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Age Concern Oxford &
Oxfordshire
The Lodge, Rivermead centre, Abingdon Road, OX1 4XD
Tel:
01865 240619
mdaniel@acoxonfsbusiness.co.uk |
Advice and information for elderly
people including entering residential and nursing home care. |
Carers' Centres, South and
Vale
5 Lydalls Road, Didcot, OX11 7HX
Tel: 01235 510212
Fax:
01235 512198
Email carers@svcarers.org.uk |
Help is available if:
a person
who is frail, elderly, physically or emotionally dependent
you have a young
child with special needs
you are a young person caring, or helping to care
for a member of your family
http://svcarers.org.uk/ |
Dementiaweb
Dementiaweb-Guideposts Trust
Roosevelt
Drive, Headington, OX3 7XR
Tel: 0845 1204048
Email:
info@dementiaweb.org.uk |
DementiaWeb is an all-age dementia
information resource for Oxfordshire.
It aims to help people with dementia,
their friends, family carers and health professionals find information about
dementia and the support care services available to them in
Oxfordshire.
www.dementiaweb.org.uk |
Dialability
Tel: 01865
791818
info@disc.org.uk |
Information and Advice on
disability |
Faringdon Community First
Responder Team
Godfrey Smith
Tel: 01367 242448 |
The Faringdon Community Response
Team is part of a Nationwide initiative designed to provide trained people
within the community who are equipped with defibrillators and who give their
services on a voluntary basis by attending emergency ambulance calls.
Background Information and Press
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Family Health Services Advice
New Road,
Headington, Oxford
Tel: 01865 741174 |
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La Leche league
Faringdon
Tel: 01367 252934 |
Breast Feeding Advice
Under 5s |
Mental Health Resource
Centre
01865 728981 |
Advice, information and help for
users of mental health services, their carers and for professionals |
Nursing Home Fees
Agency
Tel: 01865 733000
Freephone: 0800 998833
enquiries@nhfa.co.uk |
Offers free advisory
service on how best to use income and invest capital when meeting the cost of
care and on entitlement to DSS/Local Authority support and legal matters
www.nhfa.co.uk |
Oxfordshire Association for the
Blind
The White House, Rivermead Centre, Abingdon Road, OX1 4XD
Tel:
01865 725595
director@oxeyes.org.uk |
Advice and support for people with
visual impairment
www.oxeyes.hiway.co.uk |
Oxfordshire Community Care
Rights
2 Home Farm Barn, Thrupp Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3NG
Tel:
01235 550888
Fax: 01235 550111
Email: admin@occr.co.uk |
Oxfordshire Community Care Rights is
an independent charity.
It provides free and confidential information,
advice and support to anyone who needs to access community care services
provided by theOxfordshire Social and Health Care Directorate. |
Oxfordshire Community Care and
Action Group
Rivermead Centre, Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4XD
Tel:
01865 724343
Fax: 01865 202422
rights@occag.fsnet.co.uk
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OCCAG is a consortium of
independent, voluntary/user/carer organisations in the community are field.
OCCAG, with member organisations, can advise you on:
- how community care works
- what services are available
- your rights
- the financial implications
- how to complain
- how to appeal
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Oxfordshire Council of Disabled
People
Tel: 01865 792226
oxoncdp@netscapeonline.co.uk |
Promotes the interests of disabled
people in Oxfordshire |
Oxfordshire Housing Rights
Centre
11 New Road, Oxford OX1 1LP
Tel: 01865 247853
ohrc@talk21.com |
Information and advice on all
housing and related matters |
Oxford Mind
125 Walton St,
OX2 6AH
office@oxmind.freeserve.co.uk |
Information and advice to people
with mental health problems and their carers about services across Oxford |
Oxfordshire Welfare
Rights
01865 744152
Email:
ocwamanager@ocwa.demon.co.uk |
Represent people at Social Security
Appeals - by referral only |
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Parentline
Tel: 0808 800 2222 |
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