cancer nurses who help over
50,000 cancer patients and their families by telephone, letter and email.
- Continence
Foundation
For People with Bladder and Bowel Problems
- Consumer Health Information
Centre
An advice service set up to help you to understand more about health,
including hints and tips to say healthy and ways to get back on your feet
when illness strikes.
- Depression
Alliance
Depression Alliance is the leading UK charity for people affected by depression.
Their web site contains information about the symptoms of depression,
treatments for depression, as well as Depression Alliance campaigns and
local groups.
- Diabetes UK
Diabetes UK is the leading charity working for people with diabetes. They
fund research, campaign and help people to live with the condition.
- Digestive
Disorders Foundation
The DDF aims to decrease the death rate and make life more bearable for
sufferers by funding research into a range of digestive disorders to seek
preventative measures, new treatments and cures.
- Haemophilia
Society, The
The Haemophilia Society is working to secure the best possible care, treatment
and support for people with haemophilia or a related bleeding disorder
and their families.
- Incontact
A national charity for people affected by bladder and bowel problems providing
support and information and represent the interests of people with continence
problems.
- Infertility
Network
Works to improve comprehensively the quality and delivery of infertility
care nationwide.
- Leukaemia
CARE Society
Cares for sufferers of the leukaemias, Hodgkin's and other lymphomas,
myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative disorders, Myeloma and aplastic anaemia.
- Lungs (British Lung
Foundation)
Provides a complete package of support for people living with lung disease
and the people who look after them, in hospital and at home.
- Marie Stopes
International
Responsible for establishing and managing family planning centres, nursing
homes and referral centres in the UK and other developed countries.
- MedicAlert
The only non-profit making, registered charity providing a life-saving
identification system for individuals with hidden medical conditions and
allergies.
- Meningitis
Trust
Offers a wide range of support for people affected by meningitis and meningococcal
septicaemia
- Migraine Action
Association
Bridges the gap between the migraine sufferer and the medical world by
providing information on all aspects of the condition and its management.
- National Blood
Service
Information on how to become a blood donor
- National Osteoporosis
Society
The NOS offers support to people with osteoporosis, their families and
carers through a range of information booklets, a national telephone helpline
and a network of regional support groups.
- National Society
for Epilepsy
The National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) is the largest medical charity
in the field of epilepsy in the UK. It has been providing services for
people with epilepsy for more than 100 years.
- Stroke Association
The Stroke Association is a national charity which is solely concerned
with stroke. Every year about 100,000 people in this country suffer first
strokes - 10,000 are under retirement age. Stroke is the largest cause
of severe disability with 350,000 people affected at any one time.
