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Living Made Easy

Living Made Easy is a national charity that provides impartial advice, advocacy, information and training in the use of daily living equipment. It is a founder member of the Information Standard, a certification scheme for health and social care information.

Living Made Easy aims to provide knowledge and essential advice to empower and support those with needs, whether that be people with physical disabilities or those with dementia.

Telephone 0300 999 0004

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Salutem Care & Education

Clearwater Care provides specialist care services for people with complex needs, autistic conditions and serve learning disabilities. They have multiple residences in the Redbridge area.

Services promote the creation of person centred support plans based on the specific areas of interest and abilities which individuals have that promote their independence, assisting them to develop skills for personal care and daily living and supporting them to make choices whilst also ensuring them that they remain safe and healthy.

Staff have extensive experience in supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic conditions and are skilled in developing models of communication that help individuals to take the lead in creating their own person centred support plans. 

You can use the 'Search Our Services' function on their website to find the right residence for you.

Telephone 0175 325 5777

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British United Provident Association (BUPA)

The British United Provident Association, more commonly known as BUPA, is an international health and care company. In addition to providing medical insurance and private healthcare, BUPA also offers the following services:

  • hospitals, health checks, private GP services and dental services
  • physiotherapy, sports and orthopaedic medicine
  • care homes and fitness clubs
  • self-pay treatments including cosmetic surgery, dermatology services and vaccinations
  • online health information and advice

Phone lines and opening times:

  • New healthcare insurance customers: 0808 256 5672 (lines open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 20:00pm and Saturday 9:00am to 12:30pm)
  • Existing health insurance customers: 03456 090 111 (lines open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 20:00pm, Saturday 8am to 16:00pm and bank holidays 8am to 13:00pm)
  • Health assessments: 0370 218 8580 (lines open Monday to Friday 8am to 18:00pm)
  • Care homes: 0370 218 7973 (lines open Monday to Friday 8am to 18:30pm and Saturday 9am to 12:30pm)
  • Pay-as-you-go healthcare: 0345 850 8399 (lines open Monday to Friday 8am to 20:00pm and weekends 9am to 17:00pm)

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British Heart Foundation (BHF)

British Heart Foundation is a cardiovascular research charity in the UK. They provide information and advice around heart-related health issues.

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Age UK: Dementia

Age UK's dementia website page provides information and guidance around dementia-related issues. For more information, you can also use their advice line.

Telephone 0800 678 1602

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Centre for Mental Health

The Centre for Mental Health aims to improve the quality of life for people with mental health problems by influencing policy and practice in mental health and its related services.

Telephone 07746 339116

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MoneySavingExpert.com

MoneySavingExpert.com is dedicated to cutting your bills and fighting your corner with journalistic research, cutting-edge tools and a massive community – all focused on finding deals, saving cash and campaigning for financial justice. According to them, the average person in the UK can give themselves the equivalent of a 25% pay rise by being an active, savvy consumer and shifting to the very best deals - they aim to show you how. They also provide a Money makeover guide as a starting point to saving.

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Visioncall

Visioncall was established in 1994 and is a home visiting optician that provides free home eye tests for the elderly and housebound in the United Kingdom. 

Telephone 0179 954 3561

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Relay UK

Relay UK is a free service to help deaf people and those who have hearing loss or are speech impaired to communicate over the phone. It has replaced the NGT (Next Generation Text) and the old Text Relay service. It uses a live relay assistant to help you communicate.

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Social Services Research Group

The Social Services Research Group (SSRG) is an organisation which provides a network for research, planning and evaluation in social care and health sectors.

SSRG members are drawn from a wide range of professional groups and organisations sharing a common interest in the work of the caring services.

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