Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA)
Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) provides free, independent advice and support to people affected by medical accidents.
0845 123 2352 (helpline)
First published: 24th June 2019
Action on Hearing Loss Information Line
The Information Line provides expert information and support on all issues relating to deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss, including:
- What to do if you think you may have hearing loss
- What can help if you’ve just been diagnosed with hearing loss
- Getting hearing aids and making the most out of them
- What benefits and services you may be entitled to
0808 808 0123
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Alzheimers Society – Side by Side
Side by Side is a volunteer-led service which helps people living with dementia to continue to play active roles in their communities.
01296 331722
First published: 23rd October 2019
Buckinghamshire Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice Bureau are local organisations operating under the umbrella of a national organisation, Citizens Advice.
They provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.
01494 545991 (Chiltern)
0344 245 1289 (Buckingham and High Wycombe)
First published: 24th June 2019
Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS)
Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) is a user-led pan-disability charity operating primarily in Buckinghamshire. They focus on fixing the big issues facing disabled people.
BuDS is an independent charity which speaks up for the interests of all disabled people in Buckinghamshire, whatever their impairment or age.
BuDS tries to fix the big issues which affect all disabled people, like employment, discrimination, transport, accessibility, benefits and attitudes to disability.
07811 142935
First published: 6th August 2019
Buckinghamshire Mind
Independent charity working to support and represent people with mental health needs in the local community. We do this through providing high quality services including:
- Activity Groups and Peer Support
- Older People’s Services
- Befriending
- Employment Support
- Counselling for Adults
- Counselling for Children & Young People
We work to provide a voice for people with mental health needs, to fight stigma and campaign to influence policy and decision making locally. We are committed to making sure our services are inclusive and meet the diverse needs of people in Buckinghamshire.
01494 463364
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Bucks SEND IAS Services
Buckinghamshire Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support (SEND IAS) Service (formerly Parent Partnership). All local authorities, by law, have to provide children and young people with SEN or disabilities, and their parents, with information, advice and support. Buckinghamshire SEND IAS Service is the information, advice and support service here. Our service is free, confidential, impartial and at arm’s length from Buckinghamshire County Council.
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Bucks Sexual Health and Wellbeing
Easy access to free and confidential sexual health services for all.
Find a clinic or service near you
0300 303 2880
First published: 4th May 2018
Bucks Vision
Bucks Vision is a local charity helping people with sight loss across Buckinghamshire.
They offer a wide range of services delivered by a small staff team and volunteers. Services include:
- Practical Courses
- Social & Sporting Activities
- Support at Home
- Eye Clinic Patient Support
- Equipment Information
01296 487556
Last updated: 29th December 2019
c-App PIP Assessment Support
The c-App PIP Assessment Support is a web app created by seAp. The app offers guidance, advice and support on
most aspects of the PIP (Personal Indepedence Payment) application process.
First published: 24th June 2019
Care Advice Buckinghamshire
Directory of community activities and care services for adults in Buckinghamshire. You can register your organisation, service or event free of charge via their website.
If you are looking for a directory of activities and services for families, children and young people aged under 19, and up to 25 years with special needs, or to register a relevant service please visit the Buckinghamshire Family Information Service.
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Carers Bucks
Carers Bucks exists entirely to support and promote the wellbeing of family carers. We support carers of all ages and in different caring roles, including young carers, parents of children with a physical or learning disability, older carers,carers from the black and minority ethnic community [B2] and those looking after someone with mental health problems, including depression.
0300 777 2722
Ardenham Court, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8HT
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Chiltern Music Therapy
Not-for-profit organisation that provides a music therapy service to people of all ages. Music Therapy enables a wide range of people, of all ages, to develop skills and improve their health and well-being. We take referrals for babies, children, adults and older people with:
- Learning disabilities, including Autism and Asperger’s syndrome
- Traumatic brain injury
- Dementia
- Mental-health and emotional difficulties, including post traumatic stress disorder
- Neurological conditions, including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntingdon’s disease
- Behavioural difficulties, including ADHD
- Sensory impairments
- Cancer, life-threatening illnesses and those in palliative care
- Anyone for whom traditional talking therapies are not suitable or appropriate
01442 780541
Chiltern Music Therapy, 71-79 Waterside, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1PE
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Chiltern Samaritians
Chiltern Samaritans provide emotional support to people in our local area. They give people time and space to express their feelings in a safe and confidential environment. They listen, don’t judge and never tell people what they should do.
They aim to be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. We mainly support the following areas.
- Amersham
- Chesham
- High Wycombe
- The Chalfonts
- Great Missenden
- Beaconsfield
- Aylesbury
01494 432000
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Choosing Wisely UK
Choosing Wisely UK is part of a global initiative aimed at improving conversations between patients and their doctors and nurses.
They have launched BRAN (Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, [Do] Nothing) to encourage patients to ask their clinician questions about proposed treatments.
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Counselling Directory
Confidential service that encourages those in distress to seek help. The directory contains information on many different types of distress, as well as articles, news, and events. Use it to find a local qualified counsellor or psychotherapist.
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
Cruse Bereavement Services
Cruse offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.
This support can be given face-to-face, over the phone, via email or through their website.
Ayelsbury: 01296 425757
Chiltern and Beaconsfield: 01494 766455
High Wycombe: 01494 511117
First published: 21st January 2019
DrugFAM
Provides safe, caring and professional support to families, friends and partners who are struggling to cope with a loved one’s addiction to drugs or alcohol and to those who have been bereaved by addiction or related causes.
First published: 21st May 2018
Equipment, adaptations and improvements to the home to help those living with dementia
Most people with dementia wish to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, but as a person’s dementia progresses they may find everyday tasks more difficult. Using equipment and making adaptations to the home environment can help someone to continue to do things for themselves for longer.
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
FACT Bucks
FACT Bucks, short for Families and Carers Together in Buckinghamshire, is a group of parents and professionals who meet to discuss real issues that affect children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in Buckinghamshire.
Last updated: 8th January 2020