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Carers Centre Newcastle
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Tel: 0191 275 5060
135-139 Shields Road
Byker
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE6 1DN
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Carers Centre Newcastle is a independently registered charity working citywide to provide dedicated support and information. We provide services on a universal offer approach: inclusion; identification; outreach; and tailored information and advice and are a hub for carers in Newcastle.
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Our services are available for any carer aged 18 and over who lives in Newcastle or who cares for someone living in Newcastle. Support is also available for former carers who have received our services whilst being a carer.
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ICAS (Independent Complaints Advocacy Service) North East
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Tel: 0191 4788350
NE1 2ET
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The role of ICAS is to support people who want to make a complaint about their NHS-funded treatment or care. It's a free, confidential and independent service designed to help people understand their rights and make informed choices.
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Tel: 0191 386 2146
136 Devonshire Rd
Durham
County Durham
DH1 2BL
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'Durham Otters' Swim club has been running for over 25 years in the Durham city area to provide a safe and friendly environment for those who find public swimming sessions unsuitable, but who would like to swim or relax in a pool.
The charity, run entirely by volunteers, gives disabled adults an...
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British Porphyria Association
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Tel: 0300 30 200 30
136 Devonshire Road
Durham City
Durham
County Durham
DH1 2BL
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The British Porphyria Association aims to reach out to as many people as possible; patients, doctors, hospitals and research establishments in order to improve the understanding of this condition.
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Specialist Regional Care Advisor North East & Cumbria
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Tel: 0191 241 8761
Genetics Department Muscle Team
International Centre for Life
Central parkway
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 3BZ
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We lead the fight against muscle disease.
We provide free practical and emotional support.
We fund world-class research to find effective treatments and cures.
We campaign to raise awareness and bring about change.
We award grants towards the cost of specialist equipment, such as powered wheelcha...
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Anyone with a Neuromuscular condition, their carers and family.
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Durham County Council Social Care Direct
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Tel: 03000 26 79 79
Social Care Direct
Spectrum 8
Spectrum Business Park
Seaham
County Durham
DH1 5UG
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Provides Adult social services
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Adults, children, young people, older people and those who care for them
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Durham Children And Young People'S Network
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Tel: 03000 265 792
DH1 5UG
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We must keep a register of children and young people with disabilities, up to the age of 25. In County Durham we call this the Children and Young People's Network.
The register helps us to make better plans around what services are needed and in what areas. The register creates a virtual networ...
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Children and young people between the ages of 0-25, who live in County Durham, who have a physical or mental condition which has a "substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities" (Equalities Act 2010). This definition includes the followi...
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Streetwise
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Tel: 0191 230 5533
35 - 37 The Groat Market
Bigg Market
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 1UQ
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We are a young people's project based in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. We work with young people from all over the north-east - you don't have to live in Newcastle to come in!
Streetwise has an information and advice drop-in staffed by project workers, and contraception and sexual heal...
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Young people aged 11 - 25 years.
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Eating Distress North East (EDNE)
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Tel: 0191 221 0233
The Old Post Office
5 Pink Lane
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 5DE
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EDNE aims to provide support to all those living in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham whose lives are affected by eating distress or eating disorders. We do this by providing a range of services including one-to-one counselling, group support, information and training.
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Anyone whose life is affected by eating distress.
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Cancer Connections South Tyneside
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Tel: 0191 456 5081
Cancer Connections
258 Harton Lane
West Harton
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE34 0LR
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You are welcome at Cancer Connections - a private and safe place with a special atmosphere where people feel able to face their concerns, knowing that help and support are at hand.
Cancer Connections is unique in the Northeast. Cancer Connections is not a hospice. We are a volunteer charity whos...
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Anyone affected by cancer - patient, carer, or family member
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