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Action for Sick Children
c/o National Children's Bureau
8 Wakley Street
London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 6444
www.actionforsickchildren.org

Action on pre-eclampsia (APEC)
84-88 Pinner Road
Harrow
HA1 4HZ
Tel: 020 8863 3271
Helpline: 020 8427 4217 (10am-2pm weekdays)
www.apec.org.uk

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
102 Clifton Street
London EC2A 4HW
Tel: 020 77395 902
Fax: 020 7613 0531
Email: action.smoking.health@dial.pipex.com
www.ash.org.uk


Active Birth Centre
25 Bickerton Road
London N19 5JT
Tel: 020 7281 6760
Fax: 020 7263 8098
Shop tel: 020 7263 8098
Email: info@activebirthcentre.com
www.activebirthcentre.com


Alcohol Concern
Waterbridge House
32-36 Loman Street
London SE1 0EE
Drinkline: 0800 917 8282
Tel: 020 7928 7377
Email: contact@alcoholconcern.org.uk
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous
General Service Office
PO Box 1
Stonebow House
Stonebow
York YO1 7NJ
Tel: 01904 644026
Helpline:0845 7697 555
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Allergy UK
Deepdene House
30 Bellgrove Road
Welling
Kent DA16 3PY
Helpline: 020 8303 8525 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-1pm)
Email: info@allergyuk.org
www.allergyfoundation.com

Anaphylaxis Campaign
PO Box 275
Farnborough
Hampshire GU14 6SX
Helpline: 01252 542029
Tel: 01252 373793
Email: info@anaphylaxis.org.uk
www.anaphylaxis.org.uk

Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)
(formerly SATFA)
73-75 Charlotte Street
London W1T 4PN
Helpline: 020 7631 0285
Tel/Fax: 020 7631 0280
Email: arcsatfa@aol.com
www.arc-uk.org

Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre
13 Upper Wimpole Street
London W1M 7TD
Tel: 020 7486 1230
Fax: 020 7486 1232
Email: elly@argc.freeserve.co.uk
www.argc.co.uk

Association for All Speech Impaired Children (AFASIC)
2nd Floor
50-52 Great Sutton Street
London EC1V ODJ
Tel: 020 7490 9410
Helpline: 0845 355 5577
Email: www.afasic.org.uk

Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS)
Beverley Lawrence Beech
5 Ann's Court
Grove Road
Surbiton
Surrey KT6 4BE
Tel: 0870 765 1433
Fax: 0870 765 1454
Email: chair@aims.org.uk
www.aims.org.uk

Association for Infant Mental Health
Tavistock Centre
Knowle Clinic
Broadfield Road
Bristol BS4 2UH
Tel@ 01179 145526
Email: info@aimh.org.uk
www.aimh.org.uk

Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
42 Park Road
Peterborough PE1 2UQ
Tel: 01733 555 988
Fax: 01733 555 985
Email: postmaster@ASBAH.org.uk
www.asbah.org

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (ABM)
PO Box 207
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 7YT
Tel: 020 7813 1481
Email: abm@clara.net

Baby Life Support Systems (BLISS)
68 South Lambeth Road
London SW8 1RL
Tel: 0870 7700 337
Fax: 0870 7700 338
Parents support line: 0500 618 140
Email: information@bliss.org.uk
www.bliss.org.uk

Babyloss.com
www.babyloss.com
Email: reachout@babyloss.com

Baby Milk Action
23 St Andrews Street
Cambridge CB2 3AX
Tel: 01223 464 420
Email: info@babymilkaction.org
Website: www.babymilkaction.org

Babysittingcircle.co.uk
Park House
82-88 Richmond Hill
Richmond, Surrey
TW10 6RA
Email: info@parenting-services.com
Website: http://www.babysittingcircle.org/

BackCare, the Charity for Healthier Backs
16 Elmtree Road
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8ST
Tel: 020 8977 5474
Fax: 020 894 35318
Email: info@backcare.org.uk
Website: www.backcare.org.uk

National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
4 Beaumont House
Sutton Road
St Albans
Herts AL1 5HH
Tel: 01727 830038
Fax: 01727 862 550
Information line: 0845 130 2233
Email: nacc@nacc.org.uk
www.nacc.org.uk

Birth and Bonding International
60 Nottingham Road
Belper DE56 1JH
Tel: 01773 826055

Birth Defects Foundation
BDF Centre
Hemlock Way
Cannock
Staffs WS11 2GF
Tel: 020 8516 2977
Fax: 020 8516 2978
Helpline: 0870 707020 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-8pm, Sat 9.30am-1pm)
Tel: 01543 468888
Fax: 01543 468999
Email: help@birthdefects.co.uk www.bdfcharity.co.uk
www.booktrust.org.uk

The Breastfeeding Network
PO Box 11126
Paisley PA2 8YB
Helpline: 0870 900 8787 (9.30am-9.30pm)
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/

British Acupuncture Council
63 Jeddow Road
London W12 9HQ
Tel: 020 8735 0400
Fax: 020 8735 0404
Email: info@acupuncture.org.uk
www.acupuncture.org.uk

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
1 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2PJ
Tel: 0870 443 5252
Fax: 0870 443 5160
Email: bacp@bacp.co.uk
www.bacp.co.uk

British Chiropractic Association
Blagrave House
17 Blagrave Street
Reading RG1 1QB
Tel: 0118 950 5950
Fax: 0118 958 8946
Email: enquiries@chiropractic-uk.co.uk
www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk

British Deaf Association
1-3 Worship Street
London EC2A 2AB
Tel: text 020 7588 3529
Freefone: (text only) 0800 6552965
Videophone: 0207 496 9539
Voice: 020 7588 3520
Fax: 020 7588 3527
Email: helpline@bda.org.uk
www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk

British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road
Reading
Berkshire RG1 5AU
Helpline: 0118 966 8271
Admin Tel: 0118 966 2677
Fax: 0118 935 1927
Email: info@dyslexiahelp-dba.demon.co.uk
www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk

British Registry of Complementary Practitioners
PO Box 194
London SE16 7QZ
Tel: 020 7237 5165
Fax: 020 237 5175
Email: icm@icmedecine.co.uk
www.icmedecine.co.uk

Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood (CLIC)
Abbey Wood
Bristol BS34 7JU
Tel: 0117 311 2600
Fax: 0117 311 2649
Email: clic@clic-charity.demon.co.uk
www.clic.uk.com

Cerebral Palsy Helpline
Tel: 0808 8003333 (Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat-Sun & bank holidays 2pm-6pm)
Child Accident Prevention Trust
18-20 Farringdon Lane
London EC1R 3HA
Tel: 020 7608 3828
Fax: 020 7608 3674
Email: safe@capt.org.uk
www.capt.org.uk

Child Bereavement Trust
Aston House
High Street
West Wycombe
High Wycombe
Bucks HP14 3AG
Tel: 01494 4466 48
Helpline: 08453 571000 (9am-5pm, local rates apply) Fax: 01494 4400 57
Email: enquiries@childbereavement.org.uk
www.childbereavement.org.uk

Child Death Helpline
Freephone: 0800 282 986 (every evening 7pm - 10pm. Mon, Wed & Fri 10am - 1pm)

Child Death Helpline Dept
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London WC1N 3JH
Tel: 020 7813 8551
Fax: 020 7813 8516
Email: contact@childdeathhelpline.org.uk
www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk

Child Growth Foundation (CGF)
Chiswick
London W4 1PW
Helpline: 020 8994 7625
Tel: 0208 995 0257
Fax: 020 8995 9075
Email: cgflondon@aol.com
www.heightmatters.org.uk/

Childline
Helpline: 0800 1111

Children's Liver Disease Foundation
36 Great Charles Street
Birmingham B3 3JY
Tel: 0121 212 3839
Fax: 0121 212 4300
Email: cldf@childliverdisease.org.uk
www.childliverdisease.org

The Children's Trust
Tadworth Court
Tadworth
Surrey KT20 5RU
Tel: 01737 365 000
Fax: 01737 365 001
Email: c-trust@netcomuk.co.uk
www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk

Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA)
235 - 237 Finchley Road
London NW3 6LS
Tel: 020 7431 0033
Fax: 020 7431 8881
Email: info@clapa.com
www.CLAPA.com

Coeliac UK
PO Box 220
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP11 2HY
Helpline: 0870 444 8804 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
Tel: 01494 437278
Fax: 01494 474 349
Email: admin@coeliac.co.uk
www.coeliac.co.uk

Compassionate Friends
53 North Street
Bristol BS3 1EN
Tel: 0117 966 5202
Helpline: 0117 953 9639 (10am-10.30pm)
Email: info@tcf.org.uk
www.tcf.org.uk


Contact a Family (CAF)
209-211 City Road
London EC1V 1JN
Tel: 020 7608 8700
Fax: 020 7608 8701
Minicom: 020 7608 8702
Helpline: 0808 808 3555 Freephone for parents and families (10am-4pm, Mon-Fri)
Email: info@cafamily.org.uk
www.cafamily.org.uk

Cot Death Society, The
4 West Mills Yard
Yard Road
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 5LP
Monitor Helpline: 08456 010234 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm)
General enquiries: 01635 38137
Email: fundraising@cotdeathsociety.org.uk

Cystic Fibrosis Trust
11 London Road
Bromley
Kent BR1 1BY
Tel: 020 8464 7211
Email: enquiries@cftrust.org.uk
www.cftrust.org.uk

Diabetes UK (formerly the British Diabetic Association)
10 Parkway
London NW1 7AA
Tel: 020 7424 1000
Fax: 020 7424 1001
Helpline: 020 7424 1030
Email: info@diabetes.org.uk
www.diabetes.org.uk

Disabled Parents' Network
National Centre for Disabled Parents
Unit F9
89-93 Fontill Road
London N4 3JH
Tel: 0870 2410450
Fax: 020 7263 6399
Textphone: 0800 0189949 Email: information@disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk
www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk

Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International
National Centre for Disabled Parents
Unit F9
89-93 Fontill Road
London N4 3JH
Tel: 0800 0184730
Fax: 020 7263 6399
Textphone: 0800 0189949 Email: info@dppi.org.uk
www.dppi.org.uk

Down's Syndrome Association
155 Mitcham Road
London SW17 9PG
Tel: 020 8682 4001
Fax: 0208 682 4012 Email: info@downs-syndrome.org.uk
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk

Eating Disorders Association
1st Floor
Wensum House
103 Prince of Wales Road
Norwich
Norfolk NR1 1DW
Helpline: 01603 621414 (Mon-Fri 8.30am-8.30pm)
Youth helpline: 0845 6347650 (4pm-6.30pm, charged at local rate)
Adult helpline: 0845 6341414 (charged at local rate)
Tel: 0870 7703256
Email: info@edauk.com
www.edauk.com

Epilepsy Action
New Anstey House
Gateway Drive
Yeadon
Leeds LS19 7XY
Tel: 0113 210 8800
Fax: 0113 391 0300
Helpline: 0808 800 5050
Email: epilepsy@epilepsy.org.uk
www.epilepsy.org.uk

Fathers Direct
Herald House
Lambs Passage
Bunhill Row
London EC1Y 8TQ
Tel: 020 7920 9491
Fax: 020 7374 2966
Email: enquiries@fathersdirect.com www.fathersdirect.com

Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID)
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT
General enquiries: 020 7222 8001
Helpline: 0870 787 0554
Fundraising: 020 7222 8003
Information email: info@sids.org.uk
Helpline and support service email: support@sids.org.uk/fsid
Research email: research@sids.org.uk
www.sids.org.uk/fsid

Gentlewater Birthing Pools
50 North Way
Lewes BN7 1DJ
Tel/Fax: 01273 474927
Email: imogen@gentlewater.co.uk
www.gentlewater.co.uk

Gingerbread
7 Sovereign Close
Sovereign Court
London E1W 3HW
Tel: 020 7488 9300
Helpline: 0800 018 4318 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Email: office@gingerbread.org.uk
www.gingerbread.org.uk

Home Office Immigration Enquiry Bureau
Tel: 0870 606 7766
For regulations about au pairs.

Hyperactive Children's Support Group
71 Whyke Lane
Chichester
West Sussex PO19 2PD
Tel: 01243 551313
Fax: 01243 552019
Email: web@hacsg.org.uk www.hacsg.org.uk

Independent Midwives Association (IMA)
c/o 1 The Great Quarry
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3XN
Tel: 01483 821104
Email: info@independentmidwives.org.uk www.independentmidwives.org.uk

Kidscape
2 Grosvenor Gardens
London SW1W ODH
Tel: 020 7730 3300
Fax: 020 7730 7081
Email: webinfo@kidscape.org.uk
www.kidscape.org.uk

Kids' Club Network
Bellerive House
3 Muirfield Crescent
London E14 9SZ
Tel: 020 7512 2112
Fax: 020 7512 2100
Email: information.office@kidsclub.co.uk
www.kidsclub.org.uk

La Leche League
BM Box3424
London WC1N 3XX
Tel: 020 7242 1278

Mail Preference Service - Baby
Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
DMA House
70 Margaret Street
London
W1W 8SS
Tel: 020 7291 3300
Fax: 020 7323 4226
Email: mps@dma.org.uk
www.mpsonline.org.uk

Marfan Association
Rochester House
5 Aldershot Road
Fleet
Hampshire GU51 3NE
Tel: 01252 810 472
Fax: 01252 810 473
Reg office tel: 01252 617 320
Email: marfan@tinyonline.co.uk
www.marfan.org.uk

Maternity Alliance
Third floor (West)
2-6 Northburgh Street
London EC1V 0AY
Tel: 020 7490 7639
Helpline: 020 7490 7638
Email: info@maternityalliance.org.uk
www.maternityalliance.org.uk

Meet-a-Mum Association (MAMA)
Helpline: 020 8768 0123 (Mon-Fri 7pm-10pm)
Website: www.mama.org.uk

MENCAP
123 Golden Lane
London EC1Y ORT
Tel: 020 7454 0454
Learning disabilities helpline: 0808 8081111 (10am-4pm freefone) Email: info@mencap.org.uk
www.mencap.org.uk

Migraine Action Association
Unit 6
Oakley Hay Lodge Business Park
Great Folds Road
Great Oakley
Northampton NN18 9AS
Tel: 01536 461 333
Fax: 01536 461 444
Email: info@migraine.org.uk
www.migraine.org.uk

Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital
Northgate
Wakefield
West Yorkshire WF1 3JS
Tel: 01924 200795
Helpline: 01924 200799
Email: info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

Multiple Births Foundation
Hammersmith House
Level 4 Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 OHS
Tel: 020 8383 3519
Fax: 020 8383 3041
Email: mbf@ic.ac.uk
www.multiplebirths.org.uk

National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease
4 Beaumont House
Sutton Road
St Albans
Herts AL1 5HH
Tel: 01727 830038
Fax: 01727 862 550
Information line: 0845 130 2233
Email: nacc@nacc.org.uk
www.nacc.org.uk

National Association for Mental Health (MIND)
Granta House
15-19 Broadway
London E15 4BQ
Tel: 020 8519 2122
Fax: 020 8522 1725
Helpline: 0845 7660 163
Email: contact@mind.org.uk
www.mind.org.uk

National Association for Special Educational Needs
Nasen House
4/5 Amber Close
Amington
Tamworth
Staffordshire B77 4RP
Tel: 01827 311 500
Fax: 01827 313 005
Email: welcome@nasen.org.uk
www.nasen.org.uk

National Asthma Campaign
Providence House
Providence Place
London N1 0NT
Tel: 020 7226 2260
Fax: 020 7770 0740 Helpline: 0845 701 0203
Email: www.asthma.org.uk

National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London EC1V 1NG
Tel: 020 7833 2299
Helpline: 0870 600 8585
Fax: 020 7833 9666
Email: nas@nas.org.uk
www.nas.org.uk

National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Alexandra House
Oldham Terrace
Acton
London W3 6NH
Tel: 0870 444 8707
Admin/membership: 0870 770 3236
Email: enquiries@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk

National Childminding Association (NCMA)
8 Masons Hill
Bromley
Kent BR2 9EY
Tel: 020 8464 6164
Fax: 020 8290 6834
Freephone Information Line: 0800 169 4486 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
Email: info@ncma.org.uk
www.ncma.org.uk

National Council for One Parent Families
255 Kentish Town Road
London NW5 2LX
Tel: 020 7428 5400
Fax: 020 7482 4851
Helpline: 08000 185 026 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Email: info@oneparentfamilies.org.uk
www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk

National Deaf Children's Society
15 Dufferin Street
London EC1Y 8UR
Tel: 020 7490 8656
Fax: 020 7251 5020
Helpline: 0808 800 8880 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)
Email: helpline@ndcs.org.uk
www.ndcs.org.uk

National Eczema Society
Hill House
Highgate Hill
London N19 5NA
Tel@ 020 7281 3553
Fax: 020 7281 6395
Helpline: 0870 241 3604 (Mon-Fri 1pm-4pm)
www.eczema.org

National Endometriosis Society
50 Westminster Palace Gardens
Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RL
Tel: 020 7222 2781
Tel: 020 7222 2786
Helpline: 0808 8082227 (freefone)
Email: endosoc@aol.com
www.endo.org.uk

National Meningitis Trust
Fern House
Bath Road
Stroud
Gloucester GL5 3TJ
24 Hour Helpline: 0845 6000 800
Tel: 01453 768 000
Fax: 01453 768 001
Email: support@meningitis-trust.org
www.meningitis-trust.org

National Network of Breastfeeding Co-ordinators
Department of Health
Room 533
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London SE7 8UG
Tel: 020 7972 1373

Parents at Work
45 Beech Street
Barbican
London EC2Y 8AD
Tel: 020 7628 3565
Fax: 020 7628 3591 Helpline: 020 7700 5771
Email: info@parentsatwork.org.uk
www.parentsatwork.org.uk

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
125a London Road
Derby
DE1 2QQ
Tel/Fax: 01332 365 676
Email: rmorbey@pwsa-uk.demon.co.uk
www.pwsa-uk.demon.co.uk

REACT
270 Sandycombe Road
Kew
Richmond
Surry TW9 3NP
Tel: 020 8940 2575
Fax: 020 8940 2025
Email: react@reactcharity.org
www.reactcharity.org

RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People)
RNID Information Line
19-23 Featherstone Street
London
EC1Y 8SL
Telephone: Freephone - voice 0808 808 0123
Textphone: Freephone - textphone 0808 808 9000
Fax: 020 7296 8199
Email: informationline@rnid.org.uk
www.rnid.org.uk

Royal National Institute of the Blind
105 Judd Street
London WC1H 9NE
Tel: 020 7388 1266
Helpline: 0845 766 9999
Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk
www.rnib.org.uk

The Samaritans
The Upper Mill
Kingston Road
Ewell
Surrey KT17 2AF
Tel: 020 8394 8300
Fax: 020 8394 8301
24 Hour Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (UK) 1850 60 90 90 (Northern Ireland)
www.samaritans.org

Saneline
1st Floor
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London E1 1EE
Tel: 0845 7678000 (12noon-2am)

Sense
11-13 Clifton Terrace
Finsbuy Park
London N4 3SR
Tel: 020 7272 7774
Fax: 020 7272 6012
Email: enquiries@sense.org.uk
www.sense.org.uk

Serene (formerly CRY-SIS)
BM Serene Crysis
LONDON
WC1N 3XX
7-day Helpline: 020 7404 5011
Email: cry-sis@our-space.co.uk
www.our-space.co.uk/serene.asp

Single Parent Action Network (SPAN)
Millpond
Baptist Street
Easton
Bristol BS5 0YW
Tel: 0117 951 4231
Fax: 0117 935 5208
Email: spanuk@netgates.co.uk www.spanuk.org.uk

Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
28 Portland Place
London W1B 1LY
Helpline: 020 7436 5881 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
Tel: 020 7436 7940
Fax: 020 7436 3715
Email: support@uk-sands.org
www.uk-sands.org

Tommy's Campaign
1 Kennington Road
London
SE1 7RR
Tel: 020 7620 0188
Fax: 020 7928 6628
Email: mailbox@tommys.org
www.tommys.org/

Toxoplasmosis Trust
Tel: 020 7620 0188 (the Toxoplasmosis Trust is now run by Tommy's Campaign)
Helpline: 020 7593 1149 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Email: mailbox@tommys.org
www.tommys.org/

Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA)
2 The Willowse
Gardner Road
Guildford
Surrey GU1 4PG
Helpline: 0800 1380509 (Mon-Fri 7pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-10pm)
Tel: 0870 770 3303
Fax: 0870 770 3303 Email: enquiries@tamba.org.uk
www.tamba.org.uk

UK Thalassaemia Society
19 The Broadway
Southgate
London N14 6PH
Tel: 0208 882 0011
Fax: 0208 882 8618
Email: office@ukts.org
www.ukts.org

The Vegan Society
Donald Watson House
7 Battle Road
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex TN37 7AA
Tel: 01424 427 393
Fax: 01424 717 064
Email: info@vegansociety.com
www.vegansociety.com

The Vegetarian Society
Parkdale
Dunham Road
Altrincham
Cheshire WA14 4QG
Tel: 0161 925 2000
Fax: 0161 926 9182
Email: info@vegsoc.org
www.vegsoc.org

Water Birth - companies that hire out birthing pools
Splashdown Tel: 020 8422 9308
Active Birth Centre Tel: 020 7561 9006
Elise Inglis Birth Pool Tel: 0131 229 6259
Gentlewater Tel: 01273 474927

Women's Environment Network (WEN)
P O Box 30626
London E1 1TZ
Tel: 020 7481 9004
Fax: 020 7481 9144
Email: info@wen.org.uk
www.wen.org.uk

Women's Health
52 Featherstone Street
London EC1Y 8RT
Helpline: 0845 1255254
Tel: 020 7251 6333
Fax: 0207250 4152
Email: health@womenshealthlondon.org.uk
www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk

Women's Nutritional Advisory Service (WNAS)
PO Box 268
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 1QN
Tel: 01273 487366
Fax: 01273 487 576
Email: wnas@wnas.org.uk www.wnas.org.uk