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    Chinese National Healthy Living Centre

    (Formerly London Chinese Health Resource Centre)
    29-30, Soho SquareLondonW1D 3QS
    Multilingual helpline for Chinese people on health matters; disability and carers support; internet cafe; walking to health; Hepatitis B screening and vaccination; massage and tai chi for carers; counselling service (Mandarin and Cantonese); Chinese medicine clinic; doctors' advisory service Sun 11am-4pm. Interpreters arranged for hospital…
    020 7287 0904; 020 7534 6546. Fax: 020 7534 6545

    Department for Work and Pensions Disability and Carers Service

    No local centres but jobcentres and local benefits offices can refer. Benefit enquiry line for general advice and information Phone: 0800 882 200. Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance enquiries 0845 712 3456. Carers' Allowance enquiries 01253 856 123.

    Camden and Islington Palliative Care Centre

    3rd Floor West250 Euston RoadLondonNW1 2PG
    Multi-disciplinary palliative care team providing care for all people with pain and symptoms, and for all those facing death and bereavement. Medical and nursing care at home, advice on assistance with self-care and independence, advice on all aspects of nutrition, financial and social problems, support…
    020 7380 6811. Out of hours service via UCLH switchboard on 0845 155 5000 (ask for 'palliative care') Fax: 020 7380 6812

    Camden SAMH (Services for Ageing and Mental Health)

    (Formerly known as Camden Community Mental Health Team Care of Older People)
    1st floorPeckwater CentrePeckwater StreetLondonNW5 2TX
    Community based support for older people with problems associated with ageing and mental health in Camden. Deals with assessments, follow-up of discharged patients, co-ordination of care programmes, support of carers etc. Includes community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers.
    020 3317 6541 Fax: 020 7813 8746

    Carers Direct

    Daytime National Health Service helpline and webpages to help refer carers to local advice and help. Postcode-based search facility. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).
    0808 802 0202

    Independent Age

    (Formerly Counsel and Care and Independent Age)
    Avonmore RoadLondonW14 8RL
    National advice service for older people, their families and carers. Publishes a wide range of guides and fact sheets, available to download from website. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).
    0845 262 1863 (helpline)

    Self Management UK

    (Formerly known as Expert Patient Programme Community Interest Company)
    32-36, Loman StreetLondonSE1 0EH
    Free self-management courses for people with any long-term health condition resident/GP registered within the borough of Camden. Six-week programme. Sessions last 2-3 hours and are taught by trained lay tutors who themselves live with a long-term condition.
    07500 039 739 Fax: 020 7922 7706

    Natural Death Centre

    Charity providing information about caring for people dying at home and arranging inexpensive funerals with or without using undertakers. The website has a list of natural burial sites, local services mentioned. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).
    01962 712 690 (helpline)

    Private Fostering (Camden Council)

    1st FloorCrowndale Centre218 Eversholt StreetLondonNW1 1BD
    Local authorities have a duty to ensure privately-fostered children are safe and well-cared for, hence private fostering arrangements have to be registered with the authority where the private foster carer lives. Camden Council needs to know about such arrangements to offer support and advice to…
    020 7974 6783, 020 7974 1283, 020 7974 1185 Fax: 020 7974 6799

    Camden Carers' Counselling Project

    (Formerly known as Camden Carers Centre 'Time to Talk' Project)
    The Greenwood Centre37 Greenwood Place, Kentish TownLondonNW5 1LB
    CCC’s Counselling Service offers: Appointments Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 5pm, plus one early evening appointment on a Wednesday. One to one counselling, for up to 12 sessions. Group counselling of 12 weekly 90 minute sessions, held on Monday afternoons.
    020 7428 8950 Fax: 020 7267 5352
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