Familiy Links Page

This page provides links to:

• Relevant organisations who provide information and support for children affected by illness or disability and their families in Scotland and the UK;
• Other arts organisations for children in Scotland.

Children, Health and Hospitalistation

Children First - Childrens Health & Hospital website for Children
"Empowering children and young people through health" - a website for children and teenagers providing advice and information about hospitalisation and health.

Action for Sick Children
Action for Sick Children is the UK's leading children's healthcare charity, specially formed to ensure that sick children always receive the highest standard of care possible.

Support relating to Specific Medical Conditions

The excellent, comprehensive directory provided by Patient UK lists links to over 2,000 organisations and charities providing support relating to specific medical conditions, disabilities and syndromes, and related topics such as caring, bereavement and benefits/allowances.
Patient UK - Patient Support

Below is a small selection of organisations who work for children and their families:

Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood Trust
CLIC offers practical hands-on care relating to cancer and leukemia in childhood - not just clinical services but financial and emotional support.

Cancer Help
CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families.  It is brought to you by Cancer Research UK.

Child Brain Injury Trust
The Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) aims to improve the quality of life for all children and young people who have an acquired brain injury (ABI) and enable them to achieve their full potential.

Children's Special Needs Information Point
Snip provides advice and information on services available to children with special needs and their carers.

Child Diabetes Scotland
The aim of this website is to bring together information about a variety of centres and initiatives working together to improve the care of children with diabetes in Scotland and beyond.

Children with Leukaemia
Children with Leukaemia is the national charity dedicated to conquering childhood leukaemia through research into the causes of the disease, improving treatments for sufferers and the welfare of leukaemic children and their families.

Children's Liver Disease Foundation
The Foundation cares for babies and children with liver disease and their families by giving emotional support, by promoting research, by providing facilities and through education.

Children's Heart Federation
CHF is a federation of local and national support groups. Families in these groups live throughout the UK and Ireland.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust works to improve the lives of people with CF, raise the profile of CF and fund research into a cure.

Enlighten - Tackling Epilepsy
Enlighten - Tackling Epilepsy is a registered charity with its Head Office in Edinburgh (Scotland) which aims is to provide support to anyone directly or indirectly affected by epilepsy.

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focusing on all muscular dystrophies and allied disorders.  

National Asthma Campaign
Information about asthma, including advice for parents of children with asthma, and a Kids' Zone for children.

National Blind Children's Society
The mission of the National Blind Childres Society is to enable blind and partially sighted children and young people to achieve their recreational and educational goals.

National Deaf Children's Society
NDCS is a national charity for deaf children and their families, which exists to support parents in enabling their child to maximise their skills and abilities; and works to facilitate this process by every means possible.

National Eczema Society
The National Eczema Society is the only organisation in the UK and one of the most established organisations worldwide dedicated to the needs of people with eczema, dermatitis and sensitive skin.

The Scottish Society for Autism
The leading provider of services for autism in Scotland, delivering a comprehensive range of expertise in care, support and education for people with autism, their families and carers.

Other Relevant Health Links

Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow - Information for Parents and Families

Rachel House (Children's Hospice Association Scotland)
CHAS runs Rachel House and is the Scottish charity committed to the provision of children's hospice services in Scotland, working exclusively with children with life limiting conditions and their families.

National Association for Hospital Play Staff
Hospital Play Staff and Play Specialists provide the link between the hospitals and the Clowndoctors and are invaluable in coordinating the Clowndoctors referrals.

NHS and Government Health Information NHS Direct
Your gateway to health information on the internet

Scotland's Health on the Web - NHS Scotland

Children's Arts Organisations in Scotland

Imaginate (the Scottish International Children's Theatre Festival)
MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling - Grown-up's Website
MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling - Children's Website
TAG Theatre Company
Giant Productions
Visible Fictions Theatre Company
Wee Stories Theatre for Children
Scottish Youth Dance
Scottish Youth Theatre - Scotland's National Youth Theatre

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