Helpful Organisations
Allergy UK
Allergy UK is a national medical charity established to represent the views and needs of people with allergy, food intolerance and chemical sensitivity. The website offers advice and support to sufferers with leaflets, factsheets and e-newsletters available.
Tel: 01322 619898
Email: info@allergyuk.org
Web:: allergyuk.org
Anna Freud Crisis Messenger
A text service providing free 24/7 crisis support for young people in the UK. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need support, you can text AFC to 85258.
Anxiety UK
For those affected by anxiety, stress and anxiety based depression.
Tel: 03444 775 774
Text Service: 07537 416 905
Email: support@anxietyuk.org.uk
Web: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Asthma & Lung UK
Asthma & Lung UK campaigns for the interests of people with asthma, provides public information in the form of leaflets and other publications and funds research. The helpline runs from 9am to 5pm weekdays and handles 1,500 calls each month.
Tel: 0300 222 5800
Email: info@asthma.org.uk
Web: https://www.asthma.org.uk
Back Care
BackCare, the charity for healthier backs, is dedicated to educating people on how to avoid preventable back pain, and supporting those living with back pain.
Tel: 0208 977 5474
Email: info@backcare.org.uk
Web:: backcare.org.uk
Bed Advice UK
Impartial advice on choosing the right bed to help you sleep better, as well as how to care for your mattress.
Tel:01756 799950
Email: help@bedadvice.co.uk
Web: https://bedadvice.co.uk/
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
Find details of all officially accredited CBT Therapists. All the practitioners listed are accredited members of either the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), which is the lead organisation for CBT in the UK and Ireland, or the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT).
Tel: 0161 705 4304
Web: www.babcp.com
British Acupuncture Council
With 3,000 qualified members it represents the largest body of professional acupuncturists in the UK. Find details of a highly qualified practitioner.
Tel: 020 8735 0400
Email: helpline@eric.org.uk
Web: www.acupuncture.org.uk
British Sleep Society
A registered charity, The British Sleep Society is a professional organisation for medical, scientific and healthcare workers dealing with sleeping disorders. Find details of sleep centres local to you.
Email: professional@sleeping.org.uk
Web: www.sleepsociety.org.uk
British Society of Pharmacy Sleep Services
To help patients with sleep problems access valid advice at their first healthcare professional interaction – with their community pharmacist.
Email: hello@bspss.org
Web: www.bspss.org
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is the professional, educational and trade union body for the country’s 45,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and assistants. It aims to support its members and help them to provide the highest standards of patient care.
Tel: 020 7306 6666
Email: enquiries@csp.org.uk
Web: www.csp.org.uk
Chathealth
Text service for young people at secondary school to talk to school nurse team. For physical and emotional health. Usually 9-5pm, Monday-Friday.
Childline
Offering a telephone helpline, online chat and email service.
Tel: 0800 1111
Web: www.childline.org.uk
CPAP
A free public information resource for those seeking to learn more about sleep apnoea and snoring and for those who are existing sleep apnoea patients on CPAP therapy.
Web: www.cpap.co.uk/
Enuresis Resource and Information Centre (ERIC)
ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity (www.eric.org.uk) is the only charity dedicated to the bowel and bladder health of all children and teenagers in the UK. ERIC provides expert support, information and understanding to children and teenagers and enables parents, carers and professionals to help them establish good bowel and bladder health.
ERIC Bladder and Bowel Helpline: 0845 370 8008 (Calls to the helpline cost 9.6p per minute, plus the phone company’s access charge)
Tel: 0117 960 3060
Email: helpline@eric.org.uk
Web: www.eric.org.uk
Headspace
An app that gives you tools and resources to look after your mind, they also have a section on sleep.
Web: www.headspace.com
Hope2Sleep Charity for Sleep Apnoea, Snoring and Sleep Disordered Breathing
A registered charity run by sleep apnoea sufferers, CPAP and non-invasive ventilator users and sleep professionals – all of whom are passionate and committed in supporting people to get the safe restful sleep they deserve. We constantly raise awareness of Sleep Apnoea and are a unique charity, in that we support patients with all kinds of sleep disordered breathing (Sleep Apnoea, Upper Airways Resistance Syndrome (UARS), Snoring (when UARS or OSA is suspected), Hypoventilation Syndromes and any other condition requiring CPAP or Non-Invasive Ventilation).
Tel: 0300 102 9711
Email: support@hope2sleep.co.uk
Web: www.hope2sleep.co.uk/
Hypnotherapy Directory
Connects individuals with qualified professionals in the UK. It offers information about what hypnotherapy is, how it can help, upcoming events, articles written by professionals and the latest hypnotherapy news.
Tel: 0333 325 2502
Web: www.hypnotherapy-directory.org.uk
London Sleep Centre
The London Sleep Centre and its associated centre The Edinburgh Sleep Centre are the only centres in the UK that provide access to the full range of services for patients with all types of sleep disorders across the life span within one location. Both are private clinics that accept referrals from General Practitioners and other medical specialists. They also accept direct patient referrals where the patients are self funding. Their specialist teams are recognised by all of the UK private health care companies and by the major international health insurance companies.
Tel: 020 7725 0523
Email: info@londonsleepcentre.com
Web: londonsleepcentre.com/
Mental Health Foundation
Provides a range of content for more information on mental health and how to look after it.
Mind
Mind offer advice and support to anyone experiencing a mental health problem.
Tel: 0300 123 3393
Web: www.mind.org.uk
Narcolepsy Association UK (UKAN)
Narcolepsy is a malfunction of the sleep/wake regulating system of the brain where the sufferer has an irresistible tendency to fall asleep – often in unlikely circumstances – or may have sudden loss of muscle control triggered by excitement, anger or amusement. The website was set up by Narcolepsy UK, and provides FREE support, advice and assistance with benefits, schooling, further education, employment, and many others areas of life
Helpline: 0345 4500 394
National Bed Federation (NBF)
The National Bed Federation is the recognised trade association representing UK manufacturers of beds and their suppliers. Founded in 1912, its members today account for about 75% of the total UK bedding turnover. It’s consumer arm, Bed Advice UK, is an independent website that helps you on your bed buying journey.
Helpline: 01756 799950
Web: www.bedfed.org.uk
Night Club
A health and wellbeing programme that uses a unique learning environment and direct engagement between sleep scientists, workers and employers to improve health at work. The evidence-based programme supports shift workers’ physical and mental health by offering a selection of practical tools, exercises and tips for workers to incorporate into their routines to alleviate the negative mental and physical impacts of disrupted circadian rhythms caused by shift work.
Sleep Apnoea Trust
Sleep apnoea is a disorder that occurs during sleep when the sleeper actually stops breathing due to a tightening of muscles in the throat which awakes them in a breathless state before quickly returning back to sleep. A registered charity and managed by volunteers, the trust aims to improve the lives of sleep apnoea patients and their families by offering information, support and non-medical advice while also sending regular newsletters to trust members.
Email: info@sleep-apnoea-trust.org
Web:: sleep-apnoea-trust.org
Sleepstation
Sleepstation is a drug-free and clinically validated sleep improvement programme. Delivered entirely online and carefully tailored to each individual, Sleepstation helps people identify the underlying causes of their sleep problem and provides the support and guidance needed to improve sleep. You can buy one of the three packages on offer or the Essentials package is available for free on the NHS.
Tel: 0333 800 9404
Email: info@sleepstation.org.uk
Web: sleepstation.org.uk
Snorer.com
Improving access to appropriate care and enhance patient choice. It believes treatment should ‘fit’ the patient, and not the other way around.
Email: contact@snorer.com
Web: www.snorer.com
Talkhealth Partnership
Connects individuals with qualified professionals in the UK. It offers information about what hypnotherapy is, how it can help, upcoming events, articles written by professionals and the latest hypnotherapy news. To ensure the professionalism of the members, each hypnotherapist has provided proof of their qualifications and insurance cover, or proof of professional body membership.
Tel: 01256 962250
Web: www.talkhealthpartnership.com
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body of psychiatrists in the UK and Ireland. The website looks at many related subjects in the area of psychiatry, one of which is sleep. Leaflets and factsheets are available to read on the site along with the option to send off for the leaflets or purchase audiotapes to help with sleeping problems.
Tel: 020 7235 2351
Email: rcpsych@rcpsych.ac.uk
Web: www.rcpsych.ac.uk
Young Minds
Young Minds offer a range of information on their website. They also run a crisis messenger service if you are experiencing a mental health crisis text YM to 85258
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