NHS Direct
Helpline: 0845 4647
www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Childhealth
Comprehensive help and information on a variety of childhood illness and health issues
Direct.Gov – Children’s Health
Web: www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Yourchildshealthandsafety
Information & advice on health issues affecting your children.
Kids First for Health
Web: www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk
Aged between 7 and 11 years of age? Learn lots about health and hospital on Great Ormond Street Hospital’s fun health site just for kids
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Web: www.gosh.nhs.uk/gosh_families
Information links including: Coming to GOSH, Factsheets and Advice & Support.
The Rainbow Trust
Web: www.rainbowtrust.org.uk
Provides practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.
Action for Sick Children
Helpline: Freephone 0800 074 4519
Web: www.actionforsickchildren.org
UK’s leading children’s healthcare charity, specially formed to see that children receive the highest standards of healthcare possible.
The Sick Children’s Trust
Web: www.sickchildrenstrust.org
Founded to ensure that when children are seriously ill in hospital they can benefit from the love and care of the whole family.
The Well Child Organisation
Helpline: 0808 801 033
Web: www.wellchild.org.uk
UK National charity concerned with childhood illness and health issues.
Contact a Family
Helpline: 0808 808 3555
Web: www.cafamily.org.uk
Providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children - no matter what their disability or health condition.
YoungMinds
Helpline: 0800 018 2138
Web: www.youngminds.org.uk
Parents' information service gives advice to parents or carers who may be concerned about the mental health or emotional wellbeing of a child or young person.
Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Web: www.cclg.org.uk/public/links/index.php?display=1
A national professional body responsible for the organisation of the treatment and management of children with cancer in the UK. The Group's main remit is the coordination of national and international clinical trials, including biological studies. Other areas of activity include national cancer registration and provision of information for patients and families.
Clic Sargent
Child Cancer Helpline: 0800 197 0068
Web: www.clicsargent.org.uk
Every day 10 families are told their child has cancer. As the UK's leading children's cancer charity, CLIC Sargent is the only organisation to offer them all round care and support both during and after treatment.
Leukaemia Research
Web: www.lrf.org.uk
Dedicated Exclusively to researching blood cancers and disorders including Leukaemia, Hodgkins and other lymphomas and myeloma. Offers support and information to sufferers and their family via an information service and publications.
The Anthony Nolan Trust
Web: www.anthonynolan.org.uk
The Anthony Nolan Trust takes back lives from leukaemia by providing lifesaving donors for patients in need of a bone marrow transplant. Since 1974 they have helped to give over 5,800 children and adults a new chance of life.
British Bone Marrow Registry
Telephone: 0845 7 711 711
Web: www.blood.co.uk/pages/marrow_info.html
