Charity and community support

 

Listed below are details of charitable and support organisations in the community that you may find useful. 

 

Support for mental health 

  • Merseycare Urgent Care Team: 0800 145 6570 (Sefton/Liverpool) 
  • North West Boroughs Urgent Care Team: 0800 051 1508 / 0800 0513 253  
  • North West Boroughs Switch Board: 01925 664 000 
  • Cheshire & Wirral Urgent Care Team: 0800 145 6485 
  • Cheshire Wirral Switchboard: 01244 397 397 


The Neurological Alliance
 

www.neural.org.uk  

Phone: 01923 882 590 
Email: info@neural.org.uk


Healthwatch  

www.healthwatch.co.uk  

Call: 03000 683 000 

 

Spinal Injuries Association  

www.spinal.co.uk   

Call: 0800 980 0501 


Multiple Sclerosis Society UK 

www.mssociety.org.uk 

Call: 0808 800 8000 

Macmillan Cancer Support 

www.macmillan.org.uk   

Call: 0207 840 7840 

 

Brain and Spine Foundation 

www.brainandspine.org.uk  

Call: 0808 808 1000 

 

Brain Tumour Action 

www.braintumouraction.org.uk  

Call: 0131 466 3116 

 

Brain Tumour UK  

www.braintumouruk.org.uk 

Call: 0845 4500 386 

Epilepsy Action 

www.epilepsy.org.uk 

Call: 0808 800 5050 

Epilepsy Society

https://epilepsysociety.org.uk 

Call: 01494 601 400 


SUDEP Action

www.sudep.org 

Call: 01235 772850


Mersey Regional Epilepsy Association 

www.epilepsymersey.org.uk 

info@epilepsymersey.org.uk

Call: 07795 345 280

 

The Brain Tumour Charity 

www.thebraintumourcharity.org    

Call: 0808 800 0004 / 0151 298 2999 

 

Brains Trust 

www.brainstrust.org.uk  

Call: 01983 292 405 

Anna’s Hope 

www.annashope.co.uk  

Call: 01780 740 492 

 

Brainwaves 

www.brainwaves-ni.org  

Call: 028 9337 2505 

 

North West Ataxia Support Group 

www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/128  

Call: 0845 644 0606


Headway 

www.headway.org.uk/supporting-you/in-your-area/groups-and-branches/north-west/headway-liverpool/  

Call: 07967 770 772

Dystonia UK

www.dystonia.org.uk/liverpool-merseyside  

Call: 0845 899 7126

Stroke Association  

www.stroke.org.uk/finding-support/support-services/liverpool-emotional-support  

Call: 0151 305 0025

 

FND Hope UK  

www.fndhope.org/about-fnd-hope/fnd-hope-uk/fnd-treatment-uk/  

Encephalitis Society  

www.encephalitis.info/  

Call: 01653 699 599 

 

Sue Ryder: Palliative, neurological and bereavement support  

www.sueryder.org 

Call: 0808 164 4572

 

Carers UK  

www.carersuk.org  

Call: 0207 378 4999

 

Citizens Advice  

www.citizensadvice.org.uk  

Advice Line: 0800 144 8848 (England)   
Advice Line: 0800 702 2020 (Wales) 

Samaritans  

www.samaritans.org  

Call: 116 123 

 

Beacon Counselling Trust 

Beacon Counselling Trust support individuals and their families, affected by, or at risk of, being affected by gambling-related harms. For more information click here


Liverpool Philharmonic Music Mondays

Liverpool Philharmonic Music Mondays are free informal interactive music sessions led by Ian Stephens, a musician from Liverpool Philharmonic. Music Mondays are part of Liverpool Philharmonic’s Social Prescribing programme, and are open to adults in the Liverpool City Region. The sessions aim to combat low mood and isolation through learning about music and connecting with others in a relaxed, fun and safe environment. No prior musical knowledge is needed to get involved. For more details click here


English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s

Liverpool offers people living with Parkinson’s the benefits of a recognised and evidence-based dance programme with live music and wider cultural engagement opportunities for better health and wellbeing. No previous dance experience required. For more details click here. 


Safe and Found - A dementia safeguard programme

The MedicAlert Foundation, in partnership with Thames Valley Police, have launched a dementia safeguarding programme, Safe and Found. This new initiative supports those living with dementia and other memory or cognitive conditions.

Safe and Found is available nationally and enables people living with dementia to securely store their Herbert Protocol form digitally. This document contains information that aids a missing person search, giving the police a better understanding of who they are looking for, what they have done previously and what they may be likely to do in the future. It includes places of importance, routines and habits, their connections, medical details and more.

The Herbert Protocol is a proven strategy in reducing search time and increasing the chance of the individual being found safe and well. MedicAlert is helping to speed up the process by providing quick access to this critical information in an emergency.

The support of The McLay Dementia Trust makes the Safe and Found programme even more accessible. MedicAlert and The McLay Dementia Trust will be providing the first year of MedicAlert membership free to anyone living with dementia in the UK.

To find out more about Safe and Found or how to apply for free membership through The McLay Dementia Trust grant, please visit the links below:

www.medicalert.org.uk/mclay-dementia-trust   
www.medicalert.org.uk/safe-and-found