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The Neurological Care Advice Service offers information, advice and support for adults living with a neurological condition. It serves users across Northern Ireland.
As a patient, relative or carer there will be times when you need to turn to someone for advice, information or support.
You may be looking for information about relevant charities and voluntary services for people with neurological conditions, answers to access and mobility questions, or information on sports and leisure activities in Northern Ireland.
You may need help with sorting out a neurological-related problem or finding the telephone number of someone that can help.
The Neurological Care Advice Service can help. It offers a friendly, free and confidential service and acts as a single point of contact to help guide users through the range of services available in Northern Ireland.
How to access the service
The Neurological Care Advice Service is available to any adult diagnosed with a neurological condition, their relatives or carers.
The service is available from Monday to Friday 9:00am-4:30pm, with an answerphone service available out of hours and Bank Holidays.
The service aims to respond to all queries within two working days.
Please note the Neurological Care Advice Service does not provide medical advice.
It is important that you raise any concerns regarding your care or medication with your GP or Specialist Nurse.
How to contact us Tel: 028 9504 2270 Email: neurocareadvice@belfasttrust.hscni.net
We are a team of specialist staff who offer services to children and adults and include those who are:
Deaf
Hard of hearing or have an acquired hearing loss
Have difficulties with Tinnitus Certified Severely Sight Impaired
Certified Sight Impaired
Visually Impaired
Deaf/ Blind (dual sensory loss)
Carers assessments
Referral to the service
A person with significant sight loss ( significant is agreed to mean a sight loss that cannot be corrected by spectacles)
and
Requires services and supports in coping with their sight loss
Lives within the SHSCT area
or
The carer of a person wth a sight loss who requires an assessment relating to their caring role
For more information see
Sensory Disability Services
(at SouthernTrust.hscni.net)
The Brain Injury Team looks after the needs of individuals who have suffered brain injury, their families and carers. Staff see individuals who have suffered brain injury at all stages of the rehabilitation and re-integration process. Priority is given to new injuries, but people with older injuries are also eligible for the service. The Team aims to give information, to help co-ordinate and enhance other services, and to promote independence and integration.
Who Are We?
The Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team (ABIRT) is a community interdisciplinary team working across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust with service users and their families & friends that have been affected by a brain injury.
What is a Brain Injury? We work with service users who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (e.g. as a result of a car accident, fall or assault) or acquired brain injury (e.g. brain damage because of a lack of oxygen to the brain or infection such as encephalitis, hydrocephalus or meningitis).
Concussion
Our concussion pathway offers information and support to people who have had a concussion. We accept referrals from GP’s and Emergency Departments. If you are concerned about symptoms related to concussion, please talk to your GP and ask them to refer to us if you think that would be helpful. You will also find useful information about concussion in our Resources Section.
What do We do?
We work with people affected by brain injury to help them understand and compensate for difficulties following brain injury such as reduced memory, fatigue, difficulties getting back to work, personality changes and/or communication problems. We also provide psychological and emotional support to help a person’s support network to adjust to life following brain injury. We support people to increase their physical abilities, strength, balance and stamina; build their independence and roles in everyday life; and to help them to return to education or employment where possible.
Where are we?
ABIRT work across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. We try to offer most of your appointments as close to your home as possible. Usually, your first appointment with the team will be in Portadown.
Our focus is to help people, on their cancer journey, by offering services and support which complements their medical care, but also helps them to cope better with the impact of cancer and its treatment on the lives of the person with cancer, plus their loved ones.
Our services are aimed at helping people to manage the impact of cancer, the side effects of treatments, the emotional impact of a diagnosis, the impact of surgery and changed body image and bereavement support when a loved-one has died from cancer. People come to us with high levels of anxiety, difficulties sleeping, financial worries, struggling with the side effects of chemotherapy and other treatments and coping with an altered body image. This can have a massive impact on their physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
The services we offer are designed to support people throughout their cancer journey, and to make that path a bit easier to navigate.
Our services include:
Counselling – delivered in-person or virtually by telephone or online by professionally qualified counsellors
Complementary therapies including massage, reflexology, aromatherapy and Emmett technique (a light touch therapy to help manage pain and discomfort).
Yoga- classes run weekly with opportunities to join online for those who are unable to travel.
Relaxation and Mindfulness sessions including a mindfulness walking group
Health eating programmes- Weekly group sessions to support people to prepare and make healthy meals, often on a budget
Financial advice and support- help and support on benefits entitlement and financial support
Each year, Charis provides about 8000 services to approximately 1200 people from all over NI. Most of our services and support are offered in-person at our Cancer Centre, which has been described as a “sanctuary” or a “safe haven”.
Our team offers support to children, young people and families affected by a brain tumour diagnosis. We’re here to help with any information you might need, answer your questions, listen and provide support. We can help you develop ways to cope, take control and connect with others who are going through similar experiences.
We have teams dedicated to supporting all ages, including Children and Families, Young Adults and Adults Support Teams.
We also offer free counselling for anyone impacted by a brain tumour diagnosis, a money and benefits clinic, online peer support groups and a wealth of resources.
We are a global organisation and support anyone impacted by a brain tumour diagnosis, including all of Northern Ireland
OGCancerNI was set up in 2018 specifically to benefit patients and families affected by Oesophago-gastric cancer. We have three main objectives:
Support: To support patients and carers affected by Oesophago-Gastric (Oesophageal and Stomach) Cancer.
Communication: To communicate the early signs and symptoms of Oesophago-Gastric cancer to promote early intervention.
Advocate: To work in partnership with healthcare providers to be patient advocates and promote best outcomes.
Our support services include; wellbeing meetings, group support and one-to-one support.
If you or a loved one or friend have been affected by an OG cancer, please do reach out.
The Community Brain Injury Team (CBIT) is based at the Grove Wellbeing Centre. It is an interdisciplinary team which provides rehabilitation for adults and their carers who have experienced the effects of a brain injury.
The team aims to provide a service in your home and community which will maximise your independence. Team members will spend time helping you and your carers to establish what you need.
Team members will work with you in order to develop a plan identifying your goals and ways of achieving these goals in small manageable steps.
Members of the team are qualified experienced staff from:
Clinical and Neuropsychology
Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech and Language Therapy
Social Work.
Referral criteria
Referral to the team may be made from a medical or professional source demonstrating that:
The individual has sustained a non-progressive acquired brain injury
Is over 18 years of age
Lives within the Belfast Trust catchment area
There is evidence of cognitive impairment
Is able to participate in goal directed rehabilitation.
Contact us Tel: 028 9504 6339 028 9504 7074 Email: CBIT.Referrals@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Diabetes is a serious life-long condition; it is one of the most common chronic conditions in the world and is a growing epidemic, which if not managed can lead to complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, nerve disease, limb amputation and blindness. It can reduce life expectancy by 10 years for Type 1 and 20 years for Type 2.
The Diabetes Specialist Nurse provides patients with up to date information, appropriate individualised education and in this way assists patients with diabetes achieve their glycaemic (and other) targets while maintaining quality of life. The Diabetes Specialist Nurse also provides patients with contact numbers for further advice and support. They also have a major role in providing training and education to all staff involved in the management of those with diabetes.
They aim to:
Provide expert knowledge for the person with diabetes to enable them to develop self-management skills.
Support, motivate and empower those with diabetes as they manage and control their diabetes
Encourage those with diabetes to achieve their target (optimal) blood glucose control
Help those with diabetes reduce the risk of acute and long-term complications.
Liaise and refer to other aspects of the diabetes service e.g. consultants, nephrology, podiatry, dietetics, psychology
Criteria for Referral to a Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Newly diagnosed patient with type 1 diabetes for commencement of insulin at home or at hospital (inpatient / outpatient)
Patients with diabetes who need to initiate or change insulin regimes
Adolescent with diabetes
Pregnant patient with diabetes (pre-existing or gestational diabetes) Newly diagnosed patient with type 2 diabetes having particular difficulties
Patient with type 2 diabetes switching to insulin therapy Patients with unstable / poorly controlled diabetes (type 1 or type 2)
Any patient who needs crisis intervention
Referrals
Down & Lisburn Primary Care Connect Tel: (028) 9598 8000
Ards Tel: (028) 9181 8361
North Down Tel: (028) 9598 8082
Headway – the brain injury association is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury.
Through its network of more than 118 groups and branches across the UK, it provides support, services and information to brain injury survivors, their families and carers, as well as to professionals in the health and legal fields.
From Headway groups or branches, legal advice and care services near you, to our Emergency Fund, Brain Injury Identity Card, helpline and much more, there are many ways in which Headway can support you after brain injury.
You can find a wide range of brain injury support and services in your area at
headway.org.uk/supporting-you/in-your-area/
(at headway.org.uk)
Lisburn Group meets every Wednesday from 10.00- 12.00
For more information or to make a referral please contact Martina McGleenan ABI coordinator martina.mcgleenan@headway.org.uk or by telephoning 07557 957 624
Call our free helpline 0808 800 2244 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. Or email helpline@headway.org.uk
We are a UK charity dedicated to providing information and support to people affected by lymphoma, those who have been diagnosed and family, friends and carers.
Our accredited information and support services include a helpline with language translation services, peer support services such as a buddy service and our online support meetings, special focus meetings and webinars, a closed Facebook support group, preparing for treatment and living well after lymphoma services, and a whole range of books as well as our informative website.