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Headway Wearside
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Tel: 0191 522 7113
St. Mary and St. Peters Community Project
Springwell Road
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR3 4DY
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Headway Wearside aims to provide information, support and social activities for brain injury survivors, their families and carers in the Sunderland area. Working with the local community, relevant professionals and organisations to promote the understanding of Acquired Brain Injury.
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Brain injury survivors, carers, family and friends.
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Mencap Gateshead
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Tel: 0191 440 0131
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
557 The Crescent
Durham Road
Low Fell
Tyne and Wear
NE9 5EY
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Gateshead Mencap Society is a registered charity run entirely by volunteers. We are here to improve the lives and opportunities of children and adults with a learning disability. We offer support to their families and carers.
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Teesside Positive Action
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Tel: 01642 254598
15 Baker Street
Middlesbrough
Teesside
TS1 2LF
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Middlesbrough based HIV support charity covering the whole of Teesside (Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland) and beyond. Originally set up as Cleveland AIDS Support in 1989, it was founded order to provide emotional and practical support to people affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Hartlepool Carers
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Tel: 01429 283095
19a Lowthian Road
Hartlepool
Teesside
TS24 8BH
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Hartlepool Carers was formed in 1994 by a group of local carers who, because of their personal experiences, knew of the limited support that was available to them.
As a result of their active campaigning and work with Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency, three years Joint Finance funding was...
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Unpaid Carers and their families
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Aapna Services Ltd
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Tel: 01642 825926
Aapna House
31-35 Eastbourne Road
Middlesbrough
Teesside
TS5 6QS
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Aapna Services Ltd is a registered charity which aims to promote social inclusion. and works closely with people from ethnic minority background encouraging and enablinge people to participate more effectively with the wider community.
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Sunderland Breast Care Support Group
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Tel: 0191 567 8203
SR2 9NA
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The group meets in the refectory of Sunderland Royal Hospital to encourage members who have breast care problems to share their experiences with others in the same or similar circumstances. Very informal talks by professionals and others.
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People who have breast care problems and others in the same or similar circumstances.
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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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Headlight Sunderland
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Tel: 0191 510 1494
14 Mary Street
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR1 3NH
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Headlight is a service user led Mental Health Resource Centre. The centre provides information around mental health issues and sign posts members in the right direction.
We run various courses and recreational activities. We encourage participation and aim to build members confidence to be inclu...
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People with or interested in mental health issues.
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ICA (North East NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy)
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Tel: 0808 802 3000
Room 312, Floor 3
Adrian House
Sunderland Road
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE8 3HU
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North East NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy
Unhappy with your NHS treatment or care? Want to make a complaint but you’re not sure where to start? This is where North East NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy (ICA) can help.
ICA is free, independent and confidential,.
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