It provides patients of limited means the opportunity to obtain a fresh, independent, and unbiased opinion on their healthcare, without charge.
Restoring the heart of healthcare. PRIME educates, empowers, engages, enthuses and equips healthcare professionals to practise and teach an approach to healthcare that sees the patient as a person.
It raises funds for the provision of coastal defences in order to protect the village of of Happisburgh on the North Norfolk coast from coastal erosion.
The Devon and Dorset Regimental Association charity was setup to facilitate and maintain contact between all ranks of the Regiment, fostering mutual friendship between members and providing social gatherings for them. The association preserves the traditions and heritage of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, whilst fostering Esprit De Corps, comradeship combined with welfare support to it’s members. The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment was formally disbanded on 1st February 2007. No longer funded by the Army the associations remit is to continue to support those who served within it’s ranks for this country. As our comrades grow older the association is determined to support the old and bold but need your support to do this, we ask that you give generously for our veterans.
CHIVA Africa sends volunteer teams of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians to SA to train and mentor South African healthcare professionals on how to treat children and babies living with HIV, ensuring the best long term care for the youngest and most vulnerable victims.
Shenpen UK raises money to help Tibetan refugees living in exile in South India, supporting their healthcare and educational needs, and organises public events in the UK to help preserve the unique spiritual and cultural heritage of Tibet. Shenpen UK also hosts the UK teaching programme of His Eminence the 7th Dzogchen Rinpoche, one of the highest lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and holder of the Dzogchen lineage.
Ryde Inshore Rescue provides an independent Inshore Life Boat service to HM Coastguard. On call 24 hours a day throughout the year, their voluntary crews provide the primary inshore safety for the SE Solent. In 2013 they were called out 45 times and rescued or assisted 92 people, 2 dogs.& a seal.
We organise short term volunteer placements at environmental, educational, health and humanitarian projects in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Please visit: www.global-footsteps.org Follow us on twitter: @globalfootsteps Find us on Facebook: 'Global Footsteps'
The aim of Ella's Memory is to provide practical help to parents of still-born babies throughout Cornwall. The first goal is to completely renovate and equip the Daisy Suite at Treliske hospital in Truro.
Aid4Aids is a small NI charity, supporting Aids related projects that receive no Government funding in South Africa. So far it has raised £30,000, supporting 2 projects in a hospice in Khayelitsha township. The money has been used to drill a borehole to provide water and install solar panels to heat water.
Silkworth Lodge Saves Lives. Silkworth Lodge provides residential treatment for drug and alcohol dependency and can accommodate up to twelve clients at any one time. Its 8 to 12 week programme, which is abstinence based, is tailor made to each individual client.
The Circle Works is a quiet, hospitable space for people doing challenging work in the community. Community-based work is rewarding, but it can be exhausting too. The Circle Works offers refreshment, encouragement, connection with others of like mind and, most importantly, space to think.
Simpson House helps people who use drugs or are affected by someone else's drug misuse. It offers counselling & information to people in the community and Edinburgh Prison. Through it's Sunflower Garden Project it helps children who are affected by their parents substance misuse offering infant massage and groups etc.
Baby Lifeline - the leading mother and baby charity, supports the care of pregnancy and birth. We providing vital technology for maternity and special care baby units, also 'cutting edge', specialist training for health professionals and we have now launched our new training programme Birth2.
COPS is dedicated to helping surviving families rebuild their lives after the trauma of a line of duty death of a Police Officer. It aims to provide the survivors with all the help they need to cope with such a tragedy by survivors helping survivors.
ODEF works with people and organisations who focus on issues affecting active citizenship, particularly in relation to women and children. Current projects include - supporting women's groups and facilitating organisational development of small organisations responding to HIV/AIDS in Uganda. It also supports the World Childrens Prize.
Parley helps parents and relatives who have children born with, or who develop long or short term medical conditions. Based online Parley provides links that are checked and specifically chosen to help. Patroned by Tim Loughton - MP and Shadow Minister for Children
Health The Gambia is a UK based charity committed to supporting and improving healthcare in The Gambia, West Africa on a sustainable, long-term basis. It supports the vital work of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital in Banjul through the provision of medical and management expertise, medical equipment, staff training and essential supplies.
WITNESS is the only organisation in the UK dedicated to supporting people who have been abused by health and care workers. It also works to prevent abuse happening by providing information and training, undertaking research and influencing policy, legislation and regulation. Winner of a Guardian Charity Award 2005.
To cycle from John o'Groats to Land's End to raise funds to equip a new fitness suite, a new facility which every child in our growing school will have the opportunity to use and benefit from.
Anna was in the Wessex Neurological Centre at Southampton General Hospital for nearly 3 years suffering from encephalitis (her third episode). The charity's aim is to provide portable sensory equipment to aid recovery and sensory environments. Hence Anna's Room! The charity supports neurological recovery and rehabilitation wherever it is required.
PPA is a registered charity whose aim is to promote the psychological well-being of Polish minority across UK. We help over a thousand members of Polish communities each year. We are in 6 cities in UK already and want to grow even bigger to help more people.
We provide quality education by supporting DIL schools and vocational training programmes in the rural areas of Pakistan. Our vision is also to extend vocational training programmes to underpriviliged women/teenagers belonging to multi ethnic minority communities in England
Kaleidoscope provides support to people and families affected by drug and alcohol use. We are based in London and Wales. We also provide support to veterans affected by substance misuse and PTSD, and provide a day care support centre for the elderly.