Health, Care and support
Below you will find an alphabetical list (A to Z) of organisations offering health care and support. You can also search for a specific organisation using the search button on the right hand side.
Click on any organisation’s link below to open their full details. We welcome feedback and queries or report problems you experience via our contact page.
You may find it also useful to look at Direct Gov for guidance.
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Are you worried about local services? Caring for someone who has mental health issues?
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Help the Aged and Age Concern have now combined as Age UK.
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For parents/carers of children with conditions such as: ADD, ADHD, autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, dyspraxia and other behavioural conditions.
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Provides helplines and support for carers, runs quality day and home care, funds medical and scientific research and gives financial help to families in need.
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The UK’s largest voluntary organisation working with and for all people with arthritis from every section of the community. Shropshire contacts in Oswestry and Shrewsbury.
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A Shropshire Support Group for young people and adults in Shropshire with Asperger’s Syndrome.
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BCAB is a self-help group of visually impaired computer professionals and users who can help visually impaired people to access and use information and communications technology.
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Shropshire council launch a new service called Tell Us Once on 1 December 2011 which should help those coping with the loss of a loved one. Shropshire Council has teamed up with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deliver a new service that will reduce stress and red tape when reporting a birth [...]
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Bethphage – providing care and support for people with disabilities across the West Midlands, Shropshire & Telford.
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Do you have a child/teenager with additional needs or a disability?
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We are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are.
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The website links below are links to websites that specifically support the needs of Carers. some of them are local to Shropshire, and others are national or regional. Please let us know if you findany thatyou think would be helpful to others and we will add them too. If you are registered on the website just [...]
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The Carers Federation Ltd was established in 1992 and supports carers and the people for whom they care. The organisation provides a wide range of services and useful information, and is managed by a board of carers, former carers and people who use services.
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Carers UK is a registered charity that campaigns for changes to improve the lives of carers and has a Telford Carers contact centre.
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Short Breaks provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their primary carers. This includes day, evening, overnight or weekend activities, which can take place in the child’s own home, the home of an approved carer, or a residential or community setting. Short Breaks can also be provided through a [...]
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The Carers forum is about information, humour and fun, but most of all support and concern for one another.
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A Befriending Service for people across Shropshire who are predominately disabled who are feeling isolated from their local community or society.
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Club MS is for young adults in Telford and District who have Multiple Sclerosis. There are two strands, the MS Young Adults Club and the MS Parent and Under 5’s Club.
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Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss.
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Website: www.sensoryimpairment.org.uk Contact: Chairman Tom Kane, 105 Purbeck Dale, Dawley, Telford. TF4 2QP Email: tomkane57@yahoo.co.uk Please title email “Deaf and Hard of Hearing Forum” Phone: 01952 418056 (this Tom’s home number) The Forum’s aim is to provide a means by those who are affected by hearing impairment in the county of Shropshire and the borough of Telford and [...]
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Clubs for deaf and hard of hearing people in Shropshire.
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A source of information, contacts and discussion on issues related to deafness and sign language, with a forum for exchange of ideas/experiences to foster better links between deaf and hearing worlds, for families and professionals.
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Deafblind UK is a national charity offering specialist services and human support to deafblind people and those who have progressive sight and hearing loss acquired throughout their lives.
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A deaf-led peer support group for deaf, hard of hearing, deafened and deaf-blind people.
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The Department of Health commissioned the Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE) at Leeds University to produce a set of 9 regional factsheets on carers.
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Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.
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Helps people with Down’s Syndrome to live full and rewarding lives.
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Epilepsy Action is considered one of the largest epilepsy membership organisations in the world, whose aim is to raise awareness of epilepsy.
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Epilepsy Bereaved is committed to preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy and other epilepsy deaths through research, awareness and influencing change.
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EQUIP – Electronic Quality Information for the Public is an NHS gateway to quality health and social care information for the West Midlands public.
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Fibro is a chronic illness characterised by chronic widespread pain, hypersensitivity to pain (and other stimuli), chronic fatigue and sleep disturbances.
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FMA UK was established in order to provide information and support to sufferers and their families affected by fibromyalgia and raise much needed awareness of this chronic condition of widespread pain and fatigue.
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The Hamar Centre is located at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital; the service is for people with cancer and other long term and serious illnesses, their relatives and carers living in Shropshire and Mid-Wales.
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Headway works to improve life after brain injury.
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Dealing with a medical condition is often difficult. HealthBoards.com is a website to connect with others who are going through the same thing can make a world of difference.
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The newly united charity providing support and information to people with a hearing loss and their families (formerly Hearing Concern and the LINK Centre for Deafened People).
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A website for ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, Dyslexia and similar neurological differences along with any other type of hidden impairment.
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Leonard Cheshire is a leading charity provider of care and support to people with disabilities, both in the UK and in more than 50 countries around the world.
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Leukaemia CARE exists to provide vital care and support to all those whose lives have been affected by leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and the allied blood disorders.
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Since 1979, the Charity has continued with its commitment to improve cancer services for the people of Shropshire and Mid Wales. Raising funds to provide new buildings and equipment, to give a more comfortable and suitable environment for local cancer patients.
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A registered charity supporting people with systemic lupus and discoid lupus and assisting those approaching diagnosis.
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The West Midlands Lupus Group exists to help all sufferers of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) and allied illnesses who live in the West Midlands and surrounding areas.
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The Marches Family Network is a registered charity which works with and for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs and their families.
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This general carers group meets on the first Monday of every month.
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MDF The BiPolar Organisation is a registered charity that aims to enable people affected by bipolar to take control of their lives through the services that we offer members.
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The Ménière’s Society aims to support sufferers, their families and carers, provide information to health professionals and the general public.
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Supports everyone in the UK facing the challenge of life after Meningitis. Services include counselling, art therapy, one-to-one contact, home & hospital visits, and family days.
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Branches and Groups strive to provide the best possible support to local people with MND, their families and carers.
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A registered charity which provides free care and support for babies, children and adults affected by muscle disease, funds world-class research to find treatments and cures, provides grants towards equipment and campaigns to raise awareness and bring about change.
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Crohn’s and Colitis UK aims to improve life for everyone affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), the most common forms being Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
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Narcolepsy is a malfunction of the sleep/wake regulating system in the brain resulting in excessive daytime sleepiness.
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The only registered charity in the UK working with people with AS and their families.
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Aims to provide people with independent and practical advice about treating and managing Eczema, and to raise awareness of condition-related issues, with healthcare professionals, teachers and the government.
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The National Osteoporosis Society is dedicated to improving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, and helps those suffering from the bone disease.
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The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is an independent network of individuals and groups who have direct experience of mental health distress and/or using mental health services.
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The National Tremor Foundation offers support and advice to people who have been diagnosed with tremor.
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An NHS site about health issues and rights.
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The NHS Direct helpine and website offers health advice 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year.
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Supporting carers, including those with responsibilty for looking after a patient with a life-limiting or long-term condition.
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The blinding of an eye, or the removal of the eye itself, as the result of accident, injury or disease, can be a distressing, if not devastating experience for anyone.
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Provides information and support to pain sufferers and those who care for them.
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We offer information, advice and support to parents/carers of children with special educational needs across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
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A charity which funds research into Parkinson’s Disease, offers support, advice and information to people with Parkinson’s.
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PCTs provide primary and community services for local people, such as community hospitals and district nursing services.
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works with a nationwide network of volunteers to support and help people with disabilities to achieve independence, leisure opportunities and provides specialised equipment in the home for free.
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The Royal National Institute for Deaf People is Britain’s leading charity working with deaf people.
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We can provide ergonomic computing solutions to assist in the prevention of RSI.
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Sensory Impairment Team, Disability Resource Centre, Lancaster Road, Shrewsbury.
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Provides support and information for visually impaired and hearing impaired people in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
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Meet on 1st Friday of month (NOT August and December) between 2pm and 4pm.
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We are a group prepared to help anyone dealing with autism, offering emotional support and practical advice.
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The directory contains information on groups which can offer advice and support on some of the issues or concerns any family may encounter.
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SIAS’s mission is to establish an Independent Mental Health Advocacy service, throughout the County of Shropshire and the Borough of Telford & Wrekin.
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PCAS is an advocacy service for people with any type of disability, helping people who live in Shropshire or Telford and Wrekin boroughs.
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Shropshire Voluntary Helping Hand Association organises pastoral care by home, hospital, hospice and residential home visiting, and social outings, for members.
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Parent Partnership Services offer information advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).
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Sign Health has been working for over 20 years to improve the health of deaf people – initially in mental health and now more generally.
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Psychological therapy is often the best way of overcoming our mental health problem.
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A group for parents and families of children with insulin dependent diabetes (associated with Diabetes UK).
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Speakability is the national charity that works with people with aphasia.
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Group for parents/carers of children with Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD and associated challenging behaviours. Meets in Shrewsbury.
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The STAA group in Telford meets to support the parents and carers of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder including Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD
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Group for parents/carers of adults (16+) with Asperger’s Syndrome within the Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire area.
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Informal group of parents and carers of adults with Aspergers Syndrome to address the issues they face in their daily lives as part of their caring role.
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Steps – local helpline for parents/carers of children with lower limb abnormalities.
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Information on the rights of disabled children in education; contacts to local government providers; charitable organisations concerned with the disabled and education; organisations that provide information on accessible technology.
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A worker from the Substance Misuse Team leads the group, supported by Julie Alanthwaite, a carer support worker from CCS
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SVAB is a registered charity that helps and supports blind and visually impaired people of all ages in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
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This website, Focus on Disability, for Disabled People and their Carers, provides contact details for a large number of helplines and services focused on Disability. Just follow the link below to see what it offers. Disability – Telephone Helplines for Disability and Carers Please be aware that the website also contains advertisements and SDN cannot provide [...]
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This website provides a list of up to date phone numbers and web and email contact details for a large number of helpline services, with a particular focus on the likely needs of those with disability and their carers. Follow this link to the website to find out if there is anything there to help [...]
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Does you child have co-ordination problems? Dyspraxia? Developmental Co-ordination Disorder?
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Telford Mind provides a diverse range of quality services, across the County for the one in four people and their families acknowledged to be affected by mental or emotional distress.
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Our current staff and projects are about addressing inequalities and tackling discrimination and harassment in Telford & Wrekin.
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A small informal group supporting people with disabilities and Transverse Myelitis.
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The word Arthrogryposis literally means curved joint, implying that it is fixed or stuck in the curved position.
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The Disabled Motorists Federation offer a variety of services to assist disabled drivers
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The Project Group is a voluntary arts based community business whose members are, or have been, in touch with Adult Mental Health Services. Membership is achieved through a successful referral process, initiated by a mental health worker, psychiatrist or GP within Shropshire and South Staffordshire.
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The main objective of the Sequel Trust is to provide relief to children and adults who are severely disabled and depend on electronic communication aids and adaptations to alleviate their problems.
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A national charity that provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market due to disability.
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The Stroke Association is concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.
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THT is a registered charity that offers a very wide range of support services for people affected by HIV
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The attached Respite Info will be invaluable to some. See www.respitesolutions.org.uk
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Provides professional communication services for Deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing people living in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
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The Wellington Cottage Care day centre offers day care to adults with disabilities and nursing care needs from qualified nurses, therapists and health care assistants.
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list of Fibromyalgia support groups in the West Midlands
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WRVS can help in the home, in the community, in hospitals, in emergencies and disasters and with the Armed Forces.
