Useful Organisations
Contact The Elderly is a national charity that organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for peole over 75 who live alone and who don't have family support. Visits www.Contacttheelderly.org for details of local groups
useful links to other organisations
Renfrewshire Council website has a lot of very useful information and links that are relevant to carers. You can find out more about benefits and debt advice, chidren and family care, services for those with disabilities, health and medical care and social work. Click here to visit the social care and health pages of the website.
The Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership website also provides valuable information on services available to carers and provides details of the work of the Joint Planning, Performance and Implementation Group (JPPIG) for carers. Click here to visit the website. Also look at www.checkmylifestyle.com for information on local events and opportunites to help you live a healthy life!
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde also provides information on support available to carers and links to other health websites and also offers you a chance to provide feedback on NHSGGC services. Click here to visit the NHSGGC website
Social Work Area Team Contact Details
email: paisley.sw@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Paisley Area Team, Abbey House, 8 Seedhill Road, Paisley PA1 1JT
0141 842 4197 paisley.sw@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Renfrew Area Team Renfrew Health and Social Work Team Centre, 10 Ferry Road, Renfrew
0141 207 7777 renfrew.sw@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Johnstone Are Team Floor Street, Johnstone, PA5 8TL
01505 342 300 johnstone.sw@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Care Information Scotland is a new telephone and website service providing information about care services for people in Scotland. They provide information on; getting your needs assessed, obtaining care at home, supported housing, care homes, support for carers and your rights as well as providing details of other organisations that may be able to help you. The helpline number is 08456 001 001, or visit www.careinformationscotland.co.uk
Other websites provided here may also be useful to carers
Government Websites
National Websites
- Carers Scotland
- Princess Royal Trust for Carers
- Alzheimer Scotland
- MS Society
- MND Scotland (Motor Neurone Disease Association)
- Capability Scotland
- Quarriers (Families and Disabilities)
- Heart, Chest and Stroke Association
- Have a Heart
- Family Fund
- Breathing Space (Mental Health)
- Action For Children
- Young Carers Net
- RNIB Scotland
- RNID Scotland
- Health Rights Information Scotland (HRIS)
- Pamis (supporting those affected by profound learning disabilities)
Local websites
- Acumen (local mental health services planning)
- Alzheimer Scotland Renfrewshire (respite information)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (Transport Information)
- Dykebar Hospital
- Paisley Law Centre
- Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau
- WRVS (voluntary societies)
- RAMH/Charleston Centre (Mental Health)
- The Anchor Centre (Learning Disabilities)
- The Wynd Centre (Counselling)
- The RCA Trust (addictions/trauma)
- Advice Works (Benefits and welfare advice)
- Citizens Advice Renfrewshire
Care Equipment Websites
