Links to further websites

General Information

Carers UK www.carersuk.org
Direct Gov http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/index.htm
Princess Royal Trust for Carers www.carers.org/
The Pensions Service www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau www.adviceguide.org.uk

BUPA Carewell - http://www.carewelluk.org

Adult Social Care in Northumberland

How Northumberland Care Trust Adult Care supports carers http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=327

How Northumberland Care Trust Adult Care Services arrange support for people who have a disability or a long term illness, and how they aim to make sure that people are in control of their own support arrangements www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1057

Transformation of Adult Social Care in Northumberland http://www.northumberlandcaretrust.nhs.uk/services/adult-social-care-services/putting-people-first

Benefits and Grants

Turn 2 Us is a charitable service which helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help. www.turn2us.org.uk

Condition Specific Information

Alzheimer’s Society www.alzheimers.org.uk
Arthritis Care www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Brain Tumour UK www.braintumouruk.org.uk
Cancer www.cancerbackup.org.uk
Carers of people with brain tumours www.carersandbraintumours.org
Connect (The community & disability network) www.ukconnect.org
Deaf Blind UK www.deafblind.org.uk
Escape Family Support (Drugs and Alcohol) www.escapefamilysupport.co.uk
Fibromyalgia Support www.fibromyalgia-support.net
Headway www.headway.org.uk
Help the hospices www.helpthehospices.org.uk
Help the Aged www.helptheaged.org.uk
In Control www.in-control.org.uk
IN-PACT Information Northumberland - Parents and Carers Together www.in-pact.org.uk
Motor Neurone Disease Association www.mndassociation.org
MS Society www.mssociety.org.uk
MS Trust www.mstrust.org.uk
Muscular Dystrophy www.muscular-dystrophy.org
Parkinson’s www.parkinsons.org
RADAR www.radar.org.uk
The Stroke Association www.stroke.org.uk

Learning Disability Information

Mencap www.mencap.org.uk
Down ’s syndrome www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
National Family Carer Network www.familycarers.org.uk

Mental Health

Mental Health Foundation www.mentalhealth.org.uk
MIND www.mind.org.uk
Rethink www.rethink.org
Saneline www.sane.org.uk

Sensory Impairment

RNID www.rnid.org.uk
RNIB www.rnib.org.uk
Sense www.sense.org.uk

Respite

Disabled Access Holidays www.disabledaccessholidays.com
Good Access Guide www.goodaccessguide.com
Saga Respite Trust for Carers www.saga.co.uk/health/carers
Tourism for All www.tourismforall.org.uk
Vitalise www.vitalise.org.uk

Counselling

Counselling Directory http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/