UK organisations

The Fostering Network

The UK’s leading charity for everyone with a personal or professional involvement in fostering

87 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8HA
Tel: 020 7620 6400
Email: info@fostering.net
Website: www.fostering.net

Gay/Lesbian Switchboard

London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
PO Box 7324
London
N1 9QS
Tel: 020 7837 6768
Helpline: 020 7837 7324
Email:
Website: http://switchboard.lgbt 

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Provides guide dogs and mobility and other rehabilitation services to blind and partially sighted people

Burghfiled Common
Reading
RG7 3YG
Tel: 0118 983 5555
Fax: 0118 983 5433
Email: guidedogs@guidedogs.org.uk
Website: www.guidedogs.org.uk

General Medical Council

The GMC registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK. Their purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine.

Regent’s Place
350 Euston Road
London NW1 3JN
Tel: 0161 923 6602
Email: gmc@gmc-uk.org
Website: www.gmc-uk.org

Headway (brain injury association)

A charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury

Bradbury House
190 Bagnall Road
Old Basford
Nottingham
NG6 8SF
Tel: 0115 924 0800
Helpline: 0808 800 2244
Email: helpline@headway.org.uk
Website: www.headway.org.uk

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Network

Helps people with IBS achieve an improved quality of life.

Unit 5
53 Mowbray Street
Sheffield S3 8EN
Tel: 0114 272 3253
Email: info@theibsnetwork.org.uk
Website: www.theibsnetwork.org

Lupus

Information and advice on lupus.

Tel: 01708 731 251
Website: www.lupusuk.org.uk