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Support groups and organisations
There are a number of groups and organisations, both local and national, that provide advice and support to different sections of the community. Below are just some of the organisations set up to assist:
Mental Health services at Caludon Centre, Walsgrave Hospital
- Mental Health 24 hour helpline - 0800 616171
- Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team - 024 7696 1111
Housing Policy and Services
- Housing Advice Centre - 7683 4024/4025
- Supporting People team - 7683 4925/4894
- Occupational therapists - 7669 4766
- Advice on home repair assistance grants - 7683 1825/2156
- Advice on tenancy issues - 7683 1804
- Coventry Accredited Property Scheme - 7683 1804/1812
Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust
Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust - 7655 2225
PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) - 7624 6002/6027
(for further information on the standards of care
you should receive) or freephone 0800 137 799
www.coventrypct.nhs.uk
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS trust (Walsgrave) - 7660 2020 (the Trust covers Walsgrave Hospital,
Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital and St Cross Hospital, Rugby)
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) - freephone
0800 028 4203
www.uhcw.nhs.uk
Local contacts
- Age Concern - 024 7623 1999
- Alzheimer's Society (Coventry) 24 hour Local helpline - 024 7665 2603
- Cancerbackup, University Hospital, Walsgrave - contact Louise Watson (Cancer Information Nurse Specialist) on: 024 7696 6052, or e-mail: coventry@cancerbackup.org
- Council of Disabled People Warwickshire and Coventry - 024 7671 2984
- Coventry Racial Equality Council - 024 7663 2236
- Coventry Carers Centre - 024 7663 2972
- Coventry Voluntary Service Council - 024 7622 0381
- Coventry MIND - 024 7655 2847
- Coventry MIND Information Centre - 024 7625 2198
- Community Learning Disabilities team - 024 7660 4608
- West Midlands Special Needs Transport (Ring and Ride) - 024 7660 2177
- Whitefriars Housing Group - 024 7676 7000 - website: www.whitefriarshousing.co.uk
National helplines
- Age Concern information line - 0800 009 966
- Age Concern website: www.ageconcern.org.uk
- Alzheimer's Society national helpline - 0845 300 0336
- Caring Matters and Decisions (information on legal aspects of care) - 0207 402 2702
- Carers UK (carers line) - 0808 808 7777
- Commission for Social Care Inspection - 0845 015 0120 or 0191 233 3323 or e-mail: enquiries@csci.gov.uk
- Deafblind UK 24 hour helpline (and textphone) - 0800 132 320
- Deafblind UK general enquires (and textphone) - 0173 335 8100
- DIAL UK (and minicom) - 0130 231 0123
- Disabled Living Foundation 10.00am - 1.00pm weekdays only - tel: 0845 130 9177 minicom: 0207 432 8009
- Benefits Enquiry Line (BEL) - 0800 882 200 minicom 0800 243 355
- Mencap - 0808 808 1111
- NHS Direct - 0845 4647
- NHS Direct website: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
- The Counselling Directory - www.counselling-directory.org.uk
- The Health Literature Line - 0800 555 777
- Royal National Institute of the Blind - 0845 766 9999
- Royal National Institute for Deaf People - 0808 808 0123 textphone - 0808 808 9000
- Tinitus helpline - 0808 808 6666 textphone - 0808 808 0007
- SANE helpline - 0845 767 8000
- Help the Aged Senior Line - 0808 800 6565 textphone - 0800 269 626
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