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Good Charities Guide 2009: Undetermined

Posted: 18 November 2009. Updated: 23 November 2009

These are charities for which there was insufficient information to determine which category they belong to. The charity may not have filled in the questionnaire fully, or may have responded by asking not to be included in the guide.

British Dyslexia Association: Campaign, lobby, provide advice and promote research regarding dyslexia.

Newlife (BDF Newlife): Provide nurse services, equipment grant services, carry out medical research and campaign for disabled and terminally ill children.

The Beit Trust: Makes grants within its “Beneficial Area” - namely Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe for Health, Education, Welfare and Environmental projects.

The Bob Champion Cancer Trust: Aims are to improve methods of detection and treatment, to identify cancer genes, and ultimately to eradicate male cancers.

The Circulation Foundation: Provide support and information for vascular disease patients and their families and raise funds for pioneering research into the causes, prevention and treatment of vascular disease.

Heart Research UK: Fund research concerning heart disease and fund communitty projects encouraging healthy lifestyles

I Can: Support the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children with a special focus on those who find this hard: children with speech, language and communication needs.

The Leverhulme Trust: Makes awards for the support of research and education.
Web: http://www.leverhulme.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7042 9883

The Lymphoma Association: A specialist UK charity that provides medical information and support to lymphatic cancer patients, their families, friends and carers.

Mencap: Offer support and advice to people with learning disabilities and lobby the government on these issues.

National Association for the Relief of Paget’s Disease: Sponsor research into the causes and treatment of Paget’s disease (a common chronic bone disorder), offer support and information and raise awareness of the disease among health professionals and the general public.
National Deaf Children’s Society: Provides emotional and practical support and campaigns for improvement of services for families with deaf children.

The Novartis Foundation: Supporting the development of a medical science workforce, champion the UK’s medical research strengths in academia, in the NHS and in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

The Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation: Promote research into the treatment of diabetes by members of the medical profession.

Skin Cancer Research Fund: Raise money for public education and medical research into skin cancer, especially melanoma, and also to aid patient support for those suffering from skin cancer.

Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability: Provides specialist assessment and multidisciplinary clinical rehabilitation services which transform the independence, confidence, dignity, and quality of life for patients with brain injury and neurological diseases.

Values Into Action: Works for research, training, policy work, consultancy, outreach and accessible information.

The Wessex MS Therapy Centre: Help members achieve the best possible quality of life that their condition allows, and to this end provide a complete service of support and therapies.

World Cancer Research Fund: Carry out research that improves our understanding about how diet, physical activity and weight management affect cancer risk.

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