Support
Alcoholics Anonymous – National Helpline: 0845 769 7555
Alzheimers Society – Alzheimer’s Society is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
FRANK – Help and advice for those who have concerns, or require information on drugs and drug (mis)use.
MENCAP - MENCAP work with people with a learning disability to change laws and services, challenge prejudice and directly support thousands of people to live their lives as they choose.
Narcotics Anonymous – NA is a non-profit Fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.
Samaritans – Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
Victim Support – Victim Support is the national charity which helps people affected by crime in England and Wales.
Guidance
Carers UK – Recognising the true value of carers in the UK
Citizens Advice – The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.
Drugscope – DrugScope is the UK’s leading independent centre of expertise on drugs and the national membership organisation for the drug field. Their aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related harms – to individuals, families and communities.
NHS Choices – Helping people to make choices and decisions about their medical treatment and interventions.
NHS Direct – Help Line: 0845 4647 Health & Medical advice and information.
Patient UK – Advice and information on all aspects of health and well-being.
Salisbury Centre For Mental Health – Work to improve the quality of life for people with mental health problems by influencing policy and practice in mental health and related services.
Social Care Online – Social Care Online is the UK’s most extensive free database of social care information. With everything from research briefings, to reports, government documents, journal articles, and websites and you find it all with the click of a button.
Local Services
Chester & Ellesmere Port Independant Advocacy – The aim of the advocacy service is to enable and empower adults with mental health problems or learning disabilities by helping each person to have a ‘voice’ in all issues important to them.
NHS North West – Providing information on the role of NHS Northwest, the Strategic Health Authority and the vision for healthcare in the region.
Western Cheshire PCT – NHS Western Cheshire is the organisation that commissions health services for the local population and makes sure local services meet the needs of local people.
Government Agencies & Independant Regulatory Organisations
Care Quality Commission – The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Our aim is to make sure better care is provided for everyone, whether that’s in hospital, in care homes, in people’s own homes, or elsewhere.
National Institute For Health & Clinical Excellence – NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
National Mental Health Development Unit – NMHDU, launched in April 2009, consists of a small central team and a range of programmes funded by both the Department of Health and the NHS to provide national support for implementing mental health policy by advising on national and international best practice to improve mental health and mental health services.
Policies & Practice
Advice on the Mental Health Act 2007
Advice on the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Continuing Care Information – Continuing NHS healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care is provided over an extended period of time to meet physical or mental health needs that have arisen as a result of disability, an accident or illness. The care can be provided in a variety of settings including a hospital, nursing home, hospice or the patient’s own home.
