Useful Links

Suffolk County Council:

Customer First:
   - (Office hours) - Telephone: 0808 800 4005
   - (Out of hours – Emergency Duty Service) - Telephone: 0808 8004005

Direct payments Suffolk Independent Living - Telephone: 01473 603876
Email: suffolk@ncodp.org.uk

Family Carer Development Manager - Telephone: 01473 265987

Age UK Suffolk:
Information Ipswich Area
Telephone: 01473 359911
Website: www.ageconcernsuffolk.org.uk

Alzheimer Society:
Ipswich & East Suffolk Branch
Telephone: 01473 237301
Website: www.eastsuffolk@alzheimers.org.uk

Austism Suffolk:
Telephone: 01473 632700
Email: autism.Suffolk@nas.org.uk
Website: www.nas.org.uk/autismsuffolk

British Red Cross:
Ipswich - Telephone: 01473 219261
Woodbridge - Telephone: 01394 382614
Website: www.redcross.org.uk

Suffolk Independent Living:
Advice and support for Direct Payments for independent living.
Tel: 01473 603876
Website: www.suffolk@ncodp.org.uk

Citizen’s Advice Centre:
Ipswich - Telephone: 01473 219777
Lowestoft - Telephone: 01502 565875
Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Crossroads Care:
West Suffolk - Telephone: 01284 748811
Waveney - Telephone: 01502 574526
South East Suffolk - Telephone: 01473 730455

Headway UK:
Ipswich and East Suffolk
Telephone: 01473 704159
Email: headwayipswichsuffolk@btopenworld.com
Website: www.headwayipswich.org.uk

OPTUA:
Enabling & empowering people with disabilities
Telephone: 01473 836777
Email: enquiries@optua.org.uk
Website: www.optua.org.uk

Activities Unlimited:
Telephone: 01473 832971
Email: info@activities-unlimited.co.uk
Website: www.activities-unlimited.co.uk

Suffolk Family Carers:
Helpline: 0844 225 3099
General Enquiries: 01473 835400
Email: enquires@suffolkfamilycarers.org.uk
Website: www.suffolk-carers.org.uk

Pastel:
For children with learning or other disabilities
Telephone: 01728 604944 Email: don.tricker@pastel.org.uk
Website: www.pastel.org.uk

Suffolk Mind:
East Suffolk
Telephone: 01473 652847
Email: info@suffolkmind.org.uk
Website: www.suffolkmind.org.uk

The Suffolk Disability Information Group:
Information for people with disabilities and their carers
Email: info@dialnet.f2s.com
Website: www.dialnet2s.com/sdig

Suffolk InfoLink:
Directory of local clubs and services
Telephone: 01473 265265
Email: infolink@suffolk.gov.uk
Website: www.suffolk.gov.uk/infolink