Support Organisations: A to Z

We've put together an alphabetical list of support organisations, many of which we hope you will never need to use but in case you do...

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• Quads: Multiple Births Foundation
  No 292518 which is under the umbrella of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trust.
  
• Quads: TAMBA Special Needs Group
  Charity No 1076478 The Special Needs Group offers support and information to families, regional meetings, and professional study days.
  
• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
  Maintaining and developing school curriculum and associated assessments, and accrediting and monitoring qualifications in schools, colleges and at work.
  
• Qualifications: AQA
  The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance.
  
• Qualifications: City & Guilds
  City & Guilds is the leading provider of vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom.
  

• Race Relations: 1990 Trust
  UK race relations charity.
  
• Race Relations: Britkid
  Website about race, racism, and life - as seen through the eyes of the Britkids.
  
• Radiotherapy: Cancer Care Society
  Emotional support for lives touched by cancer.
  
• Radiotherapy: CancerBACUP
  Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information, practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
  
• Radiotherapy: Cancerhelp UK
  Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
  
• Radiotherapy: Cancerlink
  Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK.
  
• Radiotherapy: Children with Leukemia Trust
  Established in 1991 in order to help relieve the financial burden of bone marrow testing and transplants.
  
• Radiotherapy: Children's Leukaemia Trust
  Charity No 1000341 Supporting leukaemia research, and improving the quality of life of sufferers.
  
• Radiotherapy: Christian Lewis Children's Cancer Care
  Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues, bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
  
• Radiotherapy: CLIC
  Charity No 802396 Help for children affected by cancer, promotion of research, and financial grants to families.
  
• Radiotherapy: Leukaemia CARE Society
  Charity No 259483 Offers immediate contact with local organisers. In some cases financial help is available.
  
• Radiotherapy: Leukaemia Society (UK)
  Charity No 1040984 Offers support to affected children, families and carers, and has a special interest in bone marrow transplantation.
  
• Radiotherapy: Neuroblastoma Society
  Charity No 326385 Help and information on neuroblastoma, a highly malignant childhood cancer.
  
• Radiotherapy: Sargent Cancer Care for Children
  Charity No 256435 Counselling and financial support for children and young people affected by cancer, leukaemia, or Hodgkin's Disease.
  
• Radiotherapy: Sargent Cancer Care for Children (Scotland)
  Charity No 1085616 Sargent is a Scottish based charity offering support to children and their families.
  
• Radiotherapy: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  
• Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
  Free, confidential and non-judgemental help and support. Helpline 0208 239 1122 Mon-Friday 12-2.30pm & 7-9.30pm Weekends/ public holidays 2.30-5pm.
  
• Rare Chromosome Disorder: Unique - The Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group
  Charity No 1024624 Offers contact with families with an affected member who has the same rare chromosome disorder or who has similar symptoms or practical concerns, irrespective of specific chromosome disorder.
  
• Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association
  Charity No 326306 established in 1982 as the Raynaud's Association and renamed to include Scleroderma in 1990.
  
• Reading Problems: British Dyslexia Association
  Charity No 289243. Advice, information and help. Working to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia.
  
• Reading: Basic Skills Agency
  Agency for basic skills in England and Wales, supported and funded by the Government.
  
• Reflex Anoxic Seizures: Syncope Trust and Reflex Anoxic Seizures (STARS)
  Charity No 1084898 Syncope Trust and Reflex Anoxic Seizures (STARS )offers information and support for parents and carers of children suffering from Reflex Anoxic Seizures.
  
• Relationships: Relate
  Providing counselling, sex therapy, relationship education and training to support couple and family relationships throughout life.
  
• Renal Problems: British Kidney Patient Foundation
  Charity No 270288 This charity offers information on Nephronopthisis and other kidney diseases.
  
• Research: Children Nationwide Medical Research Fund
  Charity No 289600 Leading charity funding the research into the prevention, treatment and cure of childhood illness.
  
• Research: Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
  Charity No 262191 Major funder of all cot death research and support in the UK, and offers personal support to families by letter and telephone
  
• Research: Leukaemia Research Fund
  Charity No 216032 Combatting leukaemia and related blood disorders, including lymphomas, myelomas and aplastic anaemia.
  
• Research: National Kidney Research Fund
  Charity No 252892 Publishes a quarterly newsletter 'Kidney News' and has a wide range of information available.
  
• Residential Care: BREAK
  BREAK provides residential and day care services for profoundly disabled children, adults and families with special needs.
  
• Respiratory Syncytial (RS) Virus: Breathe Easy
  Charity No 326730 Information for parents and carers about respiratory syncytial (RS) virus and resulting chest infections in young babies.
  
• Respiritory Problems: British Lung Foundation
  UK charity for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of all lung diseases.
  
• Respite Care: Association of Children's Hospices
  Represents all the voluntary sector children's hospices and brings together over 37 voluntary sector organisations in Great Britain dedicated to the care of terminally ill children.
  
• Respite Care: BREAK
  BREAK provides residential and day care services for profoundly disabled children, adults and families with special needs.
  
• Respite Care: Carers
  This web-site is part of making good the Government's commitment in 'Caring about Carers'.
  
• Respite Care: Carers UK
  Charity No 246329 Providing support for carers throughout the UK.
  
• Respite Care: Children's Hospice Association Scotland
  Charity No SC019724 Providing hospice facilities to terminally or seriously ill children in Scotland.
  
• Respite Care: Children's Hospice South West
  Charity No 1003314 Offering respite, palliative and terminal care to children in the South West..
  
• Respite Care: Derian House Children's Hospice for the North West
  Charity No 1005165 Glasgow based charity encouraging development in children with a wide range of learning disabilities.
  
• Respite Care: Dreamflight - Holidays for Disabled Children
  Charity No 802830 Annual holidays for terminally ill children.
  
• Respite Care: Dreams Come True Charity
  Charity No 80248 Dedicated to realizing the dreams of terminally ill children.
  
• Restricted Growth Association
  Charity No 261647 Welfare and counselling services together with a regional contact network.
  
• Retinoblastoma Society
  Charity No 327493 A national charity offering support and information to people with retinoblastoma (eye cancer) and their families.
  
• Reye's Syndrome: National Reye's Syndrome Foundation of the UK
  Charity No 288064 Advice to parents of affected children and those with a Reye-like illness. It can help with equipment where appropriate.
  
• Road Safety
  Department for Transport - Road Safety
  
• Road Safety: Kerbcraft
  Department for Transport - Kerbcraft - Smart Strategies for Pedestrian Safety

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