• Age Concern England
• Association of Disabled Professionals
• British Diabetic Association
• British Kidney Patient Association
• Carers National Association
• CLIMB - Children Living with Metabolic Diseases
• Contact a Family
• Department of Health
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Family Fund
• Family Holiday Association
• Holiday Care Service
• Irish Kidney Association
• National Kidney Federation
• Shaw Trust
• Skill (National Bureau for Students with Disabilitties)
• Swindon Kidney Patients' Association
• The National Kidney Research Fund
• Oak Tree Lane Centre

Names and contact details

Groups and organisations that offer services and support to kidney patients

Provides care, opportunities and advice for all older people throughout the UK

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Offers advice, information and peer support, primarily in the area of employment rights for disabled people.

Association of Disabled Professionals
BCM ADP
London
WC1N 3XX1
Tel/Fax: 01204 431638
e-mail: adp.admin@ntlworld.com
Web: www.adp.org.uk
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Offers information, support and advice on all aspects of Diabetes for people with diabetes, their relatives, friends and carers.

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Provides support and advice to kidney patients and their families including financial assistance and help with getting a holiday.

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Provides carers with information and advice on all aspects of caring.

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A national charity providing support and advice to families who care for children with disabilities

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Find your local Disability Benefit Centre.

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Provides independent advice, support and training for disabled people; develops and supports disability groups and networks in the region; and provides training and advice to employers, service providers and policy makers throughout Wales.

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An independent organisation which provides grants and information to families caring for disabled children under the age of sixteen.

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Makes grants available to provide one week's holiday for families on low income or benefits.

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The UK's leading source of holiday and travel information for disabled people and their carers.

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Provides information and practical assistance to kidney patients, and funding for practical research projects etc.

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The emergency identification system for people with special medical conditions.

Medic-alert Foundation
1 Bridge Wharf
156 Caledonian Road
London N1 9UU
Tel: 020 7833 3034
Fax: 020 7713 5653
e-mail: info@medicalert.org.uk
Web: www.medicalert.org.uk
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Provides its members with information, advice and practical support, alongside campaigning for better facilities for people suffering from kidney disease.

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Offers a range of work-related services to meet the needs of disabled people, such as Supported Placements, Training for Work and new deal.

Shaw Trust Head Office
Fox Talbot House,
Greenways Business Park,
Malmesbury Road,
Chippenham,
Wiltshire,
SN15 1BN

Tel: 01225 716300
Fax: 01225 716301
Minicom: 08457 697288
Web: www.shaw-trust.org.uk
email: stir@shaw-trust.org.uk
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Provides support and advice to disabled students, and promotes good practice within education, training and employment.

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The Swindon Kidney Patients' Association (SKPA) offers support for dialysis and renal transplant patients, living in the Swindon area. The SKPA is a branch of the Six Counties Kidney Patients Association (SCKPA), which supports all patients covered by the Kidney Unit and Transplant Centre at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford.

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Provides funding for research into renal disease and also awards grants to patients.

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To talk privately and confidentially about your experiences and feelings in a way that is rarely possible with family and friends. It can be helpful to anyone - patients, relatives and carers, individuals, couples, or family groups. Access to Communication and Technology: Is a service which deals with alternative methods of communicating and with different ways of using electronic equipment for people with physical disabilities.

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