Trade Associations and useful links

• Care Quality Commission
  www.cqc.org.uk
• Department of Health
  www.dh.gov.uk
• NHS
  www.nhs.uk
• NHS Direct
  www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
  NHS Direct is a telephone and web service providing confidential healthcare advice 24 hours a day
• NICE National Institute of Clinical Excellence
  www.nice.org.uk
  NICE provides guidance on current best clinical practice

Complex Care

• Motor Neurone Disease Association
  www.mndassociation.org
• Multiple Sclerosis Society
  www.mssociety.org.uk
• Spinal Injuries Association
  www.spinal.co.uk
• Headway
  www.headway.org.uk
  Acquired Brain Injury Support
• Muscular Dystrophy
  www.muscular-dystrophy.org
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
  www.nmc-uk.org

Care for older people

• Age Concern
  www.ageuk.org.uk
  Age Concern has been helping older people across the UK for more than 60 years.
• Alzheimer's Society
  www.alzheimers.org.uk
  For support, information, advice and local services for those looking after someone with dementia.
• Arthritis Care
  www.arthritiscare.org.uk
  For people with arthritis, helping to promote their health, well being and independence.
• Action on Elder Abuse
  www.elderabuse.org.uk
  Action on Elder Abuse aims to prevent the abuse of older people
• Help the Aged
  www.ageuk.org.uk
  Provides practical support to help older people to lead independent lives

Other

• Carers UK
  www.carersuk.org
  Offers advice on benefits and services available to carers
• Cruse Bereavement Care
  www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
  Cruse can help with support, counselling, education, advice and information. Counsellors are available by phone or email
• Deafblind UK
  www.deafblind.org.uk
  National charity providing support services to, and campaigning on behalf of, deafblind adults and their carers. Includes information about the condition, their services, and FAQ
  Deafsign.com
  www.deafsign.com
  Independent British site offering information, contact and discussion on issues related to deafness and sign language.
• Diabetes
  diabetes.org.uk
  Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition
• Disabled Living Foundation
  www.dlf.org.uk
  National charity providing independent advice on mobility aids, disability aids, daily living equipment
• Macmillan Cancer Relief
  www.macmillan.org.uk
  Macmillan Cancer Relief is a UK charity supporting people with cancer
• The Motor Neurone Disease Association
  www.mndassociation.org
  MND Association
• Multiple Sclerosis Society
  www.mssociety.org.uk
• Parkinson's Disease Society
  www.parkinsons.org.uk
• Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
  www.rnib.org.uk
  RNIB offers support and advice to blind and partially sighted people in the UK, helping people who have lost their sight to find their lives again.
• Sense
  www.sense.org.uk
  A leading organisation working for people with deafblindness and associated disabilities.
• The Stroke Association
  www.stroke.org.uk