Alzheimers Society (New Forest + Southern Test Valley)
The Alzheimers Society offers information and advice to people with dementia or memory problems.
We also support their carers, family and friends.
We run drop-in music groups and support groups throughout the New Forest area. We also offer home visits if you can't get to us. For more information about the groups or services we provide, please contact the office on 01590 644679
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Andover Parkinsons Support Group
regular contacts
encouraging activities and gentle exercise.
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Assured Care
The service provides regular support to carers of older people to enable them to have time to themselves during the day, evening, overnight and for emergency situations. The service provides sitters who have been trained in dementia as a speciality. We also have Bathing services, social and emotional support, Personal care and domestic care. Please phone for further details or for help not listed above.
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behaviouradvice.org
Meetings
On-line help
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Carers Support Group (Drayton & Farlington)
Support, advice and a 'listening ear' for any carer.
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Carers Together (SE Hants)
Carers Café's, Carers Groups, Carers Forum. Home Visits, Form filling.
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Carers UK (Dorchester Branch)
Support, advice and information for carers of all kinds. Holds monthly meetings or outings, occasional lunches, social events etc.
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Carers UK (New Milton)
We are an informal group of carers who meet once a month. We share experiences with other carers and pass on any new information. Every 2nd month we have a speaker - then we all enjoy a cup of tea or coffee!
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Crossroads Care South Central Ltd
Hampshire is a new area for Crossroads and we are beginning by providing our core service, (fully established in West Sussex),which is supporting people by regular support in the home with the same staff member, enabling the family to build a relationship with the support worker and gain trust.
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Diabetes UK (Petersfield & District Voluntary Group)
Meeting withn a focus on aspects of diabetes.
Social meetings.
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Disability Aid Trust
People who are severely physically disabled can find it impossible to take a holiday unless accompanied by a helper. It can prove prohibitively expensive. The Trust can provide towards the cost of a helper where these costs cannot be met elsewhere. It does not provide help for the disabled persons holiday. Minimum age of applicants: 17 years. Last date for applications: 1st Feb (holidays 1st April to 30th September) and 1st August (1st October to 31st March). The Trustees now only consider applications once in every 2 years.
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Fareham & District Macular Degeneration Support Group
Help and support group for those suffering from macular degeneration and their carers. Service is available to anyone with Macular disease. Also help for those newly diagnosed or who are experiencing changes in their condition - contact Mrs Betty Richards on 01329 285978.
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Haslar Bosom Buddies
Friendly group offering advice and support for cancer patients and their relatives and friends. Social activities like outings and meals out.
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Havant and East Hants MIND
Information, support, advice and social activities for persons with mental illness and for their friends, relatives and carers. Wellbeing Service and Advocacy.
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Headway - The Brain Injury Association
Aims to provide information and support to people with brain injuries, their families and carers by means of over 100 local groups & branches, and through publications covering all aspects of head injury. Contact Headway helpline on 0808 800 2244 for more information about our groups and branches.
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Headway (Southampton)
Headway Southampton provides information & support for individuals and their carers after serious brain injury. Our day service includes employment & volunteering support, rehabilitation work and cognitive skills groups.
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Homesafe Information Service for Residents of Southampton
Information can be requested on any issue by residents of Southampton or their carers. Planned visits can be arranged, enquiries may be by telephone or in writing. Assistance with benefits and form filling, grant applications and services across Southampton.
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Hospice Services at Home TLC Ltd
Complementary therapies.
Volunteer support - befriending, practical and emotional support, respite for carers.
Medical aids and equipment to improve quality of life.
Information and advice line (non-medical).
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Isle of Wight Asthma Swimgroup - IOWAS
Swim group - Fun for all the family - Adult astmatics welcome. Social and medical meetings: Help for activity and outward bound courses.
Minimum age 6 months.
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Kinship Care
We get together over tea/coffee and share stories, advice and information! To support them in the route they have chosen in life.
When you foster or adopt you get support.
Kinship Carers need to support each other.
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Koalas Swindon Opportunity Group
Opportunity group for children with special needs and siblings. Also support for families of children with special needs.
Age range 0years - 4years 11months.
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Locks Heath Day Care Trust
Day care and showering, hairdress & chiropody
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Meon Valley Carers Group
Once monthly pub lunch for all carers and partners, once monthly support group meeting for carers and partners with suitable activities for both, including talks for carers and outings and 'Art for the brain' therapy group. Welcome home visits for new members and a limited outreach service. Contact advice to other organisations. We welcome any volunteers interested in our services.
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Multiple Sclerosis Society (Wareham & Purbeck)
Support for MS sufferers and their families including social events and outings & holidays. Fundraising and welfare support. We pay for home adaptations, respite care, mobility aids etc.
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National Short Break Carers' Network
It's free to join The Short Break Carers' Network and membership benefits include contact with short break carers and inclusion workers across the country, access to up to date information, free places at relevant training and conferences, DVDs, publications, newsletters, discussions, a postal library of carer reviewed books on topics such as children with autism and an on-line interactive website at: www.shortbreaksnetwork.ring.com
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New Forest Young Carers Service - Community First New Forest
One-to-one work
Information, signposting/advocacy
Time out - activities, trips
Support in schools
A listening ear and a chance to meet with and Talk to other Young Carers.
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One Community Carers Centre
The Carers Centre offers a range of services including information, support, advice, advocacy, counselling, drop in centres, training courses, alternative therapy, craft and one to one support to Carers in the borough of Eastleigh.
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Park Childrens Centre
The Childrens Centre provides a range of groups and activities for Aldershot families. Most sessions are for family (adult carers and children together) groups, but we do have seperate adult education & hobby groups as well as a neighbourhood nursery with full day care. Unfortunately most groups are over-subscribed but we do operate a waiting list. Families wishing to join any waiting list will be invited to visit first, and should phone for an appointment.
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Parkinsons UK (Winchester Branch)
7 open meetings with professional (medical) speakers. Social events. Volunteer visitor to supply information. Assistance & social events for carers. Specialist physiotherapy programme.
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Perthes Association
Perthes Association aims to help and advise families of children suffering from Perthes' disease and associated conditions. The Association aims to be at the end of a telephone line for any worried or distressed parents, and will visit them or put them in touch with the 'Perthes family' living nearest to them. Christmas parties and outings are organised, which enable families to meet and share their problem. Members receive a quarterly newsletter. Equipment loan service to members of wheelchairs, buggies or hand-propelled trikes. Short term loan for wheelchairs, deposit.
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Portchester Stroke Club
The provision of transport and a meeting place or venue to receive physical and mental stimulation by means of social therapy - i.e. Speakers, quizzes, musical entertainment and visits to restaurants and pubs for lunches.
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Rosemary Foundation Hospice at Home
Nursing service, counselling and bereavement support, supportive palliative care and end of life care.
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Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases (MPS Society)
The MPS Society is a voluntary support group, who offer Advocacy support to children and adults suffering from Mucopolysaccharide and Related Lysosomal Storage Disease (including Fabry Disease), their families, carers & professionals. The Society has a large information resource and publishes specialist disease booklets on Mucopolysaccharide and related diseases. The Society also has a quarterly newsletter that is available free to all its members. The Society runs regional clinics and events throughout the UK. The Society also promotes and supports research into Mucopolysaccharide and related diseases.
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Stepping Stones Downs Syndrome Group
A coffee and support group for parents and carers of children with Down Syndrome, with other additional activities organised on an ad-hoc basis, such as group speech therapy, talks or visits to local soft play or sensory suites. We also offer a lending library & training sessions, as well as running a schools resources scheme.
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STEPS - Charity Worldwide
STEPS is a national charity providing support, information & practical help for adults and for families with children affected by clubfoot (talipes), developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and other lower limb conditions. Services include: National telephone helpline (Mon-Fri 9.30am-4pm), Website with offers an online discussion forum, Family contact service (put individuals/families in contact with ohters who are in a similar situation and have experience of clubfoot, DDH or other lower limb conditions). Provide free advice and information booklets and DVDS.
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Stroke Group (New Milton)
Weekly social gathering of sufferers, carers and helpers to provide contact, therapeutic games, entertainment and outings and physiotherapy. Light lunch provided. Health progress and problems monitored.
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Surrey Heath Carers
We are a voluntary organisation run by carers for carers, providing support, advice and information to carers in Surrey Heath. We run monthly support group meetings, regular caring skills training and activities for more active carers. Our Carers Support Workers can offer support to carers in their dealings with other services or claiming benefits, or simply offer a listening ear. They are there to help, whatever the problem for the carer. We have a small fund to provide breaks for carers living in Surrey Heath.
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The Lordshill Carers Group (Hampshire Partnership)
Carer support group providing advice + support for carers of those clients with Dementia - Quarterly lectures by outside speakers. Outings arranged for carers and clients.
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The Macmillan Information and Support Centre
Support & information to people living with cancer, their relatives, friends, carers & Health & Social Care Professionals. We provide a range of services to help someone living with cancer, including: Access to a Macmillan Welfare benefits advisor through the CAB, a range of complementary therapies, counselling & emotional support, hairloss clinics, arts & crafts, yoga & relaxation, Look Good, Feel Better Workshops, Living Well Workshops.
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The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire
Free and confidential service for unpaid carers.
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The Rowans Hospice
Short stay in-patient accommodation, day care & a therapeutic clinic known as the Heath Centre. We also provide an education and training programme.
Comprehensive bereavement service for children and adults. Hospice at Home services providing 'hands on' nursing care to enable people
to die at home if this is their choice and preference.
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The Solent Diabetes Association
The Solent Diabetes Association operates diabetes charity shops in Fareham and in Gosport. We not only raise funds but also provide information about diabetes as well as support & encouragement
in the shops to those who have the condition. We also fund activities which support diabetics including special events for children with type one diabetes; we promote research which would support local people with diabetes; and we promote
and organise education about diabetes self-management to help minimise the risk of developing serious outcomes such as blindness, amputation and kidney failure.
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Tourettes action
One of the services we offer are Support groups
Living with TS can be difficult.
Everyone needs and deserves all the help they can get. In a Group you can:
Meet others in similar circumstance,Share coping strategies,Make new friends when you may be feeling isolated,Share information about treatment options,Solve problems dealing with the health care system,Share knowledge of local services
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Tracheo Oesophageal Fistula Support Group (Southampton)
To offer support to T.O.F. parents who need to share their worries and problems with people who understand the day to day care of a T.O.F. child. T.O.F.S. is open to all who care for children born with O.A., T.O.F., Oesophageal disorder or VATER association.
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Wessex Cancer Trust
Our services include: cfree counselling, complementary therapy and befriending, holiday homes, transport for patients coming for treatment from the IOW and CI, research grants, patient facilities and equipment, and financial help for patients and their families. We currently operate four local cancer support centres in Romsey, Hythe, Winchester and Southampton.
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Winchester & District Scope
Financial support through grants to individuals or families, local projects and services, towards equipment, transport, therapy, holidays or crisis situations. Can put people in touch with Scope response workers for their area through Scope Response at Helpline 0808 8003333.
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Winchester & District Young Carers
Group activities, befriending scheme, support inside schools, training in life skills, one-to-one support, advice and information for young carers and their families. Raising awareness of the existence of young carers and their role.
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Your Choice, Your Support (Carers Together)
Offer a confidential contact point providing information, support, signposting and an independent listening ear to carers.
Y.C.Y.S. offers respite care for carers in their own home, in the Winchester, Southern Test Valley and Basingstoke areas.
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