Contact information
CARERS - DISABILITY - OLDER PEOPLE
Medical Information – NHS Direct
Wales provides a 24 hour service that gives accurate information on a range of
topics. These include GP’s, Dental Services, Support Groups, Pharmacies and
Opticians. 0845 4647
Dental Emergency – If you are unable to contact your own dentist or are not registered with one, the emergency out-of-hours helpline is
01633 415011
For information about registering with a dentist you can ring the Dental helpline on – 01495 765100 (Gwent) or 01452 318858 (Gloucester).
Monmouthshire Pharmacy
Information Helpline – Information about local pharmacies – 01495
765066
Community Health Councils – Offer information and advice about health and related services in your area. Monitors the performance of NHS service providers and gives advice and support to anyone wishing to make a complaint.
Gwent Community Health
Council – Mamhilad House, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, Gwent. 01495
740555/757600
Monmouth Health Promotion Department – Chepstow Community Hospital, Tempest Way, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP6 5YX
01291 636607
Independent Complaints
Advocacy Service – Gloucestershire 01495 527202
Abergavenny Carers Wales, Support & information group 01873 855374
Age Concern Gwent Respite Care
Services 01633 240195
Alzheimers Carer’s Support
Group – Monmouth 01600 714363 – Abergavenny 01495 768627
Chepstow & Caldicot Carers
Support Group 01291 629085
Monmouth Carers Support Group
– 01600 715638
Crossroads (caring for carers)
Chepstow & Caldicot – 01291 635632, Monmouth 01291 672750
Carers Development Worker – 01291
672352
Mental Health Carers Support Group
– 01633 613216
Community Bridges Community Centre
– 01600 715638
Abergavenny Community House –
01873 852310
Bulwark Community Centre – 01291
624138
Abergavenny Bereavement Support Group – 01873
857903
Barnardo’s Community link Project - 01873 735975
British Heart Foundation – 02920 382368
British Red Cross, Abergavenny – 01873
840624, Monmouth – 01291 625517
CAB Monmouth – 01600 712590
CAIR (Monmouthshire Disablement Association)
– 01873 859095
Caldicot Resource Centre – 01291 424277
Cruse in Gwent – 01633 489418
Diabetes UK (Abergavenny & District Group)
– 01291 672288
Epilepsy Support Group – 01600 715638
GAVO
Volunteer Bureau – 01291 672352
Gwent Alcohol Project – 01633 252045
Gwent Association for the Blind – 01495
763650
Gwent Befriending Advocacy Project – 01495
768627
Gwent Cancer Support – 01495 768633 (Young
Persons Project (Chyps) –01495 760066
Gwent Deaf Childrens society – 01633
216779
Gwent Disabled Motorists Association – 01291
622105
Gwent Epilepsy Association – 01495 763131
Gwent ME Support Group – 01291 423742
Gwent Record Office – 01633 644886
Gwent Talking Paper for the Blind – 01495
763424
Guide dogs for the Blind – 01873 857807
League of friends Mental Health –01873
853377
League of friends (Monmouth General) – 01600
713505, (Neville Hall) – 01873 857393.
Lupos UK – 02920 624511
Manic
Depression Fellowship Wales – 08456 340080
Marie Curie Cancer Care – 01873 303030
Meningitis Research Foundation (24 hour helpline) 0808 800 3344
MIND Monmouthshire – 01873 852019
Monmouth
Natural Health Centre – 01600 772622
Monmouthshire Crossroads Ltd (young carers
Project) – 01291 672862
Monmouthshire Mental Health Advocacy Project
– 01291 673952
National Osteoporosis Society – 0845
4500230
Old Station Surgery – Patient Participation
Group – 01873 858973
Parkinsons Disease Society (Abergavenny branch)
– 01873 856499
PROGRESS – Prostate Cancer support group
– 01633 234237
Rainbow Group – 01495 750333
Relate South Wales – 01633 253982
Restricted Growth Association – 01873
856044
Riding for the Disabled, Cefn Cottages, Llanarth, Raglan, Monmouthshire.
Royal
Air Force Association, Chepstow Branch – 01291 625097
Royal
Air Force Benevolent Fund – 01291 641539
Royal
British Legion, Abergavenny – 01873 830894, Usk – 01291 672510
St. Davids Foundation Hospice Care (Abergavenny
Support Group) – 01873 854672
St. John Ambulance – 01873 859319, Monmouth
– 01600 715136, Caldicot – 01291 422535
Samaritans
(Newport) – 01633 259000
Saneline
– 08457 767 8000
Scope
Cwmpas Cymru – 02920 2046 1703
SNAP
Cwmru – 01495 308310
Speak
Again Laryngectomy Support Group – 01633 775776
SSAFA
(Forces Help) – 01633 264530
Tai
Chi for special needs – 01873 830716
TENOVUS
cancer information centre – 02920 196100/484199
Usk
Luncheon Club – 01291 672323
Victim
Support – 01494 421450
Wellbeing
Group – 01600 715638
Welsh
Kidney Patients Association – 02920 742735
Womans
Aid Monmouthshire Ltd – 01873 859011
Age
Concern Gwent Information Service – 01633 240190
Age
Concern Livelong Healthy Living Project – Denise Mortimer - 01291 671311
Age Concern Community support services – (help with forms etc) Keith Green – 01291 673300
Age Concern Hospital Discharge – Jeanette Maddrell - 01873 850619
Alzheimers
Society – Gwent Befriending Project – 01495 768627
Caldicot
Day Luncheon Group – 01291 420441
Citizens
of Monmouth Interest Centre (COMIC) – 01600 715638
Community
Support Services – 01291 673300
Hospital
Discharge Service – 01873 850619
Meals
on Wheels – Usk Area – 01291 673736
Monmouthshire
Dial-a Ride – 01291 673736
Monmouthshire
Pensioners Forum – 01600 713812
Respite
Care Services – 01633 240195
CARERS - DISABILITY
- OLDER PEOPLE
