Information and advice

The following links point to external organisations that may be able to provide further information and advice.

Please note: the following information is provided by external providers. Although we endeavour to ensure these links are accurate, up to date and relevant, TuVida cannot take responsibility for information contained on any pages maintained by external providers.

A practical guide to Healthy Caring: A booklet containing advice to help you if you look after a friend or family member or have any form of caring responsibilities. This resource is written to be particularly relevant for those who are about 65 years or older and are new to caring. It provides hints and tips on how you can look after your own health as well as support the person you care for.

Age UK: Age UK is the country's leading charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life.

Alzheimer’s Society: Alzheimer’s Society works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Anxiety UK: Information and support for people with anxiety.

National Autistic Society: The UK's leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families. 

Carer's Allowance: You can now claim Carer’s Allowance online as well as contact them for claim forms and decisions made on claims.

Carers Trust: Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring and unpaid carers.

Carers UK: Carers UK is a campaigning, policy and information organisation for carers. 

Carers Week: An annual week-long event to raise the profile of carers and the public’s awareness of them.

CEA Card: The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA), formerly the Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA). The scheme was introduced in 2004 and is one of the ways for participating cinemas to ensure they make reasonable adjustments for disabled guests when they go to the cinema; in particular it ensures a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them (approximately 90% of cinemas in the UK accept the CEA Card).

CISWO (the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation): A UK-wide charity providing free support to former coal miners and their families.

Citizens Advice Bureau: The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has a network of advice centres across the UK. They offer advice on a wide range of subjects from housing and health, to debt and consumer issues.

Counselling Directory: A directory to find help from counsellors and therapists. The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders and provides some useful statistics.

CQC – Care Quality Commission: The CQC regulates, inspects and reviews all adult social care services in the public, private and voluntary sectors in England.

Cruse Bereavement Care: Somewhere to turn when someone dies.

Directgov: Information for disabled people and carers. Directgov provides a single point of online access to government services and information – including employment, financial support, rights, education, independent living and much more.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP): For welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy.

Friends Against Scams: A guide providing help to manage finances and avoid scams for people at risk and those who support them.

Health for teens: A website for teenagers to access information and advice about various health and wellbeing topics.

Incontinence guide: This comprehensive guide explains incontinence in greater detail to help you understand more about what causes it. It also covers the various products that are available to help remedy and manage incontinence.

Independent Age: Providing free information and advice for older people and their families on care and support, money and benefits and health and mobility, along with friendship services to relieve loneliness. 

It's Good To Talk: Details of counsellors and psychotherapists.

Macmillan – Cancer Support: A source of support for people affected by cancer.

Mind: Information and materials on depression and manic depression.

NHS Choices: The NHS Choices website has a range of information and advice on mental health including tips for good mental health.

ParentlinePlus: Help for Parents. Family Lives is a charity with over three decades of experience helping parents to deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life.

Parkinson's UK: Improving life for everyone affected by Parkinson's.

The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS): Confidential advice, support and information on health-related matters. A point of contact for patients, their families and their carers.

POhWER: Help for people who, because of disability, illness, social exclusion and other challenges, find it difficult to express their views or get the support they need.

Power of Attorney: Information on the different types of Power of Attorney, how to register and other advice.

Rethink: Support for sufferers of severe mental illness and their carers.

Riprap: Young Carers of People with Cancer. Especially for teenagers who have a parent with cancer. In riprap, you can learn more about cancer and its treatment and through individual stories you can see how this might affect you and your family.

Samaritans: Support and someone to talk to.

Sane: A leading UK mental health charity working to improve the quality of life for anyone affected by mental illness.

Stroke Association: Supporting people to rebuild their lives after stroke.

SSAFA: The Armed Forces Charity.

VoiceAbility: VoiceAbility, formerly Speaking Up, supports and empowers people with learning difficulties, disabilities and mental health problems to speak up for themselves.

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