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Carers Contacts Directory


National Contacts
Local - Carer Support Services
Local - NYCC Adult and Community Services
Local - Health Services
Local - Community Mental Health Teams
Local - Department for Work and Pensions
Local - Voluntary and Independent Agencies
Local - Voluntary and Independent Agencies - Mental Health
Local - Voluntary and Independent Agencies - Transport
Local - Voluntary and Independent Agencies - Miscellaneous

National Contacts


Addaction
Drug & Alcohol Information.
020 7251 5860
www.addaction.org.uk

Adfam
Families, Drugs and Addiction.
01723 850155
020 3817 9410
www.adfam.org.uk

AFASIC
Young people with speech, language & communication needs.
020 7490 9410
www.afasic.org.uk

Age UK
0800 678 1174
www.ageuk.org.uk

Age UK Bereavement Advice
01723 379058

Al-Anon Family Groups
for Families and Friends of Alcoholics
020 7403 0888
www.al-anonuk.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous
0845 7697555

Alcohol Concern
'Making sense of alcohol'
020 75669800
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk

Alzheimer's Society
01904 633804
01723 500958
0300 222 11 22
www.alzheimers.org.uk

Bereavement Advice Centre
0800 634 9494

Cambridge Centre
Drugs and alcohol advice service
01723 367475
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5159

Carers Trust
0844 800 4361
www.carers.org

Carers UK (Carers Line)
0808 808 7777
www.carersuk.org

Carewell
Health care for carers
0333 355 9579
http://carewelluk.org

Contact a Family - helpline
0808 808 3555
www.cafamily.org.uk

Counselling Directory
0844 8030 240
www.counselling-directory.org.uk

Daycare Trust
Guide to finding child care facilities
020 7940 7510
www.daycaretrust.org.uk

Disabled Living Foundation
0300 999 0004
www.dlf.org.uk

Disability Law Service
020 7791 9800

Disability Now
0207 619 7323

www.disabilitynow.org.uk

Downs Syndrome Association
0333 1212 300

Encephalitis Society
01653 699599

Epilepsy Support Group
0808 800 5050

Families Anonymous - Famanon
Drug Addiction
0845 1200 660
www.famanon.org.uk

FRANK
Friendly, confidential drugs advice
0300 123 6600
www.talktofrank.com

Government Website - Carers Allowance
https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance

Mental Health Care
www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk

Mental Health Foundation
08457 909090
www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Multiple Sclerosis
0808 800 8000
www.mssociety.org.uk

National Autistic Society - N Yorks Branch
01845 573590

National Deaf Children’s Association
0808 800 8880

Parents Against Drug Abuse
www.pada.org.uk

RADAR
020 7250 3222
www.radar.org.uk

Release
Drugs and the Law
020 7324 2989
www.release.org.uk

Re – Solv
Substance Abuse
01785 810762
www.re-solv.org

RNIB Helpline
National Institude for the blind
0303 123 9999
www.rnib.org.uk

RNID
National institute for deaf people
0808 808 0123
text phone: 0808 808 9000
www.rnid.org.uk

Scope
Cerebal palsy
0808 800 3333

Sense
for Deaf Blind people
0845 127 0066
www.sense.org.uk/

SHINE
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus
01733 355988
www.shinecharity.org.uk

Stroke Association
0303 3033 100
www.stroke.org.uk

Young Minds Helpline
0800 018 2138


Local Carer Support Services


Caring Together - Whitby and District
01947 605757

Ryedale Carers Support
01751 432288
email: enquiries@ryedalecarers.org.uk
www.ryedalecarers.org.uk

Support for Carers - Scarborough and District
01723 364808
www.scarboroughsupportforcarers.org


NYCC Adult and Community Services


Customer Relations Unit
0845 034 9410 (local rate)

Emergency Number
(nights and weekends only)

0845 034 9417

North Yorkshire County Council
0845 241 1307
www.northyorks.gov.uk


Health Services


Department of Health
020 7210 4850
www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm

Hospital - Malton Hospital and Community Services
01653 604523

Hospital - Scarborough District Hospital
01723 368111

Hospital - Whitby Hospital
01947 604851

Hospital - York District Hospital
01904 631313

Learning Disability Service
01723 581344

NHS Direct - Health Information
111
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group
01609 767600
http://www.hambletonrichmondshireandwhitbyccg.nhs.uk/

NHS Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group
01723 343660
http://www.scarboroughryedaleccg.nhs.uk/

NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
01904 555870
http://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk

PALS - Scarborough NHS Trust
01723 342434
01723 368111

PALS - Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
0800 052 0219

Patient Relations
North Yorkshire and York (NY&Y) PCT

0800 0688 000

Rowan Lea - (Community Unit for the Elderly) Scarborough
01723 384601

St. Catherine's Hospice
01723 351421

Springwood - (Community Unit for the Elderly) Malton
01653 604550

Wheelchair Service
01723 353177


Community Mental Health Teams


Ryedale (Adult)
01653 696661

Scarborough (Adult)
01723 355095

Scarborough (Elderly)
01723 384600

Whitby (both)
01947 820294


Department for Work and Pensions


Scarborough Office
0845 6060265


Voluntary and Independent Agencies


Age UK (Scarborough\Filey)
01723 379058

Alzheimer's Society (Scarborough)
01723 500958

Cambridge Centre
Drugs and alcohol advice service

01723 367475

Citizens Advice Bureau (Scarborough)
08444 111 444

Citizens Advice Bureau (Whitby)
08444 111 444

Citizens Advice Bureau (Ryedale)
08444 111 444

Coastcall
01723 343075

Disablement Action Group
Scarborough & District)

01723 480029

Disablement Action Group
(Whitby & District)

01947 821001


Voluntary and Independent Agencies:
Mental Health


ADDept
01653 695404

Advocacy Schemes (Scarborough/Ryedale)
01723 363910

Crisis Call (out of hours service)
0800 50 1254

Mencap (Ryedale)
07557868142

Mencap (Scarborough)
01723 374819

MIND Scarborough, Whitby & Ryedale
01723 588008
scarboroughmind.co.uk

Next Steps
01653 690854

Samaritans (All offices)
0845 790 9090

Scarborough Survivors
01723 500222


Voluntary and Independent Agencies:
Transport


Dial-a-ride (Scarborough District)
01723 354434

Ryedale Car Scheme
01653 698888

Whitby 'Good Neighbours' Transport
01947 602982


Voluntary and Independent Agencies:
Miscellaneous


Blind & Partially Sighted Society
01723 354417
www.scarboroughblindsociety.co.uk

Motor Neurone Disease Association
0845 762 6262

Multiple Sclerosis Society (Scarborough)
01723 581611

Parkinson's Disease Society
01723 862681

Ryedale Counselling Service
01653 690124

Relate
01325 461500

Stroke Club (Ryedale)
0303 3033100

Stroke Club (Whitby)
01947 601937

Stroke Club (Scarborough)
01723 870956

Wilf Ward Family Trust
01751 474740

Whitby & District Disablement Action Group (Whitby DAG)
01947 821001
www.whitbydag.org.uk

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