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2 Water uses people’s love and appreciation for wine to fund water projects in the developing world. We metaphorically turn wine into water through dynamic wine tastings. All donations are used to build water wells in Africa, Nepal and Eastern Europe. We would love for you to join our mission!
3Cs was set up in memory of Graeme Fairhurst. The aim is to raise funds to improve the social experience of young adult patients with a long term illness at the Liverpool Royal Hospital by creating a state of the art social area to try and make a difficult hospital stay easier.
Providing affordable hyperbaric oxygen treatment for children and adults. Treating brain injury, including cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke and autism. A multitude of sports injuries and unhealed wounds.
The ACLT raises awareness & recruits blood & bone marrow donors from black & minority ethnic communities to UK registers via education & appeals for patients seeking a racially-matched donor. Since 1996, funds raised have helped us register 32,000 donors from 550 & directly recruit 30 lifesavers .
Across is a recognised charity dedicated to helping sick adults and children enjoy the pilgrimage of a lifetime to the Christian shrine of Lourdes in Southwest France. We operate the Jumbulance® a unique vehicle, specially constructed to carry our unable pilgrims who are accompanied by lay helpers, nurses and doctors. Visit our website at www.across-uk.org
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is an independent charity which provides free information, advice and support to people affected by medical accidents through a national helpline, casework and support service and works with government agencies and health providers to improve safety and make systems for investigation and redress fairer.
Action Duchenne is a national charity that aims to find a cure for Duchenne, a severe genetic muscle wasting disease. The condition affects mainly boys and without treatment most of these young men are completely paralysed by their early teens and die by their late teens or early 20s. To ensure we do not lose another generation of young people to this terrible disease we need more funding for research and treatment.
Action for Alport’s Campaign, in association with national charity, Kidney Research UK, raises money for research into Alport’s Syndrome – a rare genetic kidney disease which causes deafness and renal failure in those it affects. Our aim is to break through rare kidney disease.
ADDER is a charity based in the North East of England dedicated to helping people with dystonia, a neurological condition which involves abnormal muscle movements. Our main achievement is the correct diagnosis of over 2,000 people proving that dystonia is 2nd only to Parkinson's Disease in its prevalence (commonness).
Devastating the lives of 250,000 people in the UK, M.E. is a disabling and chronic illness. Action for M.E. provides support and information for those touched by M.E., and campaigns for better services and invests in research to ultimately find a cure.
The Multiple Sclerosis Action Group in Northern Ireland - Action MS - was formed in 1976 when a small group of people with MS, families and friends decided to do something to fight multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system for which there is as yet no cure.
The main purpose of AKPA is to help improve the quality of life for patients who are being treated for kidney disease at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and its satellite dialysis units. They provide financial and welfare support for kidney patients and campaign to improve their conditions.
The Addison’s Disease Self-Help Group is the UK support group for people with Addison's and their families and a registered charity. It aims to support its members with adrenal failure and to promote better medical understanding of this rare condition, working in co-operation with leading adrenal specialists.
ADDISS provides information and support to families, adults and children who struggle daily to cope with the burden of having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. We are trying to raise money to build a national network of support for families all over the country. We currently run a telephone helpline. We offer training to schools and families.
Age Concern Dacorum is a local charity working to promote the well being of older people & help make later life a fulfilling & enjoyable experience. The Charity delivers high quality services within Dacorum, aims to safeguard the rights of older people & support the fulfilment of their aspirations.
Age Concern Lewisham and Southwark exists to 'improve life for older people' from a variety of ethnicities and backgrounds who face common challenges with care, illness, isolation and poverty
AgeCare is dedicated to the care and wellbeing of older people who are frail or suffering from dementia, promoting and researching best practice in residential and nursing care in its homes. The AgeCare Awards scheme offers nurses and carers throughout the profession a structured training scheme with nationally recognised qualifications.
Aims2Cure finances research into finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. It sponsors research scientists at The Institute of Neurology and at the Institute of Cell and Molecular Science in London. In 2007 Aims2Cure established The Michele Elster Fund to help other MS sufferers by alleviating many obstacles life may present making a difference to their lives.
The charity's objectives are to educate people in all matters relating to Alkaptonuria Disease and its causes, effects and treatments particularly through its website; to relieve the suffering of people with the disease by providing information and advice; to carry out research into the causes, effects, treatment and management of the disease and disseminate useful results.
Allergy UK is the leading medical charity providing information, advice and support to people with allergies, food intolerance and chemical sensitivity. We provide training in allergy for healthcare professionals. Your donations will help us to fund our helpline and raise awareness of the impact of allergy.
Alopecia UK provides information, advice and support to children and adults with alopecia, a hair loss condition that can result in complete loss of head hair, eye-lashes, eyebrows and all other body hair. It is an extremely challenging condition and the dramatic appearance change often results in psychological trauma, and lost confidence. There is reduced control of body temperature, dirt and perspiration get into unprotected eyes, absence of eye lashes allows eye lids to turn in, and unprotected skin burns readily in even moderate sunshine. There is no known cure and no treatment guaranteed to induce hair re-growth and sustain remission. The course of the condition is unpredictable and often recurrent. Alopecia UK is there to help.
Raising awareness and supporting sufferers of, and research into, Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency a genetic condition which causes lung and liver problems.
Amy & Friends provide support for the health and well being of sufferers of Cockayne Syndrome and their families and carers. We provide an annual members retreat where families spend time in each other's company and meet leading doctors and researchers. We also provide a family support worker.
The Anaphylaxis Campaign provides support to the growing number of people at risk from life-threatening allergic reactions, particularly to foods. We work vigorously to educate schools, health professionals and the food industry to achieve a safer environment for all those with severe allergies.
The charity aims to provide supportive information to those diagnosed with Carcinoid Syndrome and Neuroendocrine Tumours, assist their carers as well as look into ways to improve the quality of life in particular to funding feasibility projects in clinical research.
Aplastic Anaemia is a rare disorder.The bone marrow shuts down and stops making new blood cells leaving no Immune System.We are dedicated to supporting patients and families living with Aplastic Anaemia and related bone marrow failure diseases. We provide answers & support to patients and families
AMMF are fundraising to support families living in scottish borders who have a child battling cancer/life limiting illness or are bereaved after the child has past away by: providing a chance for a holiday togethor providing local support groups providing a donation to the child for medication
Anthony Nolan is a pioneering charity that saves the lives of people with blood cancer. Every day, we use our register to match remarkable donors willing to donate their blood stem cells to people who desperately need lifesaving transplants.
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust supports people who suffer from the bone marrow disease aplastic anaemia, a disease as common as leukaemia and just as deadly. The AAT is the only charity committed to raising money for sufferers of this disease.
Arthritis Care is the UK's largest charity working with and for all people who have arthritis. We offer support and information to people with arthritis through our free and confidential helplines, website, wide-ranging publications and self-management courses. We also campaign for better services for people living with arthritis.
It provides practical support and advice to sufferers from asbestos related diseases and to their carers.
The ASD Family Help charity is a 'User Led' independent and voluntary group that offers free support and advice to individuals on the autistic spectrum, their parents, carers and professionals within Wokingham Borough, Berkshire UK. We aim to: help improve services for children and adults with ASD, provide support to parents/carers, provide free advice and information, provide training across the Borough and raise awareness of ASD.
Support group for people with glycogen storage diseases, very rare genetic disorders of metabolism, and their families. We offer: web site, newsletter, annual conference/workshops, promote understanding of and research into GSDs which are often disabling and life-limiting. http://www.agsd.org.uk
Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the 5.4 million people in the UK whose lives are affected by asthma. Please support us in our vision of "Control over asthma today, freedom from asthma tomorrow". www.asthma.org.uk
Ataxia is a type of neurological condition that affects balance, speech, and co-ordination. Ataxia is progressive, meaning it gets worse with time, until people become entirely dependent on others for all their needs. Over 10,000 people in the UK have ataxia and there is currently no cure. Ataxia UK is the national charity for people affected by ataxia. We provide unique services and support, including a dedicated helpline and advocacy service; events and conferences where people can meet and share information; welfare grants; a quarterly magazine; a website with lots of information and a discussion forum; publications, films, and reports. As well as our specialist services, in the last five years we have spent over £3 million on research into possible treatments and cures for ataxia. Our vision is a world without ataxia and, with the help of our brilliant supporters, we are working towards this every day.
The Aurora Health Foundation is a specialist therapy centre that helps adult victims/survivors of childhood abuse recover from their past trauma by offering a range of talking therapies (counselling, psychotherapy) and bodywork therapies (massage, reflexology, reiki).
We are the leading provider of specialist autism care and support in the West Midlands. We work with people of all ages across the autism spectrum, their families and carers to empower them to create a better future. We work with professionals at local and national levels to raise autism awareness.
It is a world leading medical research institute carrying out vital research into various diseases and illnesses including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS or cot death), Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) and pre-eclampsia, as well as tissue engineering and vascular disorders.
BackCare the charity for healthier backs that helps people manage and prevent back pain by providing information, promoting self help, through our website, helpline and publications. We now have a free to down load iphone app for people who experience and want to prevent back pain.
BADA-UK is an organisation run by volunteers and dedicated to raising awareness about, and promoting the prevention of, Borreliosis (Lyme disease) and other tick-borne infections in the UK and Ireland. Principle activities include education within the general public and the healthcare profession.
It helps in raising awareness and highlight the dangers of lupus and offer advice and support to those at risk. Since it was registered, the charity has managed to reach a lot of sufferers and continues to assist them in leading their normal lives
The brain is literally your head office and damage can have a huge impact on every aspect of your life. We are passionate about helping those affected by brain or spinal injury, offering rehabilitation, support for carers and families and by raising awareness of the devastating effects it can have.
FIRST RESPONDERS are volunteers who attend 999 calls, prior to arrival of an Ambulance, helping people with life threatening conditions.They are trained to use a defibrillator, administer oxygen, insert plastic airways, manoeuvres patients into a treatable position and how to deal with death.
beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder. beat's vision is that eating disorders will be beaten.
Bedford Daycare Hospice cares for people in Bedfordshire with life limiting illness, from diagnosis through investigations and treatment, to remission or palliative care. Local support is vital. You can make the difference!
The MS Therapy Centre provides therapy, information and support to people living with MS. Many professional therapists, including an MS Specialist Nurse, physiotherapists, dietician, speech therapist and counsellor are employed together with complementary therapists. We request donations only for therapy and receive no statutory funding, so fundraising is essential.
Behcets (pronounced Betjets) is a rare, complex and life-long condition caused by disturbances in the body's immune system. Behcets can affect people of any age, but it most commonly affects those between the ages of 20 and 40. The society runs a helpline, funds research, and offers financial support for patients in need.
Multiple Sclerosis is an incurable and unpredictable disease affecting the central nervous system. They provide therapies for people with MS in Berkshire and the surrounding counties, giving them the power to manage their disease rather than letting it control their lives, and keeping them as mobile and independent as possible.
Bighearted Scotland is a consortium of 6 Scottish Charities; Alcohol Focus Scotland, CLIC Sargent, Epilepsy Scotland, Momentum, Penumbra and Scottish Native Woods. By supporting Bighearted Scotland you will be supporting 6 Scottish charities with one donation.
We are here to offer UK-based advice and support to people with birthmarks and their families. We are a registered charity, set up in 1998 by parents of children with vascular birthmarks.
Every year in the UK, 125,000 people have an unnecessary heart attack or stroke in which high blood pressure is a key factor. The Blood Pressure Association exists to fight the causes of high blood pressure to prevent strokes and heart disease in the UK.
Situated in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, Blythe House Hospice is High Peak's only day-care hospice. The principal activity of the hospice is the provision of specialist palliative care services and support for people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and the extension of support to their families. The services we provide are free to the user but not cost free. We receive less than one-third of our essential running costs from the local Primary Care Trust and we aim to raise £6000 from charitable donations each week. A £2.50 donation will pay for lunch for one of our clients, £10 will provide art therapy equipment, £20 will pay for a complementary therapy session, £30 means someone will receive a much needed counselling session. Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for your support.
The Bobath Centre is world-renowned for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. Our aim is to give children the opportunity to get the most out of life by improving their quality and range of movement. We treat 300 children a year and see the widest range of the condition in the UK.
Bobath Scotland is a Scottish registered charity providing intensive and effective therapy to children with cerebral palsy. They employ professional therapists skilled in the Bobath Concept. Children are referred to us through NHS paediatric consultants. Since opening in 1995, Bobath Scotland has provided this important Service to over 500 children
Bonei Olam is an international organisation assisting couples experiencing infertility. Our mission is to help couples experiencing infertility to realise their dream of becoming parents. Your donation will help the next generation to be born, an everlasting contribution for generations to come!
Bosom Buddies is a Bristol based Breast Cancer support group. We help both men and women through diagnosis, surgery and treatment. We are committed to providing better care for those affected by cancer and support the Bristol breast care unit by fundraising for vital equipment.
BOSPA is a member - centred national charity that supports anyone who wants to have or who has had weight loss surgery irrespective of procedure or surgeon. It does this by providing accurate up to date information, running support groups and a helpline. Everyone within BOSPA has had surgery.
35,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year – it’s the 2nd biggest cancer killer. Thousands more will have to face life with a stoma as a result of surgery.We want more people to survive bowel cancer by investigating what initiates it and causes it to spread (metastasise) to produce better diagnostic techniques and therapies. Our research also covers other bowel diseases, such as Colitis and Crohn’s Disease and through pioneering surgical techniques we aim to enable sufferers to live free of a stoma.
We fund peer reviewed medical research projects into all forms of bowel disease. Each project is carefully selected by our medical trustees. Our admin costs are covered by the ACPGBI so all donations go directly to projects. Please help us support vital research in the UK and Ireland.
BRACE is a charity dedicated to funding research into Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Though it is a regional charity, based near Bristol, its benefits are universal. BRACE funds scientific research into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of dementia.
The BSF provides a helpline run by trained nurses that gives people living with over 200 neurological conditions such as brain tumours, stroke and epilepsy, medical advice and support over the telephone (0808 808 1000), via the website and through over 30 booklets on specific conditions.
Brainwaves supports people with brain tumours, their families, carers and friends to help alleviate their feelings of isolation and confusion. It aims to raise awareness of brain tumours, their devastating affects and to promote research and training to provide more effective treatments.
Brambles is the MS Society's Surrey Centre, which provides respite care for people with Multiple Sclerosis. Brambles supports people with MS by: * Providing specialist nursing and social care * Reducing isolation and improving social contact * Providing time and support for carers to have a much needed break * Increasing information and practical support
Breath of Life supports people in North Staffordshire with breathing problems and respiratory diseases. These include asthma, lung cancer, COPD, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnoea. Breath of Life is appeal arm of the North Staffordshire Respiratory Research Foundation. Charity number 1063985
Breathtakers is the UK's only charity supporting Obliterative Bronchiolitis(OB)- a rare lung disorder. Breathtakers offers pratical and emotional support to sufferers and their families and raises awarenes of the condition amongst professionals.OB is life limiting, treatment is only supportive, lung transplant maybe an option in end stage disease.
Bridge offers a full range of services, supporting people with long term mental health needs, to progress from when they first need us to living a more fulfilling role in the community, that ultimately leads them to enjoying the same freedom, opportunities & everyday pleasures most take for granted
The Bristol Urological Institute aims to improve the treatment and care of people with urological disorders, to support and develop research with particular emphasis on cancers of the urinary tract and the problem of incontinence and to provide a high standard of training for nurses, medical students, doctors and surgeons.
The British Dyslexia Association supports people with dyslexia and their families through a UK-wide network of local dyslexia associations and a national helpline. The BDA also campaigns to raise awareness, break down barriers and create a dyslexia friendly society.
The BKPA helps adults and children throughout the UK affected by kidney disease, providing information and advice as well as grants for those in need. The charity also provides funding for renal units to improve facilities for kidney patients and adventure holidays for children and young people with kidney disease. Please help us with this vital ongoing work.
Liver disease kills more men than Parkinson's disease and more women than cancer of the cervix and it is on the increase. The British Liver Trust is the UK's only national liver disease charity for adults. Through its Helpline, specialist publications and website, the Trust aims to raise the profile of all liver diseases, encourage prevention and achieve greater recognition, better support and wider understanding for people with liver disease.
The British Lung Foundation is the only UK charity working for everyone affected by lung disease. They support people affected by lung disease and fund world-class research to bring about positive change, improve treatment, care and support for people with lung disease.
The British Lung Foundation aims to find Solutions to lung disease by funding word-class medical research, provide support to those living with a lung condition, provide information on lung disease to patients their carers and the public.
The British Lung Foundation Wales supports the one in five people living in Wales who are affected by a lung condition. We do this by providing information and support to individuals and by investing in world class research.
The British Polio Fellowship supports people in the UK who have had polio by providing: Information on all aspects of living with polio A variety of support networks Information about the management and treatment of the late effects of polio (Post Polio Syndrome) Campaigns on polio and disability-related issues
It aims to improve the understanding of Porphyria, by reaching out to patients, relatives, doctors and medical staff, etc. Early diagnosis is vital if we are to improve the quality of life for those affected by it. It also provides a social support system for sufferers and their families
The British Thyroid Foundation aims to provide support and clear information to sufferers of thyroid disorders, to promote a greater awareness of these disorders amongst the general public and the medical profession and to help set up regional support groups and raise funds for research.
The British Tinnitus Association helps people with tinnitus. It provides a Freephone Helpline, 0800 018 0527, funds research into causes and treatment of tinnitus and raises awareness within the medical community and general public. It provides group support and individual membership options and publishes a quarterly magazine 'Quiet'.
The Myelin Project is a non-profit charity, which funds research to find treatment and cures for demyelinating diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the Leukodystrophies. These are devastating illnesses that affect both adults and children, there are no known cures for these diseases. All money raised goes direct to research.
The Brittle Bone Society provides support for people affected by the rare, and painful bone condition Osteogenesis Imperfecta. It provides specialist advice, support and equipment to people with the condition, their families and carers, medical and other professionals.
Sjögren’s Syndrome is the 2nd most common auto immune rheunmatic disease affecting 3-4% of adults in the UK, its under diagnosed & no cure exists. The BSSA raises awareness of SS and supports research into its cause and treatment and also supports sufferers & carers, educates professionals & public.
The Butterfly Hospice Trust has built a six-bed hospice on a four-acre site in Boston to increase specialist care treatment choices available to patients with life limiting illnesses who live in South East Lincolnshire. It was officially opened by HRH the Princess Royal on 11th April 2011
The Butterfly Trust provides support to people with Cystic Fibrosis. This life limiting condition causes chronis lung disease and digestive problems. People with Cystic Fibrosis require intensive, exhausting and expensive treatment administrered at home. Our services improve quality of life by alleviating the physical, emotional and financial burden of care.
Charitable donations make a real difference to both the patients and the staff of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. The extra funds are used to enhance services and facilities as well as purchasing additional equipment to optimise patient care.
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Cancer and Polio Research Fund's mission is to save lives by ending the threat of secondary cancers, the cause of two thirds of all cancer deaths. It has discovered a family of genes responsible for the formation of secondary cancers and is now researching into how to stop the action of these genes
A scenic charity cycle ride with three different options for the start:<br> <br> 60 miles - Esher College, Surrey, to Hove or Hove to Hove circular route.<br> 30 miles - Haywards Heath, West Sussex to Hove.<br> <br> Capital to Coast benefits three partner charities undertaking crucial work with children and adults - Norwood, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the Down's Syndrome Association - see website www.capitaltocoast.org.uk for further details.
CareTrade is a young innovative charity with Big Ambition – to change the life chances of young people with autism. With just 15% of adults with autism in employment the prospects for the 7,000 school leavers with autism each year are not optimistic. With your help we can change this.
Caring Matters Now has 3 main aims: 1. To support those affected by Congenital Melanocytic Naevi Syndrome (CMN). 2. To raise awareness about CMN Syndrome. 3. To raise funds for the CMN Syndrome medical research.
CASA IS A NORTH LONDON AGENCY THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ALCOHOL & DRUGS PROBLEMS. WE HELP OUR CLIENTS TO BUILD UPON THEIR STRENGTHS AND TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FREE FROM ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG MISUSE.
Castel Froma Specialist Care Centre exists to help people with brain injury to live a fuller life. We provide long-term rehabilitation, respite, day and residential nursing care to anyone disabled by head injury following a traumatic accident or with a neurological condition such as MS
Cavernoma Alliance UK aims to provide advice and support for those with cavernous angioma through its organisational skills and by providing a service which makes the general public aware of cavernous angioma.
The CdLS Foundation exists to ensure early and accurate diagnosis of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome ; promote research into the causes and manifestations of the syndrome and help people with a diagnosis of CdLS to make informed decisions throughout their lifetime
CFCF is a small Charity local to the Bristol area helping children and young adults with Cystic Fibrosis in their daily lives.It has provided support such as medical equipment,the establishment of community support staff, start up grants for young adults setting up home, driving lessons and gym membership.
CFK provides children with Cystic Fibrosis and their families in the Portsmouth area with equipment that can improve their quality of life and that the NHS cannot provide.
CGD Society (formerly CGD Research Trust) is:- caring for affected people/ their families, generating funds for research into improved treatments and a cure, raising awareness among the medical professionals, tackling problems common to other genetic conditions and primary immune deficiencies.
CHANA supports couples going through the pain of infertility. Through, amongst other things, a telephone support line, professional one-to-one counselling and specialist medical support, CHANA is a lifeline to the many people facing the emotional, physical and monetary challenges that infertility brings.
Changing Faces is the leading UK charity that represents people with disfigurements. We provide personal support to individuals and families; work with schools, employers and health care professionals to ensure a culture of inclusion for people with disfigurements; and campaign for social change.
It helps children with disabilities experience therapy, achievement and enjoyment through horseriding.
CHART is a team of community responders, based in West Chiltington and Pulborough, who have been trained by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. It provides essential treatment in the first crucial minutes of an emergency, enabling critical intervention to be performed that can save lives.
For any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service. Supporting a range of health related activities benefiting patients, staff and giving public benefit. Related research. Challenging stigma in respect of mental health.
Cheshire Carers Centre offers information, advice and support to all carers across Cheshire. This can be emotional and/or practical support with experienced and friendly staff. They hold training, lunch clubs, support groups and drop ins for carers to meet other carers in a similar situation.
ChILD Lung Foundation supports children and families affected by childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD). ChILD is a group of rare lung diseases where, in simple terms, oxygen has difficulty in crossing over into the blood stream.
Climb is the National Information and Advice Centre for Metabolic Diseases and is the only charity in the UK to provide advice, information and support to children, young adults, families and professionals affected by metabolic diseases. Climb also funds research into these devastating diseases.
The Childrens Arthritis Trust supports Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College Hospital London to improve the care and treatment of children and young people with arthritis. Our goal is to strengthen the medical team by the provision of dedicated specialists in nursing and physiotherapy; and support staff to enable doctors to administer new and novel treatments to better manage the disease.
Helping children with kidney problems or who need a transplant, Providing Financial and emotional support, home visits and family respite time.
Children's Liver Disease Foundation is the UK's leading organisation dedicated to fighting all childhood liver diseases. It funds pioneering research and provides essential information and support services. CLDF picks up the pieces and gives every family, child and young person hope for the future.
The Chilterns MS Centre provides a range of drug-free symptom management therapies as well as advice and support for all those with Multiple Sclerosis and their carers & families. If we can't help you, we know someone who can. There are new therapies and DMDs (disease modifying drugs) being discussed and introduced all the time. People newly diagnosed with MS need NOT feel alone.
The Circulation Foundation is striving to create a world where all people are free from all vascular diseases. We provide vital support and information for vascular disease patients and their families and are committed to raising funds for pioneering research into its causes, prevention & treatment.
Claire's Project aims to provide funds to preserve the comfort and well-being of patients, relatives and staff in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit at Kings College Hospital and similar intensive care facilities in the UK and to provide funding and support to organisations involved in studies into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of brain aneurysms and other neurological conditions.
CLEFT aims to research the unanswered problems in improving care for children born with cleft lip and palate. We aim to push the boundaries of conventional treatment by funding research into improving operating techniques and by looking at the underlying reasons for cleft deformities.
Clapa is a support organisation for all those with and affected by cleft lip and palate. One in 700 children are born with this condition - about 1,000 a year in the UK. CLAPA provides information, advice and one to one support through its national network of branches. It also runs confidence-building camps for children and distributes bottles and teats for babies born with cleft lip and palate.
CMT United Kingdom is the national support group for people affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, also known as Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy. The organisation provides advice, support and information for people with the condition, family, carers and medical professionals.
Coeliac UK is the only charity in the UK, which supports those with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. It receives no government funding and is dependent on the generosity of the public to fund practical support, awareness raising and research into the condition.
Bowel Disease UK was established in 2005 as The Colorectal Research Fund to finance an area of academic medical research restricted by budget. We do not receive any government grants and depend entirely on your donations. Our short term goal is to purchase an Intra-Operative Radiation Machine @£750k
The Colostomy Association provides emotional and practical support to ostomates and their families. It overs a 24hour helpline, a quarterly magazine and one to one support. It also aims to raise awareness of stomas through open days up and down the country.
Compton Hospice, a local charity in Wolverhampton, is a specialist provider of palliative care and education. In collaboration with others we influence quality of life through excellence in patient care, whilst ensuring effective use of available resources.
Supporting people in Scotland who live with Neurofibromatosis
Core is the only charity in the UK funding research into the whole range of gut and liver diseases. Core also provides expert information for sufferers, their family and friends. Core also aims to increase the knowledge of the symptoms of digestive disorders and urge those experiencing those symptoms to seek a swift diagnosis
Cotswold Care Hospice is a local, independent charity that cares for patients throughout Gloucestershire. The service is free of charge to all those who use it. The hospice cares for over 500 patients and their families each and every year. The Hospice had to raise £2.1 million every year.
It provides support and information for parents, familes and carers and raises awareness of the syndrome amongst the medical profession. Actively involved in raising funds to promote and provide research into the Syndrome. Organises annual Conference and forwards bi-annual newsletters
Crohn’s and Colitis UK is the new name for The National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease (NACC). Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis often start in teenagers and young adults and last a lifetime. The Charity provides support to those affected and raises funds for research into a cure.
CICRA is dedicated to raising funds for research and creating a wider understanding of the effects Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis have on children. CICRA sponsors approved medical research projects in hospitals and universities nationwide. It also provides information, support and understanding for all sufferers and their families.
The Cure Parkinson's Trust has one bold aim - to cure Parkinson's. Our research portfolio is dynamic and we are uncovering new targets for the treatment of Parkinson’s. Founded by patients, and driven by our patient supporters who are demanding new treatments, we are passionate about finding a cure.
Cystic Fibrosis is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases. It affects over 9,000 youngsters, clogging vital organs with thick sticky mucus. There is presently no cure. We are the UK’s only national charity working for families with CF and to find a cure. www.cftrust.org.uk
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ANYONE DIAGNOSED WITH CYSTINOSIS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. TO HIGHLIGHT THE DISORDER TO MEMBERS, THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. TO ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT OF CYSTINOSIS. TO WORK ALONGSIDE OTHER SIMILAR ORGANISATIONS IN UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT METABOLIC DISORDERS IN GENERAL
DaBKA formed in 2008, to help and support renal patients in the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Area. The trustees and committee members are all renal patients. So far, we have donated information DVD's and a urinalysis machine to the Doncaster renal unit, as well as subsidising social events for patients.
Dan's Fund For Burns is a registered burns charity, set up after the terror attack in Bali in October 2002. The fund aims to help burns victims, units and other burns causes e.g. burns camps and conferences in the UK.
david lewis is a registered charity providing high quality social. educational and medical care for young people and adults with complex needs, including epilepsy and learning difficulties. We count on the generosity of our supporters, put simply your support helps us to help our people.
DEBRA helps families affected by EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa), a genetic condition which causes the skin to blister and shear at the slightest friction. DEBRA provides a team of nurses and social care staff to work with families affected by EB and commissions world-leading research into the condition.
The Dermatitis and Allied Diseases Research Trust (also known as Dermatrust) supports the advancement of research and treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the skin, and the development of new medicines and equipment for the relief of persons suffering from such diseases.
Emotional and practical support to carers in Derwentside.
The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered charity, established in 1998, to assist in the relief of persons with diabetes and to raise awareness about diabetes, its risks and symptoms and associated complications. DRWF is a medical research charity supporting Clinical and Non-Clinical Fellowships; Open Funding Projects; Studentships & Institutional Grants, primarily in the UK and internationally, as part of the DRWF network of charities. DRWFs main objective is 'staying well until a cure is found' and in furtherance of this aim, provides support to those with diabetes by way of a 'Diabetes Wellness Network'. The Wellness Network was founded because people with diabetes have to make decisions about their general health as well as their diabetes. The Network aims to help people with diabetes deal with these problems, whilst bearing in mind their diabetic condition. The Diabetes Wellness News, is the charity's monthly publication, working towards educating, informing and reminding of the best and healthiest choices to make. It is a digest of magazines, newspapers, books and scientific journals - bringing the reader first class articles from respected diabetes and other healthcare professionals.
Diabetes UK is the leading charity working for people with diabetes, funding research and helping people live with the condition. Its mission is to improve the lives of people with diabetes and to work towards a future without diabetes.
DIAL provides a free, confidential information and advice service on all issues affecting disabled people’s everyday lives, to enable and empower individuals to improve their quality of life.
with only 125 known cases in the UK it is an information lifeline for parents because doctors rarely know enough about the condition. it organises annual conferences for families to meet.
The advancement of education and the relief of sickness by funding research into diving medecine and hyperbaric oxygen therapy and to promote the benefits both of safer diving practices and of the wider applications of HBO in general medicine
The Donor Family Network provides support for the families of those who have died and donated organs and tissue for transplant. The Network also works to promote awareness of organ and tissue donation.
Burrswood is an Independent Hospital registered with the Healthcare Commission, which combines Medicine with Christian Ministry. As a registered charity Burrswood relies on donations in so many ways.
The Dorset Kidney Fund raises donations to assist renal patients, their families & carers throughout the area covered by the Renal Unit at the Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester. All monies raised go towards the purchase of equipment and facilities for the benefit of kidney patients.
We support better education for young people with Down syndrome throughout the UK and around the world. Our research, information and advice services transform the lives of many thousands of children each year. Find out more at: http://www.dseinternational.org/
Down's Syndrome North East is the leading organisation for the help and support of all people with Down's Syndrome and their famillies and friends.We cover Northumberland,Tyneside,Wearside,Durham and Teesside. We are a registered charity run entirely by parent volunteers.
It helps families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which is a muscle-wasting condition mainly affecting boys. The condition results in decreasing mobility and muscle strength with limited life expectancy (usually mid-20's). It provides helpline, support and social events
Not only are those who have type one diabetes at twice the risk of developing anorexia or bulimia, as many as 40% of 15 – 30 y/os omit insulin. This practice can result in organ failure, infertility, blindness and in the worst cases, death. DWED aims to put a stop to ignorance and mistreatment
The Dystonia Society provides practical and emotional support to people living with this neurological condition by providing support and information services both nationally through our Helpline and at local level through our network of branches. It also encourages research to find better treatments for this incurable condition.
East Lancashire Hospice provides specialist care, supportive care and end of life care for patients and their families from Blackburn Darwen Hyndburn and Ribble Valley who are coping with a life limiting illness. To enable us to continue this work, we need to raise almost £2.8 million every year.
Working with the ambulance service the charity serves the Community First Responder groups in East of England area. The First Responders are all local volunteers trained in first on scene life saving skills. The charity also supports local ambulance stations and other healthcare initiatives.
Eclipse is a registered charity that seeks to meet the needs of people within the Milton Keynes area. We provide a general counselling service but have particular expertise and experience in the area of addiction counselling. We provide a free counselling service to all those referred to us, particularly those involving addiction issues and drug and alcohol problems.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is the name given to a group of heritable disorders of connective tissue. It is characterised by abnormalities of the skin, ligaments and internal organs and can be life threatening. The Support Group aims to provide information and support to those with EDS and medical professionals.
EMICS is a team of volunteer doctors who attend emergency incidents at the request of and in support of staff from the East Midlands Ambulance Service. EMICS doctors provide expert treatment and care at the scene, before the patient reaches hospital, dramatically increasing their chance of survival.
The Encephalitis Society is a UK based charity that aims to improve the quality of life of all people affected directly and indirectly by encephalitis. It provides information and support, raises awareness about the condition and its subsequent problems and promotes research into encephalitis.
Endometriosis SHE Trust (UK) aims to provide relief for persons suffering from endometriosis by providing advice, support, education and guidance including holistic treatments. Early diagnosis in all women is vital if their future fertility is to be protected. Endometriosis is typically not a life threatening disease but is life destroying.
Endometriosis UK helps those affected by endometriosis, a chronic and debilitating disease affecting 2 million women in the UK. The condition can drastically impact on quality of life - physically, mentally, personally and financially. Endometriosis UK is the leading UK charity that helps women regain control of their lives by providing a free helpline, regional groups and information services.
Help us work towards the prevention of 3 seizure related deaths a day in the UK. Since we formed ten years ago, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) has been recognised by both government and clinicians, resulting in general agreement regarding ways to reduce the risks. We provide a specialist service; informing and educating, promoting and funding research into SUDEP and providing a specialist support service for those bereaved by SUDEP.
Epilepsy Connections provides information, advice and support (in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Cantonese) to anyone affected by epilepsy in the Greater Glasgow and Forth Vally areas of Scotland. We run a Befriending Service for adults, a Schools Project and a Mainstreaming Project which helps adults get back into work or training.
Epilepsy Research UK is only national charity solely dedicated to epilepsy research. Our aim is to substantially increase the funding available for research into the treatment and prevention of this debilitating condition.
Since 1954 Epilepsy Scotland has provided advice, information, support and services for people in Scotland who have epilepsy, their families and carers. We are a lifeline for people who need information and advice, training and literature. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 800 2200.
We conduct world class medical research projects. We diagnose and treat thousands of people with epilepsy every year. We do this and much more. We are the UK’s national medical epilepsy charity. With Epilepsy Society, you don’t have to deal with epilepsy alone.
Epilepsy Wales exists to support adults and children with epilepsy, their families and their carers. It wants to help educate people, dispel stigma and discrimination, to support people with epilepsy to fulfil their potential.
Erb's Palsy Group offers advice and information on the injury Erb's Palsy / Obstectric Brachial Plexus Paralysis. This is done by giving support to parents, adults and children, putting parents in contact with each other, newsletters and informations leaflets and also holding annual events for families.
It provides welfare for kidney patients in and around the Exeter area, Devon, Somerset.
The Charity provides support for terminally ill people and their carers in their own homes in the Exmouth & Lympstone area. This support is provided by a team of Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialists and voluntary workers.
Our 2011 Extra Mile Haute Savoie Challenge on 23-25 September is a team relay 500+ mile cycle from Fontainebleau to the foothills of the Alpes at spectacular Lac d'Annecy, via Bourges & Beaune. A tough, yet amazing, challenge for all 180 entrants. Read more at www.extra-mile.org.uk
F.A.B.L.E Charity enhances the quality of lives for those with or associated to Epilepsy. This is done by offering support and advice, raising awareness of the condition, distributing information on all aspects of Epilepsy and awarding grants for equipment.
Families Affected By Eosiniphilic disorders (FABED) is raising the awareness of Eosinophilic disorders in the UK and helping sufferers and their families improve their quality of life. Little is known and awareness is poor, please help us to help them by donating on just giving.
FibroAction is raising awareness of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, a painful chronic condition that can be extremely debilitating and which affects at least 1-in-50 people in the UK. We work to educate patients, their carers, healthcare professionals, the media and the general public, as well as provided much needed support to patients.
FMA UK aims to achieve major change in the way fibromyalgia sufferers are diagnosed, treated and supported. Our national helpline 0844 887 2444; free information packs for the newly diagnosed; free Medical Packs for UK medical professionals and over 100 support groups and helplines around the UK.
The Fibrous Dysplasia Support Society (FDSS) was formed in 2007 by a group of patients, and their carers, who are affected by Fibrous Dysplasia, McCune Albright Syndrome (MAS) or Cherubism. It exists to provide information and support by sharing our knowledge and experience of the condition.
Supporting sick and premature babies cared for in the neonatal unit at St George's Hospital in Tooting. The charity raises funds for vital medical equipment and patient welfare.
Flights for Life is a registered charity based at Wickenby Airfield in Lincolnshire. The charity has been set up with the aim of providing sick and terminally ill children with the opportunity to experience the magic of flight in a vintage aircraft.
Supporting people with visual impairments and other disabilities, together with their carers, to live fulfilling and independent lives by providing services that reflect their wants and needs.
ForCrohns has two main objectives: raising awareness of and money for Crohn’s Disease. So far: 9 10kForCrohns events in Hyde Park, London, QuizforCrohns, SingForCrohns and LaughforCrohns. Almost ₤200,000 has been raised as well as a live interview on LBC radio and coverage of the event on ITV news.
The mission of Foundation for Prader-Willi Research UK (FPWR UK) is to eliminate the challenges of Prader-Willi Syndrome through the advancement of research. High quality research will lead to more effective treatments and an eventual cure for this disorder. FPWR UK was founded in 2010 by parents of children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
F.R.O.D.O. ‘s (the Foundation for the Relief of Disabled Orphans, Registered Charity #1114639) aim is to improve the quality of life, and hope, for orphaned and abandoned children with disabilities in developing countries.
Foundation66 works creatively with individuals, communities and policy makers to achieve positive change and reduce the harm caused by problem alcohol and drug use. Everything about what Foundation66 does is channelled into changing lives together through the provision of alcohol and drug misuse services in the London area.
Freedom from Torture (formerly the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture) is a human rights organisation that exists to support survivors of torture and organised violence. We provide medical and social care, practical assistance, and psychological and physical therapy.
The Friends of Datchet Health Centre charity was established in 2003 to help and support the local community with health related issues which the NHS is unable to provide. Money has been made available for equipment, specialist nurse services and individual patient support.
Hyperbaric therapy helps aleviate symptoms of many conditions by delivering oxygen under pressure in high concentration to injured areas of the body stimulating growth of new blood vessels and speeding recovery. Known for treating the bends in divers this accounts for less than 1% of patients p.a.
The Gauchers Association was formed in 1991 to meet the needs of those suffering from Gaucher disease. It provides information about Gaucher disease to families and medical advisors. It encourages and raises funds for medical research. It publishes a half yearly newsletter, maintains an up to date website and holds an bi-annual conference.
The Geoff Smith Foundation in aid of Multiple Sclerosis provides a holiday home in Spain which is for use by MS sufferers, their families, carers and dependents resident in the UK. The Foundation also provides help and support to MS sufferers with equipment and the cost of appropriate medication.
The project to fund a National Memorial for Organ Donors to be based at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire and to fund regional memorials across the UK. Part of the Donor Family Network and supported by the Department of Health
A local medical charity dedicated to making life better, one step at a time, for the 80,000 people in Gloucestershire with Arthritis.
It provides therapies including Hyperbaric Oxygen, physiotherapy and reflexology to people with MS from its centre in Dyce. This is supported entirely by voluntary donations and fundraising activity.
Since 1985, the GBS Support Group has supported those affected by the neuropathies Guillain-Barré syndrome and CIDP, and their clinical variants. The Charity provides information and support to sufferers and their families and aims to raise awareness of the illnesses amongst both medical professionals and the general public. It raises funds for cutting-edge research into the illnesses.
Haemophilia and related disorders affect around 15,000 people in the UK and occur in all racial groups; while von Willebrand's affects up to 1% of the total population, many of whom are currently undiagnosed. The charity aims to ensure that affected people and their families receive the best possible treatment, care and support.
The object of this charity is to support terminally ill Halesworth surgery patients and their families within the community by the provision of nursing care and equipment.
Halton Haven Hospice provides palliative care through a range of services to individuals and support for their families in Widnes, Runcorn and surrounding areas. The Hospice aims to relieve the sickness, suffering and distress of people resulting in particular from cancer & other terminal illnesses.
Hammer Out is a registered charity that supports people with brain tumours and their families. Established in 2002, we are based in Thornbury, near Bristol and now have a committed team working towards raising awareness of brain tumours and the devastating effects that they have on both patients and those who love them. As well as offering a personalised support package, agreed with patients and their families, we also raise money to fund vital research into this incurable form of cancer. We aim to support children and adults across the South West region who are affected by brain tumours. To date, we have raised over £400,000 and currently support 80 families across the region.
Donations support a wide range of charitable and health related activities benefiting both patients and staff within Harrogate District Hospital. In general they are used to purchase the very varied additional equipment and services that the NHS is unable to provide.
The Centre provides low-cost therapies to people with MS and offers information and support to them and their families.
The Haven provides information and support to people affected by life limiting illness such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease, to help them cope with the emotional effects of illness. This includes a specialist nurse information service, complementary therapies, counselling and a children's service. This care also extends to all family members and carers
HAWC cateres for young Adults with various types of cancer and other life threatening diseases.We run a 24hr helpline, counselling courses & workshops/holidays, We also support parents siblings and friends. We receive no Government Grants.
Hayward House is a Palliative Cancer Care Unit, a "hospice within a hospital". It is dedicated to relieving the suffering of progressive cancer which can be physical, emotional, social or spiritual, and involves both the patients and the family. Patients with motor neurone disease and their families also receive support from the Unit.
Set up in 1977 by Dr Ted Hothersall, our charity is dedicated to helping people in North Staffordshire with arthritis and related conditions.
Hazeys Heroes Memorial Trust Fund was established in 2009 in memory of Graeme ‘Hazey’ Kerton who fought a 6 month battle with cancer which he lost aged 30 in January 2008. The Fund aims to support good causes that Graeme would have approved of, by presenting cash donations in his memory.
Headfirst exists to raise funds to support research into acute conditions of the nervous system which result in mental and physical disability. These could be due to a stroke, brain tumour, sudden brain haemorrage or to a serious head injury.