Welcome to HEAL

H.E.A.L

Hepatitis Education & Awareness Lothian

32 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9EZ
Contact: Anne
24 hour Hepchat helpline: 07989 532317
Also self-help, support, information and advice
info@healhelp.com

http://www.healhep.com

Capital C
For details call Semonitta:
Tel: 0131 478 7929
The group meets at:
13 East Norton Place
Edinburgh EH7 5DR

UK Hepatitis C Resource Centre 'Scotland'
UK Hepatitis C Information Line 0870 242 2467

C Level
268 Bath Street
Glasgow G2 4JR
Tel: 0141 332 2520
This peer led 'OneStop' information advice and support service is open Monday to Friday and offers:

support groups, drop in, acupuncture, massage, tai chi and reiki. Confidential testing is also available. Visit the website or phone for more details.
www.c-level.org.uk

Anam Cara
Ardoch House
25 Ardoch Street
Possilpark
Glasgow G22 5QG
Tel: contact Anam Cara on 0141 336 8093 or mobile 07766838304

We offer complementary therapies:
Massage Monday's 9am-12noon
Reiki Tuesday's 11.30-2pm
Reflexology Wednesday's 1pm-5pm

We meet as a support group for people with Hepatitis C on a Wednesday at 5.30pm and then share a meal together. Please feel free to come along and join us. Look forward to meeting you.

Bath Support Group
Is now held at:
Envolve
Green Park Station
Near Sainsburys
Tel:01225 317 996 - This helpline number is temporarily out of action, please call Brian on 07976264432 for now or email at: hepcinbath@yahoo.com
The group is held on the first Tuesday of every month from 7.30-9pm.
The group is launching a new website soon:
www.cchange.org

Helping Hands
A support group for anyone with liver disease.
Held at different venues in the Bristol area
Contact Brian Meek
Tel: 01454 311891

The CAAAD Project Hepatitis Service
Provide one to one sessions for hep C positive clients, advice, information, advocacy, complimentary therapies including full body accupuncture as well as workshops for clients and training for professionals. The service is open to anyone with hep C.

CAAAD also produces a quarterly mailout on new or relevant information on both hep C and hep B.

Contact Nigel O'Malley on 0117904 2200
The CAAAD Project
188 Lawrence Hill
Bristol BS5 ODR

Hepatitis C Project
A fulltime service set up specifically for people with hep C offering one to one support, advice, information, advocacy, referral and a telephone helpline.
Helpline: 01395 271601 open 10-5 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri.
The Project also runs 2 support groups, one in Torquay and one in Exeter - call the helpline for details.
Email: sandy@hepatitiscproject.org.uk
www.hepatitiscproject.org.uk

The Eddystone Trust
Offer free confidential information on HIV and Hepatitis C in Plymouth, Torbay and South and West Devon
Helpline: 01752 251666
www.eddystone.org.uk

G.O.L.D. - Getting Over Liver Disease
is a Liver Patient & Family Support Network covering S.W. England for people with any liver disease including transplants.
Support includes:
*Monthly Meeting in Plymouth
*Buddy Phone System
*Monthly Newsletter
*Social evenings and coffee mornings
For more details contact Annette, Shirley or Jacci on
Tel: 01752 603955 or 01752 251166
Email: Liverlittle@aol.com

The Cornwall Hepatitis C Support Group
Contact John Carter and Alan May by phone:
Helpline: 01209215000
or by e-mail: john@kernowhepc.co.uk
or write to:
The Cornwall Hepatitis C Support Group
Gwellheans
Alma Place
Redruth
Cornwall TR15 2AT

HCV-Alert
HCV-Alert
PO Box 2390
Chigwell
IG7 4WZ

Tel: 020 8502 7146 (24hours)
Email: jane.mccann1@btinternet.com

Southend on C
Southend on C is a support group run by and for people living with hepatitis C. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month from 7.30-9.00pm at:

The Small Meeting Room
SAVS Centre
29-31 Alexandra Street
Southend-on-Sea
Essex SS1 1BW

Hep C Max
Support Group for Reading is held at:
The Baptist Church
Hurricane Way
Woodley
Reading
Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of every month from 7.30-10pm
Contact Dee McGrath on 07742 441 639

The Crescent Support Group
For people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C
19 Russell Avenue
St Albans
AL3 5ES
Tel: 01727842532
Fax: 07092 163874
www.thecrescent.org.uk

Oxford Hep C Support
Meets on the first Monday of every month at:
DAAT Offices
29 New in Hall Street
Oxford

For E-mail support and information about hep C you can contact
C-Line@fsmail.net

The Hepatitis C Trust
National Telephone Helpline open 12-6pm Monday to Friday and until 7pm on Thursday evening. All calls are answered by people who have or have had hepatitis C.
Tel: 0870 200 1 200
(Member of The Telephone Helplines Association)

Support Group at The Hepatitis C Trust
The Tooting Hep C Support Group has moved to The Hepatitis C Trust and runs on 1st Monday of every month, starting on the 1st November 2004 for anyone affected by hepatitis C. It is held at:
The Hepatitis C Trust
27 Crosby Row
London SE1 3YD (nearest tube London Bridge or Borough)
The group runs from 7.00 - 8.30pm
For more details call : 020 7089 6220

West London HCV Support
321 Portobello Rd (Blenheim Project)
London W10 5SY
For more details call: 0207 388 0223
The hepatitis C support group is held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6.30-8.30pm and is open to anyone with hep C.

UK Hepatitis C Resource Centre (London based)
For anyone affected by hepatitis C in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
195 New Kent Road
London SE1 4AG
Tel: 020 7378 5495
www.hepccentre.org.uk

UK Hepatitis C Information Line:
UK wide information line operated by the resource centre, open 10.00-16.00 Monday-Friday
0870 242 2467

Support Group: Contact Davinia Springer for details about the supprot group or for information and help with any issues relating to hepatitis C.
The support group is held on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 6.30pm onwards in South London

C-Positive Action (North London)
Is a new informal group in Haringay, North London.
Call John on 0208 352 0969 for more details
or email him on cpositiveaction@hotmail.com

Annie and Sue will be happy to answer questions via the website, see the website for more details.

Support group Meetings may be held on some Saturdays in Spring 2004:
The Great Hall
(Unemployed Worker's Centre)
Flowerpot Court
127 Oak Street
Norwich
See the website for more details.

Livernorth
Hold a group at:
Freeman Hospital
Rm 137-138 High Heaton
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tel: 0191 370 2961
Meetings are held every 6 weeks and are open to everyone with any form of liver disease.
Details of the dates are in their free newsletter.
For a copy of their newsletter write to:
Freepost
NEA 2762
Co. Durham DH9 0BR
Or email: livernorth@hotmail.com
They also have a 24 hour helpline, the numbers for which are available in the newsletter

Meets 3rd Monday of every month except July & August
Open to everyone with any sort of Liver disease
Speakers are invited 6 times a year.
Tel: Megan Kirby
0121 474 5453 or Eileen Kendal 01788 814906 (after 7.30pm)

Positive About C Network
Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at:
St James Hospital
Leeds
For information please ring/text Val on: 07905 572540
info@hepcsupport.co.uk

The Brunswick Centre
Arder Road Social Club
Arden Road
Halifax
Tel: 01422 341 764
The Brunswick centre is a sexual health charity, although they have no funding specifically for hepatitis C they have opened their doors to people with hep C to join their drop in support sessions. These are held 2 Tuesdays a month between 5-8pm, where they offer volunteer support, a meal and a full range of complimentary therapies free, including massage, ear acupuncture, reflexology and Indian head massage. A specialist nurse attends the evenings.

If you have not been before please call Siobhan Fahey, specialist nurse first on Tel: 01422 224281

The Telford Hepatitis C Support Group
Meets and offers an informal drop-in service on Thursdays between 1-3pm at:
Brookside Connunity Centre
Bembridge
Brookside
Telford
For more information call Alison or Sally on Tel: 0796 100651

'C The Difference'
A hep C support group meeting for mutual support and information sharing in complete confidentiality and respect is held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays every month at 15.30 at:
The Fountain Club
Wirral Mind
Chester Street
Birkenhead
If you can't go during the day call Francis and he will see what he can arrange.
For more details contact Francis Cook:
Tel: 01551 647 2162 ' 07753853666
Email: francis.cook@ntlworld.com
Post: 144 Argyle Street South, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 9BZ

Hepatitis C Support Group
St Catherines Hospital
Church Road
Tranmere
Merseyside
CH42 01Q
Tel: 0151 653 3871 speak to Tommy Wilson
The group is about to restart at the end of July
Call for details.

York Support Group
Is held at:
Friends Meeting House
Friar Gate
York
Meetings are held fortnightly on 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month from 6-7pm
Tel: Mark Evans on 07773 786 613 or Mark Bird on 07729 852009

HepCats
(Hep C awareness, treatment and support)
Cardiff
Paul and Stephen will exchange information over the phone and find out answers to your questions if they don’t have them.
They are also very happy to meet up and talk on neutral ground.
Paul Bennett: 029 209 14550 or mobile:07810488899
Email:paulbennett2003@hotmail.com
Stephen Prendergast: 029 203 19373 or mobile: 07879264313
Email:stephenprendergast302@hotmail.com