Voluntary Action South Leicestershire

SUPPORT FOR CARERS- CONTACT LIST

ACTION DEAFNESS (Formerly Centre for Deaf People) 1st Floor, Peepul Centre Orchardson Avenue Leicester LE4 6DP Contact- Jason Vessey Phone- 0116 2533200 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.actiondeafness.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE Customer Service Centre 1st Floor Eastern Annexe County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8ST Phone 0116 305004 E-mail [email protected] Coverage- Whole of Leics.- each area has own office (ring number above for details)

ADULT SOCIAL CARE- HARBOROUGH AREA Social Services Dept. Brooklands Northampton Road Market Harborough Leics. LE16 9HE Phone 01858 465331

AGE CONCERN LUTTERWORTH AND DISTRICT (Independent Charity) The Barn 12 Market Street Lutterworth Leics. LE17 4EH Contact- Martin Allen (Chief Officer) Phone- 01455 557116 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.ageconcernlutterworth.co.uk Coverage- Lutterworth and surrounding villages

AGE UK LEICS. & RUTLAND (Formerly Age Concern, Leics. & Rutland) Lansdowne House 113 Princess Road East Leicester LE1 7LA Contact- Pam Beresford (Residential and Nursing Care Officer) Phone- 0116 2992274 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.ageuk.leics.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

AGE UK RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING CARE ADVISORY SERVICE As Age Uk Leics. & Rutland above Alternative e-mail- [email protected]

AUTISM HELPLINE 0808 800 4104 Website- www.autism.org.uk/helpline Coverage- National

BRITISH RED CROSS DISABLED LIVING CENTRE 113 Clarendon Park Road Leicester LE3 3AH Contact- Patricia Chapman Phone- 0845 373 0217 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.redcross.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics.

BARNARDO’S CAREFREE (For Carers Under 18) West Point Feldspar Close Warren Park Enderby Leicester LE19 4SD Contact- Nikki Thompson Phone- 0116 2867182 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.barnardos.org.uk/carefree Coverage- Whole of Leics.

CARERS UK (National organisation) 20 Great Dover Street London SE1 4LX Phone- 020 73784999 Advice Line- 0808 808 7777 Website- www.carersuk.org

**CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE (CAMHS) Provides support for children and adolescents with mental health problems- GP referrals only City- Westcotes House, Westcotes Drive, Leicester LE3 0QU Phone-0116 2952949 Contact- Di Beddow County- Valentine Centre, Gorse Hill Hospital, Leicester LE7 7GX Contact- Smita Patel E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.leicspart.nhs.uk Coverage- Separate city and county coverage as above

* CLASP- THE CARERS CENTRE Unit 19, 4th Floor Matrix House Constitution House Leicester LE1 1PL Contact- Charles Huddleston E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.claspthecarerscentre.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland *Will be changing name early in 2012

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TEAM SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE The Cedar Centre Cedar Avenue Wigston Leicester LE18 2LA Contacts- Kate Gallagher (Adults), Clare Kozlowski (Elderly) Phone- 0116 225 5700 Coverage- Serves S. Leics. for adults and elderly. (Catchment area for adults and elderly varies-ring for details). Children and adolescents are served by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ( CAMHS ). See above **

COPING WITH CANCER IN LEICS.& RUTLAND Helen Webb House 35 Westleigh Road Leicester LE3 0HH Contact- Ashley Gamble Phone-0116 2230055 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.c-w-c.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

CROHN’S DISEASE SUPPORT See National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

CROSSROADS CARE EAST MIDLANDS Wycliffe House Gilmorton Road Lutterworth Leics. LE174DY Contact- Liz Cullinan Phone- 01455 555575 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.emcrossroads.co.uk Coverage- S.Leics & Northants.

CRUSE (Bereavement Care) Community House 133 Loughborough Road Leicester LE4 5LG Phone- 0116 2613516 (Leicester), 01530 510909 (Charnwood & N.W. Leics.), 01664 500802 (Melton & Rutland) National Helpline- 0844 477 9400 National Helpline for Under 18s- 0808 808 1677 Helpline e-mail- [email protected] Coverage- 3 area branches in Leics. (see phone numbers above)

DISABLED LIVING FOUNDATION National Helpline- 0870 6039177

*** FAIRDEAL (Information and advocacy for disabled people) Unit 15 Matrix House Constitution Hill Leicester LE1 1PL Phone- 0116 251 3351 ***The information given about this organization has not been confirmed.

HOME-START UK (Support for parents with children under 5) The Home Start Centre 8-10 West Walk Leicester LE1 7NA Phone 0116 2587900 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.home-start.org.uk Coverage- E. Midlands

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE SERVICE (provided by Leics. Partnership NHS Trust) Mill Lodge Mill Lane Kegworth Derby DE74 2EJ Phone- 01509 561616 E-mail- [email protected] Coverage- Leics. & Rutland

JIGSAW (Leicestershire Autistic Society) 29 Weaver Road Thurnby Lodge Leicester LE5 2RL Contact- Dave Nutting Phone- 0116 2107812 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.autism.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics.

LAMP (Leics. Mental Health Project) 65 Regent Road Leicester LE1 6YF Contacts- Julia Ruck, Salome Munanzvi Phone- 0116 2556286 E-mail- [email protected] [email protected] Coverage- Whole of Leics.

LEICESTER MENCAP SOCIETY Constance Jackson Centre Western Park Leicester LE3 6HX Contact- Nicci Lucas Phone- 0116 2856514 E-mail- [email protected] Website (national)- www.mencap.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leic

LEICESTERSHIRE AIDS SUPPORT SERVICES (LASS ) The Michael Wood Centre 53 Regent Road Leicester LE1 6YF Contact- Jenny Hand Phone- 0116 2559995 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.lass.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

LEICESTERSHIRE CARE ONLINE Eastern Annexe County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RL Phone- 0116 3057538 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.leicscareonline.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. LEICS. COUNTY COUNCIL SOCIAL SERVICES (HARBOROUGH AREA) Brooklands Northampton Road Market Harborough LE16 9HN Contact- Val Rhodes Phone- 01858 465331 E-mail- [email protected] Coverage- Wide area of S. Leics. but not including Lutterworth

LOROS (Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice) Groby Road Leicester LE3 9QE Contact- Jo Kavanagh Phone- 0116 2313771 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.loros.com Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

MARKET HARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT STROKE CLUB The Baptist Church Manor Walk Coventry Road Market Harborough Leics. LE16 9BX Contact- Sheila Taylor Phone- 01858 464545 E-mail- [email protected] Coverage- Market Harborough and surrounding area

MENPHYS SOS (Special Outreach Services) (Children with a physical or learning disability) 27 Upper Bond Street Hinckley Leics. LE10 1RH Contact- Lyn Edwards- Service Manager Phone- 01455 899111 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.menphys.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland MIND (Harborough and District) Contact via VASL Contact- Debra Giuletti Phone- 07788180490 E-mail- [email protected] Website (national)- www.mind.org.uk Coverage- Harborough and district (no strict boundaries)

MIND (West Leicestershire) Amity House 6 Holliers Walk Hinckley Leicestershire Contact- Kate Spencer Phone- 01455 890168 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.westleicestershiremind.org.uk Coverage- County area outside Harborough and district (+ limited coverage of city of Leicester)

MOSAIC (Information and advocacy service for the disabled) 2 Oak Spinney Park Ratby Lane Leicester Forest East Leicester LE3 3AW Contact- Barbara Howard Phone- 0116 2318720 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.mosaic1898.co.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION (Leicestershire and Rutland) 3 Dunton Road Broughton Astley Leics. LE9 6NA Contact- Isobel Jenkins Phone- 01455 283005 E-mail (chairman Janet McMillan) – [email protected] Website- www.mndaleicester.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ( Leicester and District ) 29 Latimer Street Anstey Leicester LE7 7AW Local contact- Josephine Sumpter Phone- 01536 506260 No e-mail available Website- www.msleicester.co.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COLITIS AND CROHN’S DISEASE (Leicestershire and Rutland) Clinical Education Centre Glenfield Hospital Groby Road Leicester LE3 9QP Contact- David Matthews Phone- 0845 1306821 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.groups.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY ( Leicestershire Branch ) Grovebrook House Brook Street Whetstone Leicestershire LE8 6LA Contact- Helen Eyers (Area Manager) Phone- 0116 2866956 E-mail- [email protected] Coverage- Whole of Leicestershire

NHS DIRECT 08454647 THE PARENT AND CARER COUNCIL (Care of children with special needs and disabilities) PO Box 9237 Loughborough Leics. LE11 9FQ Contact- Jane Hall Phone- 07870688973 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.parentcarercouncil.co.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

PARENT PARTNERSHIP SERVICE (Supports parents of children with special educational needs) Bungalow 1 Blaby Stokes Primary School Queens Road Blaby Leicester LE8 4EG Contact- Helga Gardiner Phone- 0116 2752097 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.leics.gov.uk/index/education/parents.htm Coverage- Whole of Leics.

PARKINSONS UK PO Box 13 Thurnby Leicester LE7 9ZP Contacts- Pat Lower (N.Leics.), Jo Mansfield (S.Leics.) Phone- 0844 225 3625 (Pat), 0844 225 3626 (Jo) E-mail- [email protected] , [email protected] Website- www.parkinsons.org.uk Coverage- N. Leics.- Charnwood, Melton. N.W.Leics., Hinckley & Bosworth, Oadby & Wigston S. Leics.- Leicester City, Harborough, Rutland, Blaby

PATIENT ADVICE AND LIAISON SERVICE Leicester City PCT 2nd Floor St.John’s House 30 East Street Leicester LE2 1NB No named contacts Phone- 0116 2957011 E-mail- [email protected] or PALS @leicestercity.nhs.uk Website- www.pals.nhs.uk and www.lcr.nhs.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

RAINBOWS HOSPICE Lark Rise Loughborough Leics. LE11 2HS Contact- Paul Holden Phone- 01509 638000 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.rainbows.co.uk Coverage- East Midlands (Leics. & Rutland, Notts, Derbys, Northants & Lincs.)

RETHINK Leics. & Rutland County Carers Service Unit 8 Whitwick Business Centre Whitwick Business Park Stenson Road Coalville Leics. LE67 2GQ Contact- Denise Bosworth Phone- 01530 276525 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.rethink.org Coverage- Whole of Leics & Rutland

SAMARITANS OF LEICESTER 1a Elmfield Avenue Leicester LE2 1RB Phone- 0116 2700007 or 08457 909090 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.leicester.samaritans.org Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

STROKE ASSOCIATION- EAST MIDLANDS BRANCH First Floor The Point Welbeck Road West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QW Contact- Simon Cook Phone- 0115 8712463 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.stroke.org Coverage- Leics., Derbys., Lincs., Northants., Notts., & Rutland

TOURISM FOR ALL (replaces Holiday Care) c/o Vitalise Shap Road Industrial Estate Shap Road Kendal Cumbria LA9 6NZ Phone- 0303 3030146 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.tourismforall.org.uk

VICTIM SUPPORT EAST MIDLANDS Alliance House 6 Bishop Street Leicester LE1 6AF Contact- Kate Chambers Phone- 0116 2493302 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.victimsupport.org.uk Coverage- Leics., Rutland & Derbys.

VISTA (Royal Leicestershire, Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind) Margaret Road Leicester LE5 5FU Contact- Jenny Pearce (Chief Executive) Phone- 0116 2490909 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.vistablind.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics. & Rutland

RESPITE

AGE UK RESIDENTIAL NURSING CARE ADVISORY SERVICE See Age UK Leics. & Rutland above

CROSSROADS CARE AND EAST MIDLANDS See details above

LOROS See details above

LEICS. COUNTY COUNCIL SOCIAL SERVICES Harborough area- see details above Whole county- County Hall, Glenfield 0116 2323232

MENCAP FAMILY ADVISER SERVICE Leicester Mencap Society Western Park Leicester LE3 6HX Contact- Nicci Lucas (Manager) Phone- 0116 2856514 E-mail- [email protected] Website- www.mencap.org.uk Coverage- Whole of Leics.

MOSAIC See details above

VISTA See details above