Shears arrives in Herts
Information, advice and practical assistance providers to older people, Shears has recently set-up a service in the county.
Whether you need support to remain independent at home or want to move somewhere more suitable, Shears offers a ‘one-stop shop’ to help.
Shears offers a caring, confidential and independent service based on your own unique requirements.
For more information call Diane Pope on 0844 412 0606 or email: info@shears-uk.com
Other organisations HAD work with include:
Adapt - It
08456 441712
Adult Care Services
0300 123 4042/ 01438 737400
Statutory service provider with the County Council
Age Concern Hertfordshire
Tel: 01707 323272
Information Line: 0845 601 3446
Services and rights for older people.
Arthritis Care South East
0844 888 9111
Assist-UK
0161 834 1044
ASSIST-UK is the central/national organisation supporting exhibitions similar to the Terry Stevens Centre.
Baldock Day Service
01462 490202
Balmoral Day Service
01923 441200
Benefit Enquiry Line
0800 88 22 00
Berkhamsted and Tring Day Services
01442 873550
Bishops House Day Service
01279 755938
Borehamwood Multipurpose Day Service
01923 354630
Brig-Ayd Controls
01707 322322
British Red Cross Bushey
01923 235322
British Red Cross Central Centre
01279 428569
British Red Cross Croxley Green
01923 720485
British Red Cross Hemel Hempstead
01442 260157
British Red Cross Hertford
01992 586609
Broxbourne Borough Council
01992 785555
Broxbourne Day Services
01992 636169
Buntingford Day Centre
01763 271862
Butterwick Day Service
01727 861393
Careers UK
0800 8087777
Carers Allowance
01253 856123 / textphone 017772 899489
Carers in Hertfordshire Hemel Hempstead
01442 253344
Carers in Hertfordshire Hertford
01992 586969
Carers in Hertfordshire Hitchin
01442 456660
Child Benefit
0870 302 1444
Children Schools & Families
01707 320 697 / 01438 737500
Citizens Advice Bureau Broxbourne Borough Cheshunt
01992 635858
Citizens Advice Bureau Dacorum Berkhamsted
01442 866930
Citizens Advice Bureau Dacorum Hemel Hempstead
01442 213368 - 01442 263501
Citizens Advice Bureau Dacorum Tring
01442 825775
Citizens Advice Bureau Harlow
0845 120 3717 Advice Line
Citizens Advice Bureau Hertsmere Bushey
0870 121 2025 Advice Line
Citizens Advice Bureau Hertsmere Potters Bar
0870 121 2025 Advice Line
Citizens Advice Bureau North Herts Letchworth, Royston, Hitchin
0845 688 9897
Citizens Advice Bureau Stevenage
0845 120 3789
Citizens Advice Bureau Three Rivers Abbots Langley
01923 267949
Citizens Advice Bureau Three Rivers Oxhey
020 8421 0911
Citizens Advice Bureau Three Rivers - Rickmansworth
01923 720424
Citizens Advice Bureau Watford
01923 234949
Citizens Advice Bureau Welwyn Hatfield
01707 262607
Citizens Advice Service East Herts Bishops Stortford
0844 8489700
Citizens Advice Service East Herts Buntingford
08448 489700
Citizens Advice Service East Herts Hertford
08448 489700
Citizens Advice Service East Herts Ware
08448 489700
Classic Mobility
01438 861732
Community Legal Service
Tel: 0845 608 112
Continence Advisory Services Dacorum Three Rivers & Watford
01923 775065
Continence Advisory Services East & North Herts & Letchworth
01462 491353
Continence Advisory Services Hertsmere St Albans & Harpenden
01582 711 524
Continence Advisory Services Welwyn Hatfield
01707 324541
Crossroads
01462 455578 / 01438 745717 / 01707 372588
Disabled Persons Tax Credit
0845 3003900 / Textphone 0845 3003909
DLA / AA for Northern Ireland
0280 906 182
DVLA Helpline general enquiries
0870 240 0691
East Herts Council
01279 655261
East Herts Wheelchair Clinic
01707 332987 / 07747 768281
Falls Clinic QEII WGC
01707 365008
Falls Clinic Lister Hospital
01438 314333 /x 4036
Falls Clinic QVM Hospital Welwyn
01707 369097
Garden City Day Centre
01707 373259
Geddings Day Service
01992 469366
Greenhills Day Services
01442 232727
HAD's Pensions Advisory Service
01707 324581/07717 485085
Help with Health Costs Advice Line
0800 9177711
Hertfordshire Society For The Blind
01707 324680/ 01992 588145
HERTFORDSHIRE STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITY
Primary Care Trusts
Hertfordshire Partnership Trust
HCC Passenger Transport Unit
01992 588652
Dial-a-Ride
01923 443388
Herts Equipment Services
01707 292555
Herts Hearing Advisory
01707 324582
Herts MS Therapy Centre
01462 684214
Herts Occupational Guidance Service
07771 843613
Hertsmere Borough Council
0208 2072277
Hornbeams Day Centre
01707 330428
Inherited Serps Scheme (ISS)
0845 600 6116 / Textphone 0845 602 1913
Isabel Hospice
01707 334222
Kennedy Gardens Day Services
01462 704287/8
Leyden House Day Service Stevenage
01438 314181
Motability Harlow
0845 456 4566
New Deal for Disabled People
0800 137 177
NHS Direct
0845 4647
North Hertfordshire District Council Council
01462 474000
North Hertfordshire Wheelchair
01438 781403
Northwick Multi-Purpose Day Service
0208 421 1891
People of Herts Want Equal Rights (POHWER)
01438 740162
Provides advocates for disadvantaged and vulnerable people to help them obtain their rights.
Pension Credit Application line
0800 99 1234
Pension Direct
0845 301 3011
Pensions Information Line
0845 731 3233
Post Office 24 hour Emergency Helpline
0800 839 2101
PRIMARY CARE TRUSTS
NHS Hertfordshire
01707 390855
React
01438 743228
Remap
South Herts Disability
01442 212855
Remap
North Herts Disability
01462 640645
Route2 Mobility
01264 384 480
Samaritans
Low Rate Number
0845 7909090
Sensory Services
01707 323 336
Shopmobility WGC
01707 336688
Shopmobility Hatfield
01707 262731
Shopmobility Stevenage
01438 350300
St Albans District Council
01727 866100
Stevenage Borough Council
01438 242242
Stroke Association
0845 3033100
The Outside Clinic Home Opticians
0800 854477
Three Rivers District Council
01923 776611
Ware Road Day Service and Resource Centre
01920 461671
Watford Borough Council
01923 226400
Welwyn Hatfield Council
01707 357000
West Hertfordshire Wheelchair Service
01923 427262
Wheelchair & Scooter Hire
01438 861732