Local and National Services
If you are a local service and would like to be listed here email: gordon.kay@healthwatchcroydon.co.uk with your website and brief text explaining what your organisation does.
Local Services
Croydon Council is the local authority and has responsibility for public health and social care services.
Age UK Croydon is a charity for local people in later life. We offer information and advice, home services and activities.
Asian Resource Centre of Croydon was established in 1999 as a charitable organisation with a view of bringing together Asian Communities & Businesses. Our mission is to support, develop and promote voluntary/community activity that enhances the quality of life in Croydon.
Croydon BME Forum is the umbrella organisation for Croydon’s Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary and community sector; engaging people, building capacity, and promoting equality and cohesion.
Carers Information Service. Help for carers in Croydon. Provides information, advice, support, wellbeing activities and training for unpaid carers at the Carers Support Centre.
Citizens Advice Croydon is a charity, independent of government and councils, relying on funding from grants and donations. We provide free, confidential, independent and impartial advice and information on a wide range of issues, including debts, welfare benefits, housing, employment, consumer rights and relationships.
Croydon Mencap represents the interests of people with learning disabilities, their families and carers within the London Borough of Croydon.
Croydon People First (Learning Disabilities).We are local people with learning disabilities. A community of friendship, support and advocacy. Together we find our individual skills, encourage confidence and empower one another.
Croydon Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service or SENDIASS is a free, confidential and impartial service for parents and carers, children and young people (up to 25 years).
Croydon Vision. We provide information, advice and advocacy and a wide range of services to help those who are blind or partially sighted to live as independent, confident and fulfilled lives as possible.
Just Be Croydon. A website designed to help you take positive steps towards a happier and healthier you, managed by Croydon Council’s Public Health team.
Mind in Croydon is working to promote good mental health. It seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community.
Off the Record, we offer free counselling and mental health support to children and young people in Croydon.
At Parents in Partnership, Croydon we understand the many complex issues and situations that parent/carers of children and young people with disabilities and special needs come across on a daily basis.
Croydon Hearing is a charity that has been working with the hearing loss community in the borough since 1982. We provide a variety of services to support and empower people who experience hearing loss, as well as encouraging their support system.
South London Refugee Association, aim to support and empower refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in South London in order to relieve poverty and distress
National Services
NHS Choices provides an award-winning, comprehensive health information service with thousands of articles, videos and tools, helping you to make the best choices about your health and lifestyle, but also about making the most of NHS and social care services in England.
CQC, We're the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve.
Guide to social care help and support (from NHS Choices)
Assessing your care and support needs (from NHS Choices)
Guide to health services (From Citizen's Advice)
Social Care and support where to start (Age UK)
Older age advice and information (independent age)
Advice and information for those with disabilities (Disability rights)
