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NATIONAL BIRD (Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Development)
The Old Coach House, Church Road, Eccleston, Chester CH4 9HT
Helpline: 0800 028 6256; Tel: 01244 678629
www.b-i-r-d.org.uk B.I.R.D is an independent charity that has existed since 1982 to provide its unique approach to the treatment of neurological impairment known as 'Developmental Reflexive Rehabilitation'. Using this approach we work to improve the quality of life of people irrespective of age or severity of condition. Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust
60 Queen Street, Normanton, Wakefield WF6 2BU
Tel: 01924 896100; Fax: 01924 899264
Email: director@birt.co.uk
www.birt.co.uk Organisation which offers specialist rehabilitation services to people who have suffered brain injury, including intensive rehabilitation, continuing rehabilitation and community support. A division of the Disabilities Trust. Brain and Spine Foundation Helpline
7 Winchester House, Cranmer Road, Kennington Park, London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 0808 808 1000; Fax: 020 7793 5939
Email: helpline@brainandspine.org.uk
www.brainandspine.org.uk Telephone information and support for people affected by neurological disorders, their relatives and health professionals. Deal with all brain, spine and related conditions including head injury, epilepsy, stroke, brain tumours, brain haemorrhages and spinal disorders. Child Brain Injury Trust
Unit 1, The Great Barn, Baynards Green Farm, Nr Bicester OX27 7SG
Helpline: 0845 601 4939
Email Helpline: helpline@cbituk.org
Tel: 01869 341075
Email: info@cbituk.org
www.cbituk.org Services for families of children with traumatic or other acquired brain injury. Telephone helpline and email enquiry and information service. Network of family support groups. Small grant scheme for children with ABI and their siblings. Activity holidays for siblings. Brainwave
Brainwave South West: The Centre for Rehabilitation and Development, Huntworth Gate, Bridgwater TA6 6LQ
Tel: 01278 429089
Email: enquiries@brainwave.org.uk
Brainwave South East: Beechen House, Rear of 16 Newland St, Witham, Essex CM8 2AQ
Tel: 01376 505290
Email: enquiriesse@brainwave.org.uk
www.brainwave.org.uk Centres which provide long term support and rehabilitation to children suffering from all forms of brain injury. Donations are requested from families, but no one is turned away due to financial reasons and this charity will also fundraise to support families. British Institute for Brain Injured Children
Knowle Hall, Bridgwater TA6 8PJ
Tel: 01278 684060; Fax: 01278 695573
Email: info@bibic.org.uk
www.bibic.org.uk National charity offering multidisciplinary assessment and practical help to families caring for brain injured children, whatever the cause. DisabledGo
Ground Floor, Ardent House, Gatesway, Stevenage, Herts SG1 3HG
Email: info@disabledgo.info
www.disabledgo.info DisabledGo provides free detailed access information for disabled people across the UK. The detailed access information will empower you to judge the disabled access to venues for yourself. Every public venue and business listed in the guides has been assessed by DisabledGo researchers. Also provides information on nationwide job opportunities with inclusive employers, details of education access at universities and colleges, and a directory of services and products. The Disabilities Trust
First Floor, 32 Market Place, Burgess Hill RH15 9NP
Tel: 01444 239123; Fax: 01444 244978
Email: info@thedtgroup.org
www.disabilities-trust.org.uk Organisation offering support and advice to children and adults with autism, people with an acquired brain injury, adults with a profound physical disability and adults with a learning disability. Headway
7 King Edward Court, King Edward Street, Nottingham NG1 1EW
Helpline: 0808 800 2244
Tel: 0115 924 0800; Fax: 0115 958 4446
Minicom: 0115 950 7825
www.headway.org.uk Headway is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury. It has a network of local groups and branches as well as a helpline, and provides information about aspects of brain injury. Livability (formerly John Grooms and the Shaftesbury Society)
50 Scrutton Street, London EC2A 4XQ
Tel: 020 7452 2000; Fax: 020 7452 2001
Email: info@livability.org.uk
www.livability.org.uk Provides a wide range of services, including residential care and support for people with complex disabilities, wheelchair accessible housing, affordable holidays, training and social inclusion, respite care, specialist nursing services and brain injury rehabilitation. Real Life Options (Head Office)
Churchill House, 29 Mill Hill, Pontefract WF8 4HY
Tel: 01977 781800; Fax: 01977 795361
Email: info@reallifeoptions.org
www.reallifeoptions.org Work with people with disabilities, including those with head injuries or brain damage, to help them regain control of their lives. Services available in South East and North East England, the Midlands, Yorkshire, Strathclyde, Fife and Tayside. SCOTLAND Ayrshire: Headway
Suite 4, Beresford Court, Beresford Lane, Ayr KA7 2DW
Tel: 01292 618090; Fax: 01292 618300
Email: info@headway-ayrshire.org.uk
www.headway-ayrshire.org Brain Injury Grampian (BIG Group)
Helpline: 0808 800 2244
Email: info@big-group.org.uk
www.big-group.org.uk Supports carers and those who have experienced brain injury. Brain Help
Tel: 01224 870983/07777 653361
E-mail: walter@brainhelp.co.uk
www.brainhelp.co.uk Offers information and support to people who have experienced brain haemorrhage or injury. Child Brain Injury Trust (Scotland)
Princes House, 5 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh EH2 4RG
Helpline: 0845 601 4939
Tel: 0131 229 1852
Email: marydryburgh@cbituk.org
www.cbituk.org Dundee: Headway Tayside
Royal Victoria Hospital, Jedburgh Road, Dundee DD2 1SP
Tel: 01382 423176
Email: headwaytayside@yahoo.co.uk
www.headway.org.uk Dumfries and Galloway: Headway
Headway House, Afton Drive, Summerhill, Dumfries DG2 9ES
Tel: 01387 261166; Fax: 01387 261166
Email: sharon.hepburn@headway.plus.com Edinburgh: Headway
Headway House, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Canaan Lane, Edinburgh EH9 2HL
Tel: 0131 537 9116/9557
E-mail: headway.scotland@lineone.net
www.headway.org.uk A registered charity, Headway was established in response to the special needs of people with brain injuries, and their families. It has over 60 Headway House day care centres and over 100 local groups across the UK. East Lothian: Headway
Tel: 01875 814735
Email: devofficer@headwayel.wanadoo.co.uk
http://www.headwayeastlothian.org.uk Fife: Headway
Norview, 59 Normand Road, Dysart, Kirkcaldy KY1 2XP
Tel ; 01592 652804
Email: fifeheadwaygroup@tiscali.co.uk
www.fifeheadway.org.uk Forth Valley: Headway
c/o Dawson Centre, Davids Loan, Bainsford, Falkirk FK2 7RG
Tel: 01324 501473
Email: headwayfv1@yahoo.com
http://headwayfalkirk.ik.com
Glasgow: Headway
The Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP
Tel: 0141 332 8878
Email: headwayglasgow@btconnect.com
www.headway-glasgow.org.uk Highland: Headway
Department of Rehabilitation, Raigmore Hospital, Old Perth Road,
Inverness IV2 3UJ
Tel: 01463 222661/0783 3365858
Email: nw.regional.co-ordinator@headway.org.uk
Motherwell: Headway
Volunteer Centre, 84 Main street, Wishaw ML27AB
Tel: 01698 350399
Email: s.mcginty60@btinternet.com
http://headway-motherwell.org.uk Perth and Kinross: Headway
Tel: 01738 550200
Email: headwaypk@hotmail.com
South Lanarkshire: Headway
Voluntary Sector Support Centre, 155 Montrose Crescent, Hamilton ML3 6LQ
Tel: 01698 892905
Email: coordinatorheadwaysl@live.co.uk
www.apistos.com/hw ENGLAND Manchester: BASIC (Brain And Spinal Injury Charity)
The Neurocare Centre, 554 Eccles New Road, Salford M5 5AP
Helpline: 0870 750 0000
Tel: 0161 707 6441; Fax: 0161 206 4558
www.basiccharity.org.uk BASIC provides a specialist resource at the Neurocare Centre for people and their families in crisis following a traumatic brain injury or neurological diagnosis. This includes people recovering from severe head injury, brain haemorrhage, brain tumour and other brain-related conditions such as stroke and brain cancer. With over ten years experience of working with this client group we have built up specialist expertise and knowledge from the grass roots. BASIC is affiliated to the Greater Manchester Clinical Neuroscience Centre, and works in close collaboration with the staff there to meet needs of patients within the community. Norfolk & Suffolk: Optua UK
Optua House, Hill View Business Park, Claydon, Suffolk IP6 0AJ
Tel: 01473 836777; Fax: 01473 836778
Email: enquiries@optua.org.uk
www.optua.org.uk Optua UK Community Brain Injury Services has been providing a range of specialist support services for people with an acquired brain injury since 1994. The Services work closely with rehabilitation teams to design support and community rehabilitation packages for people with acquired brain injury living in their own homes. Northampton: Ability Northants
Suite 58, Burlington House East Wing, 369 Wellingborough Road, Northampton NN1 4EU
Tel: 01604 624088; Fax: 01604 605124
Email: mail@abilitynorthants.org.uk
www.abilitynorthants.org.uk Organisation providing a wide range of services for anyone affected by disability. Services include an information service, carers database, carers forum, second hand equipment for sale register, RADAR toilet keys, wheelchair loan service, access groups, and training. Rehab UK
Birmingham Brain Injury Centre, 58-72 John Bright Street, Birmingham B1 1BN
Tel: 0141 419 5299
Email: ashley.lennon@momentumscotland.org laura.delaney@momentumscotland.org
www.momentumscotland.org/web/RehabUKHome Rehab UK provides assessment, training and development programmes for people with disabilities. It also operates four rehabilitation centres (in Birmingham, London, Newcastle and Northumberland), and also operates a nationwide assessment and intervention service for people with acquired disabilies. York House
Heslington Road, York YO10 5BN
Tel: 01904 412666; Fax: 01904 415666
Email: management@york-house.org
www.birt.co.uk An independent hospital offering a neurobehavioural assessment and rehabilitation service for people aged 18-60 with severe mood disturbance and challenging behaviour following acquired brain injury. The service is provided by the Disabilities Trust in partnership with the Retreat Hospital, a charity for people with mental ill health. NORTHERN IRELAND Child Brain Injury Trust
Unit 7, McKibbin House, Eastbank Road, Carryduff BT8 8BD
Helpline: 0845 601 4939
Tel: 02890 817 145
www.cbituk.org REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Headway Ireland - Main Office
1-3 Manor Street Business Park, Manor Street, Dublin 7
Helpline: 1890 200 278
Tel: (01) 810 2066; Fax: (01) 810 2070
Email: helpline@headway.ie
www.headwayireland.ie Telephone information, listening and other support services for people affected by Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Also provide a range of community based services for people aged 16-65 affected by ABI. Services located in Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Outreach services in western, north eastern and south eastern regions of Ireland. |
