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Support Groups - NNational Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease Sutton Road St Albans Herts AL1 5HH Tel: 01727 844 296 Fax: 01727 862 550 Email: nacc@nacc.org.uk www.nacc.org.uk NACC is a voluntary association of people who are living with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, their families and friends, and the health professional who care for them. National Association for Maternal and Child
Welfare (NAMCW) London NW1 3ND Tel: 020 7383 4541 Fax: 020 7383 4115 The furtherance of education in matters concerning maternal and child welfare. National Association for Mental Health (MIND) Granta House 15-19 Broadway London E15 4BQ Tel: 020 8519 2122 Fax: 020 8522 1725 Email: contact@mind.org.uk Information Helpline: Mindinfoline Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales, and works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress. National Association for Special Educational Needs Nasen House 4/5 Amber Close Amington Tamworth Staffordshire B77 4RP Tel: 01827 311 500 Fax: 01827 313 005 Helpline: 0800 018 2998 Email: welcome@nasen.org.uk www.nasen.org.uk The National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) is an organisation in the UK which aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special educational needs. National Association of Parents of Sleepless Children PO Box 33 Prestwood Gt Missenden Bucks NH1 0SZ For information and advice Providence House Providence Place London N1 0NT Helpline: 0845 701 0203 Everything you wanted to know about asthma. Search the booklets. magazines and other useful resources. National Autistic Society 393 City Road London EC1V 1NG Tel: 020 7833 2299 Helpline: 0870 600 8585 Fax: 020 7833 9666 For information about autism and Asperger Syndrome. National Back Pain Association (BackCare) 16 Elmtree Road Teddington Middlesex TW11 8ST Tel: 020 8977 5474 Fax: 020 894 35318 www.backpain.org.uk BackCare is a UK Charity which helps people manage and prevent back pain by providing advice, promoting self help, encouraging debate and funding scientific research into better back care. National Campaign for Nursery Education 23 Albert Street London NW1 7LU Tel: 020 7387 6582 National Childbirth Trust (NCT) Oldham Terrace Acton London W3 6NH Tel: 020 8992 8637 Fax: 020 8992 5929 www.nct-online.org The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) offers support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood. National Childcare Campaign/Daycare Trust 380 Old Street London EC1V 9LT Tel: 020 7739 2866 Fax: 020 7739 5579 Email: info@daycaretrust.org.uk www.daycaretrust.org.uk Daycare Trust is the National Childcare Charity. It has been working since 1980 to promote high quality affordable childcare for all. National Childminding Association (NCMA) Highgate Hill London N19 5NA Tel: 020 7281 6395 Helpline: 0870 241 3604 (1 - 4 pm Monday to Friday) www.eczema.org The National Eczema Society is the only organisation in the UK and one of the most established organisations worldwide dedicated to the needs of people with eczema, dermatitis and sensitive skin. National Endometriosis Society 50 Westminster Palace Gardens Artillery Row London SW1P 1RL Tel: 020 7222 2781 Tel: 020 7222 2786 Helpline: 020 7222 2776 www.endo.org.uk Founded in 1981 the National Endometriosis Society is a UK charity devoted exclusively to this disease. The Society provides a National helpline available 365 days a year, groups nationwide, a quarterly newsletter, publications and fact sheets. National Meningitis Trust Fern House Bath Road Stroud Gloucester GL5 3TJ 24 Hour Helpline: 0845 6000 800 Tel: 01453 768 000 Fax: 01453 768 001 Email: support@meningitis-trust.org.uk www.meningitis-trust.org.uk The National Meningitis Trust was formed as a direct response to the major outbreak of meningitis which occurred in the Stroud/Stonehouse area of Gloucestershire in the mid 1980's. Since then, the National Meningitis Trust has raised millions of pounds to fund research projects and further develop awareness of meningitis, and provides a wide range of support and assistance to meningitis patients and their families. National NEWPIN Sutherland House 35 Sutherland Square Walworth London SE17 3EE Tel: 020 7703 6326 Fax: 020 7701 2660 Established 16 years ago, National NEWPIN is a voluntary organisation whose work breaks the cycle of destructive family behaviour, supporting families in their personal development towards positive change. National Network of Breastfeeding Co-ordinators Department of Health Room 630B Skipton House 80 London Road London SE1 6LH Tel: Rosemary Thompson 020 7972 5705 or Tel: Chris Carson 020 7972 5707 Fax: 020 7972 51 23 The National Network of Breastfeeding Co-ordinators (NNBC) was established in 1995 to promote breastfeeding at a local level and to share ideas nationally with a view to increasing both the number of mothers breastfeeding and the length of time they continue to breastfeed. National Playbus Association AMF House Whitby Road Bristol BS4 3QF Tel: 0117 977 5375 Fax: 0117 721 838 The association gives advice on all aspects of running a playbus. National Portage Association Brenda Paul 127 Monks Dale Yeovil Somerset BA21 3JE Tel/Fax: 01935 471 641 Email: npa@portageuk.freeserve.co.uk www.portage.org.uk Portage is a home-visiting service for pre-school children who have special needs. It is based on the common sense principle that parents are the key figures in the care and development of their child. Portage assesses the needs of pre-school children, including those with physical difficulties, and then, in partnership with parents, builds on the abilities the child already has, teaching skills the child has yet to master. A Portage team of home visitors offers a carefully structured, but flexible system to help parents become effective teachers of their own children. National Stepfamily Association 72 Willesden Lane London NW6 7TA Tel: 020 7372 0844 For help and advice. NCT Enquiry line: 0870 444 8707 (open 9am - 5pm, Mon to Thurs and 9am - 4pm on Fri) Breastfeeding line: 0870 444 8708 (open 8am - 10pm, seven days a week) This innovative new line will automatically connect parents who have breastfeeding enquiries with NCT volunteer breastfeeding counsellors throughout the UK, enabling them to get information and local support much more quickly and conveniently. National Women's Register 3A Vulcan House Vulcan Road North Norwich NR6 6AQ Tel: 01603 406 767 The National Women's Register gives an opportunity for women to take part in interesting discussions, talks and conversations on all sorts of topics. It is particularly useful for those moving to a new area. 22 Northumberland Avenue London WC2N 5AP Tel: 020 7930 0093 Helpline: 020 7930 3355 Fax: 020 7930 3366 Email: information@new-ways.co.uk www.new-ways.co.uk New Ways to Work campaigns and provides expertise on new and flexible ways of working that help people, organisations and society achieve a balance between work and the rest of life. NHS Direct |
