Organisations

Macmillan Cancer Relief
Working for the best information, treatment and care for people with cancer.

Brain Tumour Action
Organisation offering support and counselling for relatives and sufferers of brain tumours, and producing information and research on tumours and their treatment

British Lung Foundation Scotland
The British Lung Foundation exists to provide a complete package of support for people living with lung disease and the people who look after them, in hospital and at home.

Cancer Awareness in Scotland
Actively encouraging cancer prevention strategies. Activities include health promotion campaigns, information provision, lobbying, networking, and research.

Disability Information for Greater Glasgow
Aims to provide people with a disability with information they need to have control over their lives and to live life to the full. Designed for easy accessibility.

Dystonia Society
Dystonia describes a condition dominated by involuntary sustained muscle spasms which can be extremely painful. These can affect various parts of the body and cause abnormal movements and postures

Edinburgh Branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society of the UK
Aims to help people with Parkinson’s Disease (and their carers) who live in the Edinburgh and Lothian area. General information on the help that is available.

Epilepsy Scotland
Epilepsy Scotland works to support people with epilepsy throughout Scotland. Services include literature and information on epilepsy, library, helpline, training courses, community support service.

Headway
Headway is a charitable organisation whose objective is to promote understanding of all aspects of head injury and to provide information, support and services to people with head injury and their family

Imperial Cancer Research Fund
What cancer is, how cancer is treated, how cancer may be prevented. Also information about the financial, emotional and practical support available to those affected by cancer

Inverclyde Asthmatic Caring Group
Charity in Inverclyde raising funds to provide Nebuliser machines in the local area to sufferers of all respiratory ailments, for home use. News, events, links to respiration related resources.

Momentum Scotland
Aims to enable and empower disabled and excluded people to identify and achieve goals. Helps people remain active citizens within their communities, through provision of employment & support services

MS Society
The Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland is Scotland's largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis. We are part of the MS Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. About 10,400 people in Scotland have MS.

National Clinical Dataset Development Programme (NCDDP)
The National Clinical Dataset Development Programme (NCDDP) will support clinicians in developing a set of interoperable national clinical datasets, to facilitate the implementation of integrated care

Penumbra
Supporting mental health

Picker Institute Europe
An Independent research charity which measures patients’ experiences of health care and using this information to improve the provision of health care

Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland
Independent organisation providing funding for education, research and development. Supports professional development of all community nurses, midwives and health visitors working in Primary Care

Safe and Healthy Working
A new occupational health and safety service for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland. The service is run by NHS Health Scotland.

Sandyford Initiative
Glasgow wide development in sexual, reproductive and women’s health, bringing together the Centre for Women’s Health, Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care and Genitourinary Medicine services.

Scottish Association for Mental Health
Scotland's leading mental health charity, providing accommodation, support, training, employment and structured day services for people experiencing mental health problems.

Scottish Care and Information on Miscarriage
Charity managed by people who have themselves, suffered loss in pregnancy (early and late loss, infertility and in some cases childlessness). Offers individual support, telephone support, information

St. Andrews Hospice
Offers palliative care beds, beds for sick frail elderly patients, a Day Hospice with facilities for and a Home Care service

Testicular Cancer
A UK information service and informed support network for testicular cancer.

Volunteer Development Scotland - Volunteering in Health
Volunteer Development Scotland leads the Volunteering in Health strategy, designed to encourage the NHS in Scotland to make the best use of the enthusiasm, energy & commitment of volunteers