Links

Government Organisations

• The Department of Health - www.dh.gov.uk
• The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman - www.ombudsman.org.uk
• The Care Quality Commission - www.cqc.org.uk
• Office of Fair Trading - www.oft.gov.uk
• Office of the Public Guardian - www.publicguardian.gov.uk
• Government website for carers - www.direct.gov.uk/en/caringforsomeone/index.htm (used to be www.carers.gov.uk)
• NHS Patient Advice & Liaison Services (PALS) - www.pals.nhs.uk
• NHS Choices section on continuing care - http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/guide/practicalsupport/Pages/NHSContinuingCare.aspx

For contact details of PCTs and SHAs, please see our factsheet 9.

Charities And Elderly Care Support Groups

• Age UK - www.ageuk.org.uk
• Counsel & Care - www.counselandcare.org.uk
• Elderly Accommodation Counsel - www.eac.org.uk
• The Relatives & Residents Association - www.relres.org
• CareAware - www.careaware.co.uk
• The English Community Care Association website - www.ecca.org.uk
• Help the Hospices - www.helpthehospices.org.uk
• The Alzheimer’s Society - www.alzheimers.org.uk
• Mind - www.mind.org.uk

Support For Carers

• Crossroads - www.crossroads.org.uk
• Carers UK - www.carersuk.org
• Princess Royal Trust for Carers - www.carers.org