Charities - children medical research and relief

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

Address: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity Legacy Department Great Ormond Street Hospital Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH

Telephone: 020 7239 3105

Fax:

Email:

legacy@gosh.org

Website:

http://www.gosh.org

Charity number: 235825 (England & Wales)

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is one of the leading children’s hospitals in the world caring for sick children from all over the country – in particular those with the most rare or severe conditions. The hospital has the largest range of paediatric specialities under one roof in the UK and is the largest centre for children with cancer and leukaemia in Europe and the largest centre for children’s heart transplants in the world. The majority of our patients need to see at least two specialists and thousands every year need to see five teams or more.

Anthony Nolan

Address: Units 2 - 3, Heathgate Place, 75 - 87 Agincourt Road, London, NW3 2NU

Telephone: 020 7284 8242

Fax: 020 7284 8202

Email:

rufus.cruft@anthonynolan.org

Website:

http://www.anthonynolan.org

Charity number: 803716 (England & Wales)

Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with blood cancer. Every day we match remarkable donors willing to donate their blood stem cells to people who desperately need lifesaving transplants.

Camp Simcha

Address: 12 Queens Road, London, NW4 2TH

Telephone: 020 8202 9297

Fax: 020 8202 6670

Email:

office@campsimcha.org.uk

Website:

http://www.campsimcha.org.uk

Charity number: 1044685 (England and Wales)

Camp Simcha was founded in the UK and became a Registered Charity in February 1995. The charity aims to improve the quality of life for children and teenagers from the Jewish Community throughout the UK with cancer and other life threatening illnesses, as well as their families. Camp Simcha provides emotional and practical support for parents and powerful positive experiences for the children.

Children with Cancer UK

Address: 51 Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JQ

Telephone: 020 7404 0808

Fax: 020 7404 3666

Email:

info@childrenwithcancer.org.uk

Website:

www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk

Charity number: 298405 (England & Wales)

CHILDREN with CANCER UK is the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood leukaemia and other childhood cancers. Our aims are to determine the causes, find cures and provide care for children with cancer.

Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)

Address: University of Leicester, 3rd Floor, Hearts of Oak House, 9 Princess Road West, Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 6TH

Telephone: 0116 249 4460

Fax: 0116 249 4470

Email:

info@cclg.org.uk

Website:

http://cclg.org.uk

Charity number: 286669 (England & Wales)

One child in 600 develops cancer – around 1,700 new cases a year in the UK and
Ireland. The types of cancer found are quite different from those in adults and
treatment must take account of the child’s future growth and development.

CLIC Sargent

Address: Room 216, Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8SG

Telephone: 0845 125 2625

Fax: 020 8752 2806

Email:

legacies@clicsargent.org.uk

Website:

www.clicsargent.org.uk/legacies

Charity number: 1107328 (England and Wales), SCO39857 (Scotland)

Hearing a child has cancer is the start of a difficult journey that tests families physically, emotionally and financially. As the UK’s leading children’s charity, CLIC Sargent is there caring every step of the way, answering the needs of children, young people and their families in hospital, at home and in the community. We are there – often within hours of diagnosis - offering emotional and practical help to families who feel their world has fallen apart. CLIC Sargent Doctors, Nurses and Play Specialists offer the specialist care and support they need.

Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association

Address: Parkgate House, 356 West Barnes Lane, Motspur Park, Surrey KT3 6NB

Telephone: 020 8949 6209

Fax: 020 8942 2044

Email:

support@cicra.org

Website:

www.cicra.org

Charity number: 278212 (England & Wales), SC040700 (Scotland)

Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease, are chronic debilitating illnesses involving severe inflammation of the digestive tract. The incidence of Crohn’s Disease in children has increased dramatically over the past few years but to date there is no known cause or cure.

Friends of Rosie Children's Cancer Research Fund

Address: Cottrill Stone Lawless Solicitors (CAD), Centurion House, 129 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3ST

Telephone: 0161 834 7333

Fax: 0161 833 0556

Email:

anne.irwin@cottrills.co.uk

Website:

http://www.friendsofrosie.co.uk

Charity number: 1046278 (England & Wales)

Friends of Rosie was founded in 1991, in memory of Rosie Larkin who died of cancer aged five. Our aim is to support research into the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Address: 19 Angel Gate, City Road, London EC1V 2PT

Telephone: 020 7713 2030

Fax: 020 7713 2031

Email:

info@jdrf.org.uk

Website:

http://www.jdrf.org.uk

Charity number: 295716 (England & Wales)

Type 1 diabetes means that the body cannot regulate blood glucose levels on its own. Glucose is a type of sugar, which is a source of energy.

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition that stays with people their entire lives.

It has a life long impact on those diagnosed with it and their families.
People with type 1 diabetes rely on multiple insulin injections or pump infusions every day just to stay alive.
Type 1 diabetes is most commonly diagnosed in childhood, but it can happen at any age.

Kids Kidney Research

Address: 10 Beechwood, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 9JU

Telephone: 01403 732291

Fax:

Email:

paul@kidskidneyresearch.org

Website:

http://www.kidskidneyresearch.org

Charity number: 266630 (England and Wales)

We exist to fund vital kidney research for babies and children at the Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. We also fund renal projects nationwide under the guidance of the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology.

LATCH - Welsh Children's Cancer Charity

Address: Children’s Hospital for Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW

Telephone: 029 2074 8859

Fax: 029 2074 8868

Email:

info@latchwales.org

Website:

http://www.latchwales.org

Charity number: 1100949 (England & Wales)

LATCH is a voluntary organisation set up to support the children in Wales receiving treatment for cancer and leukaemia and their families.
Having a child diagnosed with cancer or leukaemia comes as a devastating blow. Faced with a period of months and sometimes years of gruelling treatment and an uncertain future, the related emotional ups and downs are often referred to by families as like “being on a rollercoaster”

Meningitis UK

Address: Britton Gardens, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1TF

Telephone: 0117 947 6320

Fax: 0117 9600 427

Email:

katerowland@meningitisUK.org

Website:

http://www.meningitisUK.org

Charity number: 1076774 (England & Wales)

Meningitis is a terrifying disease, which can kill in four hours. Every week, six families have to face the sudden tragedy of losing a loved one to this devastating disease. Babies, children, students and older people are most at risk.

North of England Children's Cancer Research Fund

Address: Mr J. C. Peacock, c/o Peacocks Medical Group, Benfield Business Park, Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 4NQ

Telephone: 0191 276 9631

Fax: 0191 276 9696

Email:

colin@peacocks.net

Website:

http://www.neccr.org.uk

Charity number: 510339 (England & Wales)

We all know someone who has cancer. Did you know cancer can affect Children? Unfortunately cancer and leukaemia are diseases which claim the largest toll on children’s lives; treatment can be lengthy, arduous and frightening for little children and their parents.

Teenage Cancer Trust

Address: Third Floor, 93 Newman Street, London W1T 3EZ

Telephone: 020 7612 0370

Fax:

Email:

vinny.moran@teenagecancertrust.org

Website:

www.teenagecancertrust.org

Charity number: 1062559 (England and Wales), SC039757 (Scotland)

Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity devoted to improving the lives of young people with cancer in the UK, giving them the best possible quality of life and the best chance of survival.