South Gloucestershire: Information & options appraisal > Information services
1-10 of 29 Information services in South Gloucestershire.
Action for Advocacy
Helps you find an advocacy service anywhere in the UK.Contact: Action for Advocacy, The Oasis Centre, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, Sidcup, Kent, SE1 7HS. Tel: 020 7921 4395. Action on Elder Abuse
Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) is a specialist organisation that operates across the four nations of the United Kingdom. It also provides support within Ireland. Unlike other 'older people's organisations' we focus e...Contact: Action on Elder Abuse, PO Box, Steatham, London, SW16 9BY. Tel: 080 8808 8141. Age UK Gloucestershire
Age Concern provides an information and advice service to people over 50 years.
they can also assist by putting you in touch with other agencies or services
In addition they have a Befriending Service and
Insurance Se...Contact: Age Concern South Gloucestershire, 34 St Mary Street, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 2AT. Tel: 01454 858652. Age UK South Gloucestershire
Offers face to face information on a range of insurance and other products and services designed especially for the over 50s. Car Insurance, Energy Services, Funeral Plans, Home Insurance, Legal Services, Lottery, Personal Al...Contact: Age UK South Gloucestershire, 67 High Street, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2AW. Tel: 01454 411707. Aid for the Aged in Distress
AFTAID
is a relatively small charitable organisation which is near unique in
offering direct financial assistance in the form of grants, often in emergency
situations and covering a wide range of 'quality of life' issues w...Contact: Aid for the Aged in Distress, 25 Epworth House City Road, London, EC1Y 1AA. Tel: 0870 803 1950. Alzheimer's Society Helpline
Alzheimer's Society National Dementia Helpline 0845 300 0336 can provide information, support, guidance and signposting to other appropriate organisations.Contact: Alzheimer's Society National Dementia Helpline, 58 Devon House St. Katharines Way, London, E1W 1LB. Tel: 0845 300 0336. Brunelcare
Brunelcare provides counselling support to people affected by dementia
Also provides regular respite care in a persons own home to enable the carer to have a break.
TheWillows Brunelcare Day Centre is also available
There i...Contact: Brunelcare -Bristol and South Gloucestershire Care Services, Brunelcare Head Office, 3-8 Redcliffe Parade West, Bristol, BS1 6SL. Tel: 0117 914 4200. Carers UK
Carers UK provides high quality advice and information to carers and the professionals who support carers. Our expertise comes from years of experience of dealing with the problems carers face. This is available through our w...Contact: Carers UK, 20 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4LX. Tel: 0808 808 7777. Citizens Advice
The CAB service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice. The CAB also has a role in influencing policy makersContact: South Gloucestershire Citizen's Advice Bureau, Kennedy Way, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DQ. Tel: 0844 8269688. Compassion in Dying
Advance Decisions allow you to set out your wishes and prefererences for medical treatment in advance. They can speak for you if you become unable to communicate.Contact: Advance Decisions, 181-183 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2JT. Tel: 0800 999 2434.