Useful contacts

Age UK is the country’s leading charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The charity provides services and support at a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people. The Age UK network comprises around 130 local Age UKs reaching most of England.

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. It campaigns for change, funds research to find a cure and supports people living with dementia today.

A not-for-profit campaign organisation, APIL’s 3,800 member lawyers (mainly solicitors, barristers and legal executives) are dedicated to changing the law, protecting and enhancing access to justice, and improving the services provided for victims of personal injury

BAS specialise in the manufacturing and installation of vehicle adaptations. As an installer, BAS supply and fit products for many of the leading vehicle adaptation manufacturers as well as manufacturing and installing a wide range of their own products.

The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends, and carers. It offers a range of services within Merseyside & Cheshire including counselling, welfare benefits advice, adult learning courses and support groups for different conditions. There is also a national information & advice service and a national helpline. Freephone 0800 008 6417  

Specialists in car adaptations for drivers with disabilities. Brig-Ayd Controls are a UK manufacturer and supplier of wheelchair/scooter hoists, hand controls, left foot accelerators, steering knobs and other driving aids.

Brotherwood are the UK’s Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) specialists, with a 40-year heritage of engineering comfortable, inclusive and safe mobility cars for wheelchair users.

Colostomy UK is a charity that supports and empowers people living with a stoma. We’re here if people have questions, need support or just want to talk to someone who lives with a stoma.

The Dementia Network provides practical advice to enable you, and those around you, to live well with dementia. There is a directory of dementia-friendly events, activities and services through My Dementia Network whilst The Dementia Forum provides a friendly community of support.

Dementia UK is the only national charity caring for the entire family of someone with dementia, through specialist dementia Admiral Nurses. The Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline is for anyone with a question or concern about dementia. Freephone 0800 8886678 or email helpline@dementiauk.org