Health Charities That specialise in Health services

We advance the study of nursing and promote excellence in nursing practice. We raise funds to provide scholarships for nurses and midwives, to study at home or abroad to provide innovation in practice, extend skills to meet changing needs.

Established in 1980 Alice House Hospice is an independent registered charity providing free specialist palliative care for adults diagnosed with severe and progressive life limiting illnesses. Registered as Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (known locally as Alice House Hospice and formerly Hartlepool & District Hospice), is a charity within England and Wales.

Support people affected by an end of life diagnosis, by providing Wellbeing - meeting social, clinical & emotional needs. Hospice in your Home 40,000 hours pa so people are cared for and die in their preferred place. Counselling support pre and post bereavement for patients, their carers and families. Generating income through 10 shops and fundraising activities to provide services free of charge.

BCOM provides graduate and postgraduate osteopathic education via an integrated mix of academic and clinical study.The College offers university validated degree courses which are also, where appropriate, professionally accredited by the General Osteopathic Council and the General Council & Register of Naturopaths.

Our facilities are available free to all terminally ill patients, regardless of the nature of the disease. We are non-denominational and respect the different cultures of all. We believe that a person has the right to choose where they die - in hospital, hospice or at home. We look at the whole person and take into account their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.

Provision of counselling services, information and advice, training, family and individual supports services, and development of health and social care projects.

To promote the holistic welfare of those suffering terminal illness and to establish, maintain and manage a hospice. Physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions are addressed in equal balance for each individual within the context of their family. Patients may experience help from home care, day care, in-patient care, hospital support, lymphoedema care or home nursing.

TO PROVIDE A RESIDENTIAL HOME(S) OR COMBINATION(S) OF A RESIDENTIAL HOME AND A NURSING HOME FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO THROUGH INFIRMITY OR FINANCIAL NEEDS ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A HOME THEMSELVES.TO PAY PENSIONS,ANNUITIES OR GRANTS TO ELDERLY PERSONS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE (WHETHER OR NOT RESIDENTS OF THE HOMES) WHO THROUGH INFIRMITY OR FINANCIAL NEED

Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham provide a range of community and in-patient services for people who are experiencing mental health and emotional issues living in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham. We work with people through one to one support and group work, counselling, advice and advocacy, employment and training as well as complementary therapies.

Guideposts services are provided in England, mainly in Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire, and focus on improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and autism, mental health challenges, children and young people, older people including those with dementia and their carers. Delivered via local hubs, community outreach, online and telephone.

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY AND OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY DURING THE YEAR ARE TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING BY PROVIDING FOR THE CARE, ACCOMMODATION,TRAINING, EDUCATION, FUTURE LIVING, EMPLOYMENT, OCCUPATION AND SUSTENANCE OF PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS, IN ORDER TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE.

To enable people living in the later stages of any life limiting illness to die at home with dignity, independence & surrounded by their loved ones if that is their choice. Services include, hands on care, equipment loan, physiotherapy, complementary therapy, counselling, bereavement, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, training & advanced care planning. Services are free of charge, 24/7, 365 days a year

Providing accommodation, with professional nursing and end of life care, for elderly and frail individuals in Knowsley and surrounding areas. Maintaining dignity, privacy, respect and independence within an environment as near as possible to normal home life. The Charity also provides 11 rehabilitation beds that enable patients to meet their goals and achieve outcomes that is person centred.

The provision of tertiary education and training (both undergraduate and postgraduate);Making grants to individuals to facilitate their education / training;Providing care / counselling services.

Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering everybody with cancer a choice of personalised cancer care. All free, safe and backed by research.

Age UK Camden is the legal name. The charity: (a) Provides services; (b) Works in partnerships; (c) Campaigns with/for older people; (d) Innovates and undertakes research. Current services include: Day Services; Information/Advice; befriending; social prescribing; counselling; shopping; computer training; support for older LGBT people.

Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs, carers support services, befriending schemes, specialist support services (grants and advice service, and debt counselling), information, tradesperson and handyman directory and volunteer schemes.

To provide convalescent, nursing and respite care for the sick and aged in the Sheffield area, through the provision of fully-serviced nursing accommodation for residential patients, and through one self-contained residential flat providing sheltered accommodation for the elderly, being fully registered with all required regulatory bodies.

The objective of the charity is to provide palliative care for patients who are suffering from life limiting illnesses including cancer, heart failure, respiratory and neurological disorders

Publish The Bone and Joint Journal, Bone & Joint Research, and Bone & Joint 360.Maintain websites containing key information for orthopaedic surgeons' education. Encourage authors to prepare and submit high-quality research.Provide production and publishing services to orthopaedic associations.

Croft Care Trust provides care for adults over the age of 18 years with physical and learning difficulties within our Nursing Home and Residential Village

Age UK Lewisham and Southwark aims to empower and enable older people to lead fulfilled lives. We do this by: - Providing services and support to address poverty and isolation - Connecting older people with their communities - Promoting health and wellbeing - Working positively with partners

The Wimbledon Guild is a dynamic charity with a longstanding heritage that helps local people to lead a better life by tackling poverty, supporting ageing & encouraging mental well-being. It provides support from the heart of the community by reaching out to people in the Merton borough with a range of services e.g. grants, counselling, outreach & activities for older people.

To support the religious and other charitable works carried out by the order and by the Roman Catholic Church and others, through the provision of nursing and residential care and community care, missionary work overseas and the support of the Congregation itself.

North Staffs Mind works to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress, primarily in North Staffordshire. The organisation has three main service areas providing support to individuals in various ways: counselling for adults, children and young people, and parents; supported housing; and training and development activity to raise awareness of mental health issues.