Useful Links
This is a list of some of the key organisations that carers may need to contact. If you cannot find what you are looking for, contact us.
Disclaimer – the following links are from third parties and although we think that they might be useful to you in your caring role we cannot guarantee the content within them.
DrugFAM – supporting families, carers and friends affected by substance misuse.
Men in Sheds UK – a social and active group for mature men
People’s Voices Media – advice & information services for people with disabilities, mental health service users & older people
Rehab 4 Addiction – an advisory and referral service for people who suffer from alcohol, drug and behavioural addiction
UK Addiction Treatment Centres – UK’s leading alcohol and drug rehab clinics
UK-Rehab – a 24hr advice helpline offering support and advice to addicts and their family or friends
Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS)
Bucks Older Peoples Action Group
Citizen’s Advice Bureau Chiltern (Amersham)
Citizen’s Advice Bureau Aylesbury Vale – Aylesbury Office
Citizen’s Advice Bureau Aylesbury Vale – Buckingham Office
Citizen’s Advice Bureau High Wycombe
Diabetes UK – Aylesbury Vale Group
Healthwatch Bucks – independent body which aims to help local people get the best out of their local health and social care
Livability Lifestyle Choices – support for disabled adults
Make Marlow Dementia Friendly – Marlow Bridge Rotary Club, through a newly formed sub-committee is embarking on an exciting project to Make Marlow Dementia Friendly (MMDF)
Autistic Society – Aylesbury Vale Branch
National Autistic Society – South Buckinghamshire Branch
One Recovery Bucks – Caring for somebody with alcohol or drug dependency
Oasis Partnership – local charity supporting anyone whose life is affected by their or someone else’s drug or alcohol use
The Pace Centre – a specialist centre for children with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy
Parkinson’s UK – Amersham and High Wycombe Branch
Parkinson’s UK – Aylesbury Branch
Patient Transport Service – Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) at South Central Ambulance Service – Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex
POhWER – provides advocacy services across Bucks
South Buckinghamshire Riding for the Disabled Association
Switch Bucks – a drug and alcohol service for young people in Bucks.
TuVida (formally Carers Trust East Midlands)
Voices & Choices – local charity based in Chesham that provides information and advice to help people to remain in their homes with the help and support of community services and other agencies
British Lung Foundation – Breathe Easy Support Group
Chilterns Gateway Club – social club for adults with learning disabilities
The Chiltern Stroke Club – Based in Hazlemere, a support network and social group for stroke survivors, their families and friends
Down’s Syndrome Support – North Bucks
Down’s Syndrome Group – South Bucks
Mind the Gap Bucks – Chesham and High Wycombe peer groups supporting people with mental health issues and social isolation
Multiple Sclerosis Society – Amersham and Chesham Group
Multiple Sclerosis Society – Milton Keynes and District Group
Multiple Sclerosis Society – South West Bucks Group
Space Support Chesham and South Bucks – support for parents of behaviourally challenging children
Motor Neurone Disease Association – Caring and MND: Support for you guide – A guide for carers who are caring for someone with MND, available in hard copy (upon request) or digital formats
Stairlift Reviews: Grants – a guide helping you outline how you can get financial help with the cost of a stairlift
Stroke4carers – an online resource for carers, family and friends of stroke survivors
