Help Lines and Usefull Links

National Concern for Healthcare Infections

Help Lines and Useful Links

Help Lines
Action against Medical Accidents www.avma.org.uk	08451 232352
Age Concern (England & Wales) www.ageconcern.co.uk	0800 009966
Age Concern (Scotland) www.ageconcernscotland.org.uk	0845 833 0200
Benefits for People with Disabilities www.ssa.gov/disability	0800 882200
British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (RCPCH) http://bpsu.inopsu.com
Care Quality Commission (CQC) www.cqc.org.uk	03000 616161
Child Death Helpline www.childeathhelpline.org.uk	0800 282986
Cruise Bereavement Care www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk	08701 671677
Citizens Advice Bureau www.citizensadvice.org.uk England www.cas.org.uk Scotland www.citizensadvice.co.uk N. Ireland
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence CHRE www.chre.org.uk	0207 389 8030
Disability Dial www.dialuk.org.uk	01302 310123
Disability Living Allowance Hotline www.benefitsnow.co.uk	08457 123456
Health Protection Agency www.hpa.org.uk/infections	02077 592700
Health & Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk	08453 450055
Independent Complaints Advisory www.cppih.org	08451 203782
The Carers Federation www.carersfederation.co.uk	01159 858485
Pohwer www.pohwer.net	01438 726990
Look Good … Feel Better (Breast Cancer Charity) www.lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk	01372 470900
Macmillan Cancer Relief www.macmillan.org.uk	08088 082020
NHS Direct (England & Wales) www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk For deaf and hard of hearing	0845 4647 08456 064647
NHS Direct (Scotland) www.nhs.24.com	08454 242424
Parliamentary & Health Ombudsman www.ombudsman.org.uk	08450 154033
Patients Association www.patients-association.org.uk	08456 084455
Royal College of General Practitioners www.rcgp.org.uk	0845 456 4041
Royal College of Nursing www.rcn.org.uk/resources/mrsa	02074 093333
The Samaritans www.samaritans.org.uk	08457 909090
UK Self Help www.ukselfhelp.info