Carers Information
A.B.I.E.S. - Acquired Brain Injury Empowerment and Support
Acquired Brain Injury Empowerment and Support (A.B.I.E.S) provides emotional and practical support to encourage, empower and enable service users. A.B.I.E.S aim is to facilitate and maximise the rehabilitation of adults, and children, with acquired brain injury to help them fulfill their potential. A.B.I.E.S offers personal…
Telephone:
Tel: 01642 713720
Website:
www.ccms.org.uk/
A4e - Local
A4e can help with all employment issues and can give advice and support with financial aspects of the direct payment. A4e also monitor each clients direct payment bank accounts on a quarterly basis. A4e will help with writing job descriptions, recruiting and interviewing staff, writing…
Contact: Kelly Bainbridge
Telephone:
General Enquiries: 01642 632933
Website:
dpsc.a4e.co.uk/.../Stockton.aspx
Action for Blind People
Action for Blind People is a national charity founded in 1857. They work with blind and partially sighted people to enable them to transform their lives. Every year they provide direct support to more than 24,000 visually impaired people. Their mission is to inspire change and…
Telephone:
General Enquiries: 01642 233439
Website:
www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/
Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer's Society is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many of their 25,000 members have personal experience of dementia, as carers, health professionals or people with dementia themselves, and…
Telephone:
0845 300 0336
Alternative telephone: 020 7423 3500
Email:
enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk
Website:
www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Aplastic Anaemia Trust
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting sufferers of aplastic anaemia and allied disorders. Few people know about this disease despite the fact that it is as common as some types of leukaemia and just as devastating. The…
Telephone:
0870 4877778
Email:
info@theaat.org.uk
Website:
www.theaat.org.uk/
Arthritis Research UK
Arthritis Research UK are a national charity working to take the pain away from people living with all forms of arthritis and helping them to remain active. They do this by funding high class research, educating health care professionals and providing information to people with…
Telephone:
Tel: 0300 790 0400
Fax: 0300 790 0401
Website:
www.arthritisresearchuk.org/
Association of Independent Care Advisors - Helpline
AICA (The Association of Independent Care Advisers) represents organisations based in the UK dedicated to helping people identify the most appropriate type of care service and care provider for their individual needs.It is rarely an easy task to establish the most appropriate type of care…
Telephone:
01483 203066
Website:
www.aica.org.uk/.../default.asp
Avalon - Supported Living Services
The Avalon Group is committed to supporting people through innovative services that provide excellent quality and value for money. Their work includes Supported Living and Family Living Services, supported holidays, learning and development and social enterprise. The Avalon Group was first established in 1994 (as Adult…
Telephone:
General: 01642 633556
Fax: 01642 702499
Email:
enquire@avalongroup.org.uk
Website:
www.avalongroup.org.uk/
BlindVoice UK
Stockton Blind People's Voice provides help and support for blind and visually impaired people and young people in and around Stockton, and aims to ensure that its members gain confidence, training, empowerment skills and self-awareness. Our activities are person centred which ensures that everything we…
Telephone:
Enquiries: 01642 803590
Website:
www.blindvoice.co.uk/
BRIDGES
Bridges opened its doors in 2001, when local carers of substance misusers came together to form a centre where they could access support. The service is available to everyone who has been directly affected by someone else's substance misuse-including parents, partners, grandparents, brother and sisters…
Telephone:
Alternative telephone: 01642 605222
Fax: 01642 897317
Email:
bridges@ntlbusiness.com
