Health & Disability Advice
At South Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau we can advise you on a whole range of Health and Disability issues.
Fact Sheets from Adviceguide
Useful Links
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 UK
Positively UK is a national charity championing the rights of people 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
- Alzheimers's Society
Committed to maintaining, improving and promoting its unique knowledge and understanding of dementia. - 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. - SANE
SANE is one of the UK's leading charities concerned with improving the lives of everyone affected by mental illness. - Mental Health Foundation
Committed to reducing the suffering caused by mental ill health and to help everyone lead mentally healthier lives.
Sensory Impairments
- Action on Hearing Loss
The new name for RNID, working for a world where hearing loss doesn�t limit or label people, where tinnitus is silenced and where people value and look after their hearing. - 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. - Listening Books
Listening Books is a charity that provides audio books in cassette format via the post to people who have difficulty reading in the usual way. - RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind)
RNIB offers practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem. - 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. - TNAUK
The Talking Newspaper Association of the UK is a registered charity which provides national and local newspapers and magazines on audio tape, computer disk, e-mail and CD-ROM for visually impaired and disabled people who find reading a strain.
Other Organisations
- 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. - Bladder and Bowel Foundation
UK wide charity that provides information and advice on a range of symptoms and conditions related to the bladder and bowel. - 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. - 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. - Disability View Online
This site aims to be the best resource for anyone looking for useful information on disability in the UK today - Equality and Human Rights Commission
An independent body, established by Act of Parliament to eliminate discrimination against disabled people and promote equality of opportunity. - Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
Find the latest news and events on learning disability issues, as well as information on topics such as advocacy, accommodation and employment - 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. - 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. - MENCAP
Mencap is the UK's leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers. - 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. - Multiple Sclerosis Society
The MS Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - about 85,000 people in the UK. - Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focusing on all muscular dystrophies and allied disorders. - 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. - SCOPE
Scope is a disability organisation in England and Wales whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Scope's aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued, and have the same human and civil rights, as everyone else. - 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.