WBSG - Worcestershire Brain Tumour Support Group

USEFUL LINKS

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NATIONAL DETAILS – BRAIN/BRAIN TUMOUR SPECIFIC

SAMANTHA DICKSON BRAIN TUMOUR TRUST Heather – Support Co-ordinator	www.braintumourtrust.co.uk 0845 130 9733
HAMMER OUT Ann – Support Co-ordinator	www.hammerout.co.uk 01454 414 355
BRAIN TUMOUR ACTION	(0131) 466 3116 www.braintumouraction.org.uk
BRAIN TUMOUR UK	(0845) 450 0386 www.braintumouruk.org.uk
UNITED BRAIN TUMOUR CAMPAIGN	www.ubtc.co.uk
BRAIN AND SPINE FOUNDATION (HEADSTRONG for children)	(0808) 808 1000 www.brainandspine.org.uk
NEUROSUPPORT	(0151) 298 2333 www.neurosupport.org.uk
ASSOC OF NEURO-ONOCOLOGY NURSES	(0131) 537 2656 shanne.mcnamara@luht.scot.nhs.uk
BASIC (Brain and Spinal Injury Charity)	S. Buckley (0870) 750 000 www.basiccharity.org.uk
INTERNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOUR ALLIANCE (IBTA)	www.theibta.org
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CAMPAIGN	(0208) 601 2402 wendy@wayahead-btrc.org
ANDREAS’S GIFT	(01274) 785092 crobertson@emeraldinsight.com
HEADWAY	0115 924 0800 0808 800 2244
THE BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY (USA)	www.tbts.org
BRAINTRUST	www.braintrust.org.uk

NATIONAL DETAILS – CANCER SPECIFIC

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT	0808 808 2020 cancerline@macmillan.org.uk
CANCER BACKUP	(0808) 800 1234 www.cancerbacup.org.uk
MARIE CURIE CANCER	(0207) 599 7777 www.mariecurie.org.uk
MIRIAM CHARITABLE TRUST (18-35)	(01273) 403 525 www.miriamtrust.org.uk
CANCER RESEARCH UK	(0207) 242 0200 www.cancerresearchuk.org

NATIONAL DETAILS CHILDREN – BRAIN/CANCER SPECIFIC

CHILDREN’S BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CENTRE	(0115) 951 3724 Emma.pearson@nottingham.ac.uk
ALI’S DREAM	(0208) 863 6068 info@alisdream.org.uk
ELLIE SAVAGE MEMORIAL TRUST	(01502) 539 509 elliesav@hotmail.com
NICOLA’S FUND	0845 367 2504 www.nicolasfund.co.uk
CLIC-SARGENT	0800 197 0068 www.clicsargent.org.uk helpline@clicsargent.org.uk
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER PARENT ORGANISATIONS	01785 603763 www.naccpo.org.uk ro@naccpo.org.uk
CONTACT A FAMILY	0808 808 3555 www.cafamily.org.uk infor@cafamily.org.uk
THE CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST	0845 601 4939 www.cbituk.org helpline@cbituk.org
CEREBRA	0800 3281159 www.cerebra.org.uk
STARLIGHT FOUNDATION	020 743 1642 www.starlight.org
RAINBOW TRUST	www.rainbowtrust.org
CAPTAIN CHEMO’S ADVENTURES	www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/captchemo
TEENAGE CANCER TRUST	www.teenagecancertrust.org
HELP ADOLESCENTS WITH CANCER	0161 688 6244 www.hawc-co-uk.com
THE KATIE TRUST	www.katietrust.org
THE NORTH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN’S CANCER RESEARCH FUND	www.ncl.ac.uk
PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION (USA)	www.pbtfus.org
GAPSLINE	0845 130 3683 www.gaps.uk.com

REGIONAL GROUP DETAILS – BRAIN TUMOUR SPECIFIC

Middlesborough	Brain Tumour Support and Information Group	(01642) 854347
Newcastle	Brain Tumour Support Group	(0191) 233 6161
Carlisle	Brain Tumour Support Group	(01228) 561257
London	Brainteasers	(0207) 346 4151
Sutton	Support Group for people with Brain Tumours	(0208) 661 3038
South East UK Hartley Wintney	Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust	(0845) 130 9733
Maidstone Kent	Headstart	(01342) 414493
Sussex	Brain Tumour Support Group	(01403) 263719
South West UK Bristol	Hammer Out	(01454) 414355
Belfast	Brain Waves	(0282) 588 1397
Coventry	Brain Tumour Support Group	(0247) 696 5326

WEST MIDLANDS – BRAIN/CANCER/CARERS USEFUL CONTACTS

Macmillan Neuro-oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist	0121 472 1311 x8663 Neuro-oncology Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Macmillan Neuro-oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist	0247 696 5326 Neuro-sciences Walsgrave Hospital
Linda Hewkin Cancer Care	Newcross Hospital Wolverhampton
Sarah Edwards Worcestershire Carers Assoc.	01905 26500 mail@carersworcs.org.uk
Primrose Hospice	01527 871051 St Godalds Road Bromsgrove
Kemp Hospice (community Macmillan)	01562 861217 Kemp House Trust Kidderminster
St. Richards Hospice	01905 763963 Worcester
Acorns Children’s Hospice	01905 619677 jane.hartnell@acorns.org.uk
CONTACT A FAMILY	0121 415 4624 westmids.office@cafamily.org.uk
HEADWAY	01905 729729 enquiries@hwtl-themill.demon.co.uk
Paediatric Macmillan Neuro-Oncology Team, Birmingham Children’s Hospital	0121 333 8687
THE SOCIETY OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER (SPoCC) Birmingham Children’s Hospital.	0247 660 3577 spocclink@tiscali.co.uk
WORCESTERSHIRE CARERS UNIT	0800 389 2896 carers@worcestershire.gov.uk

OTHER ORGANISATIONS

CARING BRIDGE	www.caringbridge.org
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EPILEPSY	www.epilepsynse.org.uk

BEREAVEMENT

WINSTON’S WISH	www.winstoneswish.org.uk
EDWARD’S TRUST	0121 456 4838 www.edwardstrust.org.uk
NOAH’S ARK TRUST	01905 745 735 www.noahsarktrust.co.uk
THE WAY FOUNDATION	0870 0113450 www.wayfoundation.org.uk
CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE	0844 477 9400 www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

HOLIDAY/WISH MAKING - CHILDREN

YOUTH CANCER TRUST HOLIDAYS	www.yct.org.uk
DREAMFLIGHT	www.dreamflight.org
CHRISTIAN LEWIS TRUST	01792 480500 enquires@christianlewistrust.org
RAY OF SUNSHINE	020 8782 1171 www.rayofsunshine.org.uk
WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR	0115 9791720 www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk

WISH MAKING - ADULT

THE WILLOW FOUNDATION	www.willowfoundation.org.uk
THE HONEYROSE FOUNDATION	www.honeyrosefoundation.co.uk


Contact us: E-mail: info@wbtsg.org Telephone: 0780 4820351

USEFUL LINKS

BRAIN TUMOUR UK

UNITED BRAIN TUMOUR CAMPAIGN

NEUROSUPPORT

BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CAMPAIGN

ANDREAS’S GIFT

HEADWAY

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT

CANCER BACKUP

MARIE CURIE CANCER

CANCER RESEARCH UK

CHILDREN’S BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH CENTRE

ELLIE SAVAGE MEMORIAL TRUST

NICOLA’S FUND

CLIC-SARGENT

NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER PARENT ORGANISATIONS

CONTACT A FAMILY

THE CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST