Support groups
For a full list of support groups, visit: patient.co.uk.
Here are some web sites that contain information about some popular support groups:
- Age Concern
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Association for Postnatal Illness
- Asthma Campaign
- Cancer Backup: a charity to support patients and relatives
- Contact-a-Family: support for parents of disabled children
- Depression Alliance: beating depression
- Diabetes UK
- IBS group: Irritable Bowel Syndrome info & support
- IBS Network: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Mental Health Foundation
- Mind: leading mental health charity
- Parenting: information from the BBC
- Samaritans (0845 790 9090)