Brain and Spine Foundation Helpline

www.brainandspine.org.uk

The Brain and Spine Helpline is an award-winning service run by neuroscience health professionals. The Helpline covers all brain and spine conditions, from the fairly common to the very rare, and can offer information and support on any medical, social or emotional issue of concern. You can also contact the helpline if you require one of our booklets or leaflets, or they can be downloaded free of charge. We can also provide additional information appropriate to your specific needs.

Summer 2005 will see the launch of the new website which will have a searchable map enabling users to find their nearest neurological centre, and a message board will be provided for people to share their experiences.

The Brain Injury Assoc of Queensland

www.biaq.com.au/facts.htm

The Association coordinates a range of services for people with a brain injury, carers, family members and professionals throughout Queensland. They produce a number of excellent factsheets and booklet.

Brain Injury Association – Quinte District

www.biaqd.ca

The Brain Injury Association - Quinte District is a not-for profit organisation dedicated to supporting individuals with Acquired Brain Injury, their families, and their communities by promoting awareness through education, information and outreach seminars.

Cochrane Neurological Network  

www.cochraneneuronet.org

The primary aims and activities of the Cochrane Neurological Network include the following:

• Facilitate the production of systematic reviews in neurology and neurosurgery
• Promote the work of and serve as liaison for neurological Cochrane Collaborative Review Groups
• Facilitate access to Cochrane reviews and disseminate reviews to a worldwide neurological audience
• Promote the evidence-based approach to healthcare in the field of neurology

Epliepsy Action  

www.epilepsy.org.uk

Our website contains everything you need to know about epilepsy

"We want to live in a society where everyone understands epilepsy and where attitudes towards people with epilepsy are based on fact not fiction." 

Greater Manchester Neurological Alliance

www.gmneuro.org.uk

It unites charities working to improve the quality of life for people in Greater Manchester with a neuroloical condition.

Meningitis

www.meningitis.org

We fund research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, and to improve survival rates and outcomes. We promote education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and give support to people affected. Our vision is a world free from meningitis and septicaemia.

National Society for Epilepsy 

www.epilepsynse.org.uk

Are you looking for epilepsy information? On this site you will find up to date information on epilepsy, causes of seizures, treatment, first aid for seizures, and lifestyle issues.

If you'd like to chat and connect with other people affected by the condition, why not visit our epilepsy forum?

The National Society for Epilepsy is the largest medical charity in the field in the UK. To find out how NSE's medical, residential and information services could help you, visit us.

Headway

www.headway.org.uk

The brain injury association

Our aim is to promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury; and to provide information, support and services to people with a brain injury, their family and carers.

Headway (Eire)

www.Headway.ie

Headway, the National Association for Acquired Brain Injury provides free community based services to individuals and their families coping with brain injury. We provide a range of services across Ireland including Day Services, Rehabilitative Training, Supported Employment, Community Access and Outreach Services along with providing a national helpline, website and a number of publications including a informative newsletter.

For further information contact our National Helpline on 1890 200 278.

International telephone number +353 (0)1 810 2066

HemiHelp website

www.hemihelp.org.uk

HemiHelp started in 1990, and became a registered charity in 1991. Its founders were a group of parents brought together by a research project based at the Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street, London.

HemiHelp now has over 2,700 family and professional members throughout the UK and the Irish Republic. For most of its existence it was run entirely by parent volunteers – and parents are still very much involved with its management. But it now has an office in London with three paid members of staff. This has enabled it to improve and expand its support and information services to its members, as well as lobbying with other child disability charities on behalf of children and young people with hemiplegia and hopefully influence future legislation on issues which affect their lives.

Internation Brain Injury Association  

E-mail: familyhelpline@biausa.org 

The Neurological Alliance

www.neural.org.uk

The Neurological Alliance enables charities to work together to improve the quality of life of all those in the UK living with a neurological condition.

This site includes:

• Details of organisations that can offer help and assistance to people with a neurological condition, their families and carers
• Publications about the latest developments
• The latest news from the Neurological Alliance
• For more information about the Neurological Alliance and the work we do take a look at our 'about the alliance' area.

The Neurological Alliance does not provide advice and information to individuals about services or specific neurological conditions. If you wish to seek this type of information please contact the relevant organisations listed under “organisations”. Most of these have helplines and websites.

The Oliver Zangwill Centre

The Oliver Zangwill Centre offers a range of courses and workshops for people working in the rehabilitation and care of adults with brain injury, combining research, the rehabilitation programme and internationally renowned speakers.

www.ozc.nhs.uk

United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) website

www.ukabif.org.uk/

We are a charity which aims to promote understanding of all aspects of Acquired Brain Injury and to provide expert input to policy makers, service providers and general public.