Alzheimer Scotland – Angus Dementia Resource Centre

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Email: angusservices@alzscot.org
Telephone: 01241 431 770
24 Hour Freephone Dementia Helpline Telephone: 0808 808 3000
Address: 262 High Street, Arbroath, DD1 1JE
Opening Hours:

  • Monday: 9am – 1pm
  • Tuesday: 9am – 1pm
  • Wednesday: 9am – 1pm
  • Thursday: 9am – 1pm
  • Friday: 9am – 1pm
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

The centre aims to support people with dementia, their families, relatives and friends at any stage of the illness. The following support is on offer:

  • Information and advice
  • Community activities for people with dementia and carers
  • Peer support groups
  • Carer support group

Angus MacMillan Support

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Catchment Area: Brechin, Montrose, Edzell and outlying areas.
Telephone (Rachel Leonard): 01356 665 014
Telephone (Sharon McFadyen): 01356 665 016
Opening Hours:

  • Monday: 9am – 4pm
  • Tuesday: 9am – 4pm
  • Wednesday: 9am – 4pm
  • Thursday: 9am – 4pm
  • Friday: 9am – 4pm
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

Macmillan Day Services run on a Thursday from 10am -3pm within the Macmillan Centre. Support is provided on a group and one-one basis. We offer complementary therapies for the patients along with Macmillan’s Move More programme (gentle exercise). A dedicated Macmillan nurse is also available in Angus.

  • Bereavement Support
  • Cancer information materials
  • Complementary therapies
  • Financial Support
  • Home visiting
  • Information
  • Support from Health Professionals
  • Transport service

Free Period Angus

Website: https://www.freeperiodangus.co.uk/
Email: communityplanning@angus.gov.uk

The Free Period Angus aim is to eradicate period poverty in Angus by the end of 2021 and Free Period Angus is the Angus Community Planning Partnership programme to deliver on the local vision. This links to the National programme launched by Scottish Government in August 2018 to ensure that anybody experiencing Period Poverty had access to period products. This is being delivered in 3 ways – Support to schools, Colleges and Communities. As well as distributing products Free Period Angus has circulated educational information to parents and local women in order to help them have valuable discussions with their families and ensure that periods are no longer a taboo subject.

The Glenloch Centre

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Telephone: 01307 475 111
Address: Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre, Station Road, Forfar, DD8 3DY

The Glenloch Centre supports people with a physical disability through a range of activities to develop, regain, adapt or maintain their skills so they can live safely in their home.  We can work with people either at the Centre or in their own home/ community setting.

For example, we may be able to support people to:

  • Increase their mobility
  • Develop their confidence whilst cooking
  • Develop their skills in the use of computers/IT solutions
  • Develop their confidence and skills in using public transport
  • Develop their confidence and skills in accessing the community setting

The service enables people to set their own individual short and long term goals that are relevant to them in meeting their needs. Other services can also be contacted that might support people achieving their goals. We ensure appropriate consideration is given to how we will meet the support needs of people receiving a service including their social; cultural and spiritual needs.

Headway Dundee & Angus

Website: https://headwaydundeeandangus.org.uk/
Email: maildesk@headwaydundeeandangus.org.uk
Telephone: 0800 027 2233
Address: c/o Caledonian House, Greemarket, Dundee, DD1 4QB

Headway Dundee and Angus (affiliated with Headway UK) is a free service, providing information and peer support, for people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) and their families and carers.

The service holds fortnightly group meetings, run by volunteers, which take place at The Steeple in Dundee city centre. Relaxed and welcoming, the meetings are a great opportunity to meet new people and develop friendships. Refreshments are provided and there is the opportunity to take part in a range of different and carefully selected activities.

The Health Shop

Website: https://www.facebook.com/NHSTaysideHealthShop/
Email: jodi.moodie@nhs.scot

The Heath Shop is a free health information resource unit that provides health promotion and disease management information.

Health shop staff and volunteers can help people living with long term conditions access information to help them manage their condition. We are able to signpost to local and national organisations and sources of support that can help further support patients with their condition.

Heart/Stroke Tayside

Website: http://www.heartstroketayside.org.uk/
Email: contact@heartstroketayside.org.uk

The Heart & Stroke Information Point works with residents in Tayside to provide a high quality, user-friendly health information website. In particular, we provide information for people who have been affected by heart disease and/or stroke conditions.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis Scotland (PMR-GCA Scotland)

Website: https://pmrgcascotland.com/
Email: dundee@pmrgcascotland.com
Support Line Telephone: 0300 777 5090

Through the website, Helpline and Support Group meetings the charity offers information, help and support throughout Scotland to those with PMR and/or GCA, and to their family and friends. For those in Angus, Dundee, Perth and Fife the nearest Support Group meets for a cuppa and a chat on the third Tuesday of each month at 11am in the hall of St. Mary’s Church in the Overgate, Dundee.

Real Life Options

Website: https://reallifeoptions.org/
Email: info@reallifeoptions.org
Telephone: 0141 471 8146
National Telephone: 01977781800
Address: Suite 1, Ground Floor, Academy House, 1346 Shettleston Road, Glasgow, G32 9AT

Real Life Options was first established in 1992 to support and empower people with learning disabilities and autism to have more choice and greater control over their lives. Over the last three decades, we have grown to become a national provider of social support and care while staying true to our core ethos.

Scottish Health Council Tayside

Website: https://www.hisengage.scot/
Email: his.engagetayside@nhs.scot
Telephone: 01382 740 074 ext. 71413
Address: North Lodge, Kings Cross, Clepington Road, Dundee, DD3 8EA

The Scottish Health Council promotes and supports patient, carer and community involvement with health and social care providers, to help shape how services are provided. This includes raising awareness of the spectrum of different ways in which people can give feedback, share views, raise concerns and use experiences to influence change and development. We also deliver free Voices Scotland Workshops for community/voluntary groups and health and social care staff, to help professionals and communities work together so that health and social care services work for everyone.

Scottish Huntington’s Association (Angus)

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Email: paula.mcfadyen@nhs.scot

To raise awareness through information and education and provide training to care providers and health professionals involved in the care of those affected by Huntington’s Disease. To provide specialist information, confidential advice, practical help and emotional support to anyone affected by Huntington’s Disease, their families and their carers. We work in close liaison with health authorities, social services and other statutory and voluntary agencies.

Scottish Veterans Support

Website: http://www.veteransscotland.co.uk/
Email: gensec@veteransscotland.org.uk
Telephone: 0131 550 1569
Fax: 0131 557 5819
Address: New Haig House, Logie Green Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4HR

We recognise that for many Veterans and their families, aspects of life after leaving the Services can be challenging.  With over 50 Veterans’ organisations in Scotland alone, we understand that it can be frustrating to find just the right person to help with a problem.

Sense Scotland

Website: https://www.sensescotland.org.uk/
Email: touchbase@sensescotland.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 330 9292
Address: TouchBase Business Centre, 43 Middlesex Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, G41 1EE

Sense Scotland was formalised as a charity in 1985. It grew quickly, from its beginnings as a small group of families pressing for services for their children, who were affected by deaf blindness, many because of maternal rubella.

Since then, the organisation has gone on to successfully support hundreds of disabled people and their families, in thousands of projects and services, throughout Scotland.

South Angus Parents of Adults with Learning Disabilities

Website: http://www.sapald.co.uk/
Email: sapald2016@outlook.com
Address: 52 Lochend Road, Carnoustie, DD7 7QF

We work with the Angus Health and Social Care Partnership and have representatives at every level – on the main Integrated Joint Board (IJB), the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) and the Carnoustie and Monifieth Locality Improvement Group (LIG). We continue to lobby for residential accommodation for our loved ones as whilst a building may become available, the Council, which provides funds for the partnership, has not released money for professional carers to support our people. We are planning to take this further, but need more members for a louder voice. In the meantime we carry out a number of local fundraising activities, well supported by our local communities, which allows us to host two members’ parties each year – one at Halloween, and one for Valentine’s Day. It was our membership of a Learning Disabilities working party, ensured the creation and availability of the opening of the Tus Nua residential respite facility in Carnoustie, and our continued pressure that has meant that there are now positive moves make the facility to physically handicapped service users as well.