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111 services
Covering the wider area
Help&Care (HOPE Courses)
Referral form: https://www.helpandcare.org.uk/services/help-overcoming-problems-effectively/
Hope for the Community
Course examples: ANY LONG-TERM CONDITION POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME PREPARING FOR HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY (MSK) CARERS WORKPLACE WELLBEING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION PARENTS OF…
Age UK Dorset Service - Handyperson
Age UK charge an hourly rate of £25 per hour, with a minimum of 1-hour booking, and £10 per half hour thereafter. Payments can be made by card or cheque and made payable to Age UK NSWD team after the appointment. The…
Age UK Dorset Service - Handyperson
Befriending Our befriending service is there to support those who are experiencing loneliness and isolation with regular conversation and company, this service is for those who are living alone, who do not have regular…
Asthma+Lung UK
Helpline team is trained to give you information on many aspects of living with a lung condition. Asthma Forum: Lung forum:
Cancer Matters Wessex
Cancer Matters Wessex is here for you if you are affected by cancer in Dorset, Hampshire or the Isle of Wight. If you notice changes in your body or have symptoms that worry you, it is important to seek medical advice.…
Dorset Help & Care Dementia (Dementia Coordinator) Referral Service
The Dementia Coordinator Service is a non-clinical, post-diagnostic support programme delivered by Help & Care in partnership with Dorset Healthcare’s Memory Assessment Service (MAS). It helps people diagnosed with any…
EarForYou
Professional ear wax removal in your own home.
Go Girls
A support group in Dorset offering support for your cancer journey for Gynaecological cancers, contact Hilary the organiser Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist tel: [mobile withheld] Monday - Sunday 10-4 or Email…
Help and Care
Working hours: Monday- Thursday 9:00am- 17:00pm Friday 9:00am-16:30pm
Help&Care (Dementia Coordinator Service)
Many people living with Dementia feel that having support along their journey will maximise independent living and prevent a crisis. The service is available to everyone across Dorset, age 18 and over, including support…
Living Well, Taking Control
National NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, specific support for Dorset area
MND Association
Help everyone living with and affected by motor neurone disease (MND) access the help and support you need. Phone/Email support 0808 802 6262 / [email protected] Online Forum Guides Information resources |…
MS Society
Support groups in Dorset: MS Group Dorset leaflet
Multiple Sclerosis Society - Dorset Branch
Information, helpline, forum, virtual events
NHS MS Service Dorset
Info and support (managing symptoms, potential treatments) for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and their families/carers. Ask your GP or enquire direct for more info. Specialist nurses, physiotherapists and…
Post-COVID Syndrome (PCS) Service
Specialist support for people who have on-going symptoms of COVID-19 for 12 weeks or more, known as post-COVID Syndrome (PCS). The most common symptoms include: fatigue breathlessness headaches brain ‘fog’ pain in the…
Special Care Dentistry Support - DCH - Adults and Children
Special Care referral forms (Adults and Children): Community Dental Services are provided by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT). The team at Somerset provide Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry (SCPD) which is the…
The Xchange
A news and information network for Dorset families with children who are disabled or who have additional need. Free to join. All children registered on The Xchange are entitled to a Dorset Max card which gives…
West Dorset Breast Cancer Support Group
If you have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, are undergoing treatment or have recently finished treatment and are now on the path back to health, you are not alone. The West Dorset Breast Cancer Support Group…
National, phone and online
Macular Society
For sufferers of macular degeneration Local Axminster group Friday 10.30-12.30
Relate (Devon and Cornwall) - Exeter F2F Service
Other social media: https://twitter.com/Relate_charity Services offered:- Children's Counselling- Online and Telephone Counselling- Relationship Counselling- Sex Therapy- Training and Education- Young People's…
MS Trus
Our helpline is available from Monday to Friday (except UK bank holidays) from 9am to 5pm. Outside these hours you can leave us a message.
Activity Alliance
Being Active Guide An everyday guide for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions about the benefits of being active and information on how to get started. Created by Activity Alliance and Disability…
Alzheimer's Society
Support for people with dementia and their families/friends
Arthritis Action
Free online resources to help people manage their arthritis with confidence. These include exercises, recipes, fact sheets, videos from a team of experts, peer support groups, etc.