Useful Links
Commission for Social Care Inspection - (Nottingham
City, County, Bassetlaw & Newark)
Edgely House
Riverside Business Park
Tottle Road
Nottingham
NG2 1RT
Telephone: 0115 934 0900
Website: www.csci.org.uk
Commission for Social Care Inspection – (Leicestershire)
The Pavilions
5 Smith Way
Grove Park
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 1SX
Telephone: 0116 281 5900
Website: www.csci.org.uk
GOVERNMENT BODIES
Commission for
Social Care Inspection (CSCI) www.csci.org.uk
The social care regulator for England
Department of Health
www.doh.gov.uk
The Department of Health official website
NHS www.nhs.uk
The official website for the National Health Service organisations on the
Internet
NHS Direct www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
A telephone and web service providing free and confidential health advice
24 hours a day
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ADVICE
General Medical
Council www.gmc-uk.org
The GMC is the regulator of the medical profession
Patient’s
Association www.patients-association.com
Supports patient’s rights and runs campaigns to improve healthcare services
The King’s Fund www.kingsfund.org.uk
An independent charitable foundation whose aim is to improve health
CARE FOR THE ELDERLY
Action for Blind
People www.afbp.org
National Charity for the support, help and advice for the blind and
partially sighted
Aid for the Aged
in Distress www.agedistress.org.uk
Direct financial relief to frail elderly people in distress when they need
it
Age Concern www.ageconcern.org.uk
Information and advice for the elderly
Alzheimer’s
Society www.alzheimers.org.uk
Support, Information and advice for sufferers and carers of Alzheimer’s
Arthritis Care www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Help and advice for people living with arthritis
British Heart
Foundation www.bhf.org.uk
Leading UK charity fighting heart and circulatory disease
Cancer Help UK www.cancerhelp.org.uk
Free information service about cancer and cancer care
Cruse Bereavement
Care www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
National Charity offering free confidential advise to bereaved people
Diabetes UK www.diabetes.org.uk
Help and advice for suffers of Diabetes
Help the Aged www.helptheaged.org.uk
Practical support and assistance for the independence of the elderly
Macmillan Cancer
Relief www.macmillan.org.uk
UK charity supporting people suffering from the effects of cancer
Mencap www.mencap.org.uk
UK charity working with people with learning disabilities
Mind www.mind.org.uk
Advice and help for people dealing with mental health issues
Multiple
Sclerosis Society www.mssociety.org.uk
Information and advice to sufferers and carers of MS
Osteoporosis
Society www.nos.org.uk
UK charity dedicated to promoting bone health in people of all ages
Parkinson’s
Disease Society www.parkinsons.org.uk
Help and support to people affected by Parkinson’s disease
The Stroke
Association www.stroke.org.uk
National charity providing help and advice to people affected by strokes
OTHER
UK Mobility Ltd www.ukmobilityltd.co.uk
Sterling’s sister company
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