General Carers Information
– holidays together for Carer and cared for
– postcode specific information about local services
– Princess Royal Trust for Carers
– CASS The Carers Association
– Kings Fund – Health Improvement
– Carers UK, formally Carers’ National Ass.
ww.gov.uk/carers-uk– Dept of Health information for Carers
– Government information for Carers
– Search site for “Carers” – Lots of up to date information
- Carers Hub
- support services for Carers in Derbyshire
– support services available in Shropshire for Carers
– support services available in Cheshire for Carers
- – Stoke on Trent Council – Inclusive Oportunities – Community Development Team
Health Information Websites
– University Hospitals of North Midlands
– North Staffs Combined Healthcare
– The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust is the NHS organisation responsible for providing community health are and adult social care services in Staffordshire and community health services in Stoke-on-Trent.
– General Health Info
– Health Conditions Database
– Information about Alcohol Misuse
– Alzheimer’s Disease Society
– SCOPE – for Cerebral Palsy
– Eating Disorder Association
– Arthritis Care Website
– British Colostomy Association
– National Association for Colitis and Chron’s Disease
– Cancer BACUP – information service
www.mesotheliomaguide.com/mesothelioma/ - Mesothelioma Guide
– Diabetes UK website
– Epilepsy Association
– British Heart Foundation
– National Kidney Research Fund
– Leukaemia Research Fund
– Multiple Sclerosis Society
– Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
– NHS information on medical conditions, treatment available, choices for care etc.
– Parkinson’s Disease Society
– Stroke Association Website
– quality information for patients and Carers
- Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
- British Lung Foundation
– Breast Cancer Support Group Leek
– Lost Chord Stoke
– Crossroads Staffordshire
/ - Rehab/recovery for eating disorders
GP Practices – County and Staffordshire Moorlands
– Alton Primary Care Centre
– Ashley Surgery
– Audley Health Centre
– Biddulph Surgery
– Biddulph Valley Surgery
– Higherland Surgery
– Kidsgrove Medical Practice – Dr Rabbie
– Kingsbridge Medical Practice
– Leek Health Centre
– Loomer Road Surgery
– Lymebrook Surgery
– Lyme Valley Medical Centre
– Midway Medical and Walk In Centre
– Milehouse Medical Practice
– Moorlands Medical Centre
– Moss Lane Surgery
– Park Medical Centre
– R J Mitchell Medical Centre
– Ryecroft Medical Centre
– Silverdale Surgery
– Talke Clinic
– The Surgery – Hartington
– The Surgery – Miller Street
– The Surgery – Tean
– The Tardis Surgery
– The Village Surgery
– Waterhayes Surgery
– Waterhouses Medical Practice
– Well Street Medical Practice
– Werrington Village Surgery
– Wolstanton Medical Centre
GP Practices – City of Stoke-on-Trent
– Aspley Surgery/Cobridge Health Centre
– Baddeley Green Surgery
– Belgrave Medical Centre
– Birches Head Medical Centre
– Brinsley Avenue Surgery
– Cambridge House
– Dr A K Sinha’s Surgery
– Dr G T Chand’s Surgery
– Dr Pathak/Cobridge Health Centre
www.hanfordgp.co.uk – Dr P H Shah & Partners
– Dr V Sarin’s Surgery
– Endon Surgery
– Goldenhill Medical Centre
– Hanford Health Centre
– Harley Street Medical Centre
– Haymarket Health Centre
– Hulton House Surgery
– Knypersley/Apsley Branch Surgery
– Longton Health Centre
– Longton Hall Surgery
– Meir Primary Care Centre
– Millrise Medical Centre
– Moorcroft Medical Centre
– Orchard Surgery
– Packmoor Surgery
– Potteries Medical Centre
– Shelton Health Centre/Dr Phillips
– Trent Vale Medical Practice
– Tunstall Primary Care Centre
– Willow Bank Medical Centre
Physical & Sensory Disability Information
– for Carers of people with Multiple sclerosis.
– Provides clothing for people with physical disabilities
– Information, products and services for Disabled people
– Disability Living Foundation – independent living solutions
– Equality and Human Rights Commission – information and advice to promote equality and human rights.
– Action for Blind People Website
– Royal National Institute for the Blind
– Information for deaf and/or blind people
– British Deaf Association Website
- Information and News for Deaf People
Mental Health & Learning Disabilities
- offers support, help and advice to ASD individuals, their parents and Carers.
– Learning Organisation, promoting better Mental Health
– Mind – Mental Health Charity
– North Staffs Users Group – Mental Health
– Mental Health Information
– General Mental health Info – Disorders, diagnosis etc
– British Institute for Learning Disabilities
– Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
– Mencap – Learning Disabilities Charity
– for Carers of people with mental health problems.
– information for mental health Carers in Staffordshire
– information for mental health Carers in Stoke on Trent
– information about mental health issues
– The aim of Changes service is to provide an
opportunity for those suffering from mental distress to move from isolation,
withdrawal and dependency to becoming active and contributing members of their
immediate and wider community.
Information For People with Dementia and their Carer
– Alzheimer’s Disease Society
- Approach
– Beth Johnson Foundation
- Carers Hub
Information For Older People
– advice for people over 50
– Guide to care and rights of the elderly in the UK
– Age Concern – support for the over 50′s in North Staffordshire
– Help the Aged
– Beth Johnson Foundation
– SSAFA Forces Help-for people who are/were in the Services
Information For Young People & Young Carers
– Information for Young People in Staffordshire
– Young People and Mental Health
– for young people caring for a parent with cancer.
– Lots of Information for Young Carers
– for young Carers.
– has a page for young Carers.
– Epilepsy information for teenagers
- Sesame Street and Autism for Young Carers
Employment and Training
– Newcastle under Lyme College provides full-time and part-time course that may be of interest to both young and adult carers.
– Learning program designed specifically for unpaid Carers
– Provides grants for women studying for their first qualification – can help with the costs of caring
– Offers distance learning courses
– Offers support for Carers trying to combine work and caring
– Employers for Carers (EfC) is an interest group that includes major employers, employers’ organisations and Government agencies.
Services and Support
– provides accompanied and unaccompanied holidays for people with an illness or disability
– energy efficiency advice and support
www asist.dial.pipex.com – Asist – Advocacy in Staffordshire
– Short Breaks for Carers in the Home
– Support and information for victims of elder abuse
– Samaritans Support Website
– St John’s Ambulance
Local Services
– Staffordshire County Council info, inc. Social Services
– Stoke City Council info, inc. Social Services
– Stoke City Council Carers Section
– North Staffs Combined Health Care Information
– Information and advice aimed at reducing fuel poverty and cold related illness, in North Staffs.
– Information about services offered by North Staffordshire Community Healthcare Trust
www.yourtime.org.uk – if you are a woman living in Tunstall or Burslem then this is Your Time to get active, get involved and try something new.
Residential and Nursing Care
– Elderly Accommodation Counsel
– Choosing the right Care Homes
– Nursing Homes Directory – UK
Caring for Children
– New Life for Disabled Children
– National Autistic Society
– Downs Syndrome Association
– National Blind Children’s Society
– Contact a Family – For families with disabled children
– for people caring for severely disabled child
Benefits
– Clear info for people with disabilities, and their Carers
– Benefits Agency
– Citizens Advice Bureaux
– information on money, tax and benefits.
– Government Information for Carers on money and benefits.