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Newcastle Law Centre
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Tel: 0191 230 4777
MEA House
Ellison Place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 8XS
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Newcastle Law Centre provides free legal advice and representation to people that are on low incomes, income support or facing discrimination.
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Connected Voice Advocacy
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Tel: 0191 232 7013
Connected Voice
Higham House
Higham Place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 8AF
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Connected Voice Advocacy provides a free, independent, high quality and ethical advocacy service that:
• helps people to be aware of their rights and available choices
• supports them to make informed decisions about their lives and then to have them acted upon wherever possible
• facilitates the...
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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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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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Newcastle City Council Services for Children
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Tel: 0191 278 7878
Cruddas Park Office
Cruddas Park Neighbourhood Unit
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 7RW
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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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Parkinson's UK Northumberland Tyne and Wear Active Persons Branch
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Tel: 020 7963 3693
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE11 9XF
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Offer information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson's, their families and carers.
Also organise regular events and social activities - join and meet other people affected by Parkinson's in your area.
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People with Parkinson's, their families and carers.
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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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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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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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