Useful Website Links

Website links to other organisations providing information and support to patients, carers and relatives affected by terminal illness or bereavement

Avon, Somerset, & Wiltshire Cancer Services:

Cancer network for Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
http://www.aswcs.nhs.uk/main.cfm

Macmillan Cancer Support:

Now merged with Cancerbackup – both providing a wealth of information about cancer: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancerinformation.aspx

Marie Curie Cancer Care:

Marie Curie nurses provide free nursing care to cancer patients and those with other terminal illnesses. St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice, Marie Curie Cancer Care, and Somerset PCT work in partnership (The Somerset Palliative Care Partnership) to provide free specialist nursing care for terminally ill people in Somerset who would like to be cared for at home. www.mariecurie.org.uk

Help the Hospices:

The hospice movement’s national charity in the UK. http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk

The National Council for Palliative Care:

Their mission is to ensure that all those suffering from life threatening conditions who need palliative care, receive it. http://www.ncpc.org.uk

Hospice Information Service:

For anyone with a professional or personal interest in UK and international hospice and palliative care – includes the directory of National and International Palliative Care Services. http://www.hospiceinformation.info

Health and Clinical Excellence:

NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health. http://www.nice.org.uk

Supportive and Palliative Care - http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byID&o=10893

The Care Quality Commission:

The independent regulator of health and social care in England. www.cqc.org.uk

Mental Capacity Act

Information Booklets: http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/mca-info-booklets.htm

The National Institute for Positive Action on Cancer:

Free, professional, one-to-one counselling to anyone affected by or bereaved by cancer: http://www.positiveactiononcancer.co.uk/

Lymphoedema Support Network:

www.lymphoedema.org/lsn

Carer Support:

Help the Hospices - http://www.timetocare.org.uk

Somerset St John Ambulance -

http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/counties/somerset/carer-support-programme.aspx

Somerset County Council -

http://www.somerset.gov.uk/irj/public/services/directory/service?rid=/wpccontent/Sites/SCC/Web%20Pages/Services/Services/Community/Carers%20in%20Somerset

Somerset Young Carers’ Project:

This site is designed by young carers for young carers: http://www.somersetyc.org.uk/index.htm

Coping with Grief:

Advice and support on issues from the emotional impact to the practical details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/relationships/coping_with_grief/index.shtml

Understanding Bereavement:

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss

http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

The Rosie Crane Trust: Based in Somerset, this organisation supports bereaved parents who have lost a child of any age www.rosiecranetrust.org

Lasting Post: www.lastingpost.com For help with grief and bereavement, arranging a funeral and for practical advice in coping following a loved one’s death.

Websites for Children :

www.winstonswish.org.uk for bereaved children and those who support them, including professionals, schools, parents and carers.

Childhood Bereavement Network: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/

http://www.riprap.org.uk when a parent has cancer

http://www.ncb.org.uk/cbn/ Childhood Bereavement Network

http://www.childbereavement.org.uk The Child Bereavement Charity

Age Concern Somerset

A range of services including information, advice, advocacy, befriending and welfare benefits advice www.ageconcernsomerset.org.uk

The Samaritans 08457 90 90 90

Available 24hrs a day, 365 days a year to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of bereavement, distress or despair

Telephone as above or email:jo@samaritans.og

Mind http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+bereavement.htm

The Cinnamon Trust

A specialist national charity helping to keep people and their pets together

http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/home.html

Somerset County Council

Adult Social Care

http://www.somerset.gov.uk/irj/public/services/directory/service?rid=/wpccontent/Sites/SCC/Web%20Pages/Services/Services/Community/Adult%20Social%20Care

British Red Cross – Somerset

Providing health and social care to people during difficult periods of their life, such as an illness, breakdown in support arrangements or bereavement

http://www.redcross.org.uk/branch.asp?id=486

Citizens Advice Bureaux

Taunton

http://www.tauntoncab.org.uk

Sedgemoor (Bridgwater; Highbridge; Burnham; Cheddar)

http://www.sedgemoorcab.org.uk/map.php

Minehead

www.users.waitrose.com/~wsab

Crispin Community Centre, Street

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/bureau_detail.htm?serialnumber=103521

Glastonbury

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/bureau_detail.htm?serialnumber=103293