Helpline
Definition: A telephone service offering advice relating to a specific area of interest or service, such as information on smoking cessation or benefits advice.
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Services mentioning Helpline
Helpline for
advice on money matters, benefits and entitlements, income and tax, pensions,
legal issues and consumer advice.
A telephone
helpline for members which is available between 9.00 am and 8.00 pm on weekdays and between 10 am and 6 pm on weekends and bank
holidays (see website for full details). It is run by volunteers so answerphones may be used at certain times. Callers who leave a message are contacted as soon as possible at the Society's expense.
The telephone
Helpline is available Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:00 to deal with questions about
dystonia from both members and non-members, and from healthcare professionals. Helpline staff are not medically qualified and that the Helpline cannot offer
advice about an individual's treatment or provide any type of diagnosis. The service can however provide support and information on many aspects of dystonia and its management
A
helpline for people affected by
discrimination or human rights
abuses. It can advise on the
Equality Act 2010, and your options for resolving problems formally or informally. See website for full details.
Telephone and email
helpline for practical help and
advice about
glaucoma and emotional support. The line is open Mon - Fri: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. After office hours, an answerphone is in operation, where you can leave a message and they will ring you back.
Advisers on the
helpline can provide information and
advice on
advocacy, can advise on entitlement to advocacy based on care and support needs, and can signpost and refer to relevant advocacy services and other specialist services.
The Helpline is open Monday to Friday 10am-3pm. (Newport residents should contact Dewis Centre for Independent Living).
AbilityNet offers a range of free services to enable
disabled people to make use of assitive technologies. These include free factsheets, a telephone
helpline and an on-line
assessment tool.
Local Minds support over 370,000 people across England and Wales. Their services include talking therapies, crisis
helplines, drop-in centres, employment and
training schemes, counselling and
befriending. Each local Mind is an independent charity run by local people, for local people. They are responsible for their own funding and services. Mind Cymru works together in partnership with Local Minds.
Telephone
helpline offering
advice and support to parents of
children born without eyes or with under-developed eyes.
Provides information and a range of literature about
Marfan syndrome. Members are also invited to various events organised by the association. There is a range of membership options. The basic 'Friends Membership' (which gives access to the
helpline, all online & social media resources & all standard e-news articles), is free.
The
helpline can answer questions on what it's like to have
nystagmus, on treatment and research, on
DLA, on education and employment, on driving and
discrimination, in fact anything you can think of related to nystagmus, whether congenital (early onset) or acquired (late onset). Or you can just phone for a chat with someone else who has nystagmus.
RP helpline is operated by volunteers all directly affected with a genetic eye disorder, who genuinely understand the issues faced with
daily living.
The
helpline can assist you with information on any aspect of RNIB's many services.
