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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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Sunderland City Council - services for children
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Tel: 0191 520 5560
SR1 3AA
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Provide social care services for children and young people
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Children, young people and those that care for them
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Headway Gateshead And South Tyneside
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Tel: 07725 232527
Blaydon Primary Care Centre
Shibdon Road
Blaydon
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE21 5NW
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Headway Gateshead and South Tyneside is affiliated to Headway UK – the national brain injury association. In April 2010 Headway Gateshead and South Tyneside employed their first member of staff – a community development officer. The community development officer works with people affected by bra...
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Brain injury survivors, carers, family and friends.
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Headway Central Northumberland
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Tel: 0191 283 4623 / 07552101559
c/o North East Regional Co-ordinator
Blaydon Primary Care Centre
Shibdon Road
Blaydon
Tyne and Wear
NE21 5NW
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It is estimated that approximately 30,000 adults in the North East are living with long term effects of a traumatic brain injury. Headway’s groups in the North East are there to support these people and many more in the area affected by conditions such as stroke, meningitis encephalitis and tumour.
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Brain injury survivors, carers, family and friends.
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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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West End Women And Girl'S Centre
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Tel: 0191 273 4942
West End Women and Girls Centre
The Stephenson Building
173 Elswick Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 6SQ
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The Centre provides support through groupwork where women and girls can meet, have fun, learn skills, look at issues relevant to their lives, building confidence in a safe and supportive environment. Alongside these services the Centre provides one to one support for anyone who needs it. We pro...
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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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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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Blaydon Youth And Community Centre
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Tel: 0191 414 7849
Shibdon Road
Blaydon
Tyne and Wear
NE21 5LT
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The centre has excellent facilities: a large sports hall, social area with TV, pool table and air hockey, providing adequate seating, there is a well equipped kitchen, two multi purpose rooms, used for training and meetings.
There is a large playroom and outdoor play area, which is used on a dai...
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Crossroads Care Easington District
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Tel: 0191 518 0753
Pride House
28 Crawford Avenue
Peterlee
County Durham
SR8 5EG
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Crossroads Care Easington District is a specialist voluntary organisation committed to providing practical support to carers in their own home by taking over their care responsibilities, helping them make a life outside of caring. We are a member of the Crossroads Care Association, working within...
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