Useful Contacts
Chiropody Services, Carers Support, Driving Assessment, District Nurses, Hearing Loss Services, Hoildays, Local Useful Contacts,
Medical Charities, National Useful Contacts, Physiotherapy (private), Specialist Nurses, Travel Insurance,Volunteer Transport,
Wheelchair Repairs, Wheelchair Transport
Chiropody Services

Echo centre- Thursday, Friday Monthly (prebook appointment £7:00) 01579-347836
Liskeard Hospital Podiatry ( male, female over 65, diabetic,pregnant and children can self refer. under 65 with special needs must have GP referral this service is free of charge) 01579-335203
Carers Support
Carers Support Worker Manager- Fiona Slee 01872-261035
Caradon- Gareth Jenkins 01752-847131 mob: 07968605325
Carers Forums- Lisa Richards 01872-264810
Carer Groups-
Carer Break- Tina Darrock 01208-73800
Young Carer Support- Millie Lyndfield 07968605328
Driving Assessment
Talk to GP and ask for referral to:Cornwall Mobility Centre 01872-254920
OR self referral accepted. assessments take place either in Truro or Plymouth (cost £55 or £35 if student)
District Nurses
Looe 01503-756969
Liskeard 01579-335276
Torpoint 01752-812850
Callington 01579-384814
Gunnislake 01822-833777
Saltash 01752-857452 or 01752-857453
Bodmin 01208-251536
Hearing Loss Services
  Environmental Equipment Officer- Alan Chapman 01872-253746
Rehab Sensory Loss officer- Daniel Pinder 01579-342919
Hearing Therapist Derriford- Carol Evans 01752-763168
Sensory Loss Social Worker- Sonia Shipman 01872-327723
Hearing Concern Advisor- Jackie Dore 01752-813722
Holidays
Accessible Southwest is a company set up to help visitor to the southwest with disability to find information on suitibal place to stay and visit. www.accessiblesouthwest.co.uk
Local Useful Contacts
Cornwall County Council ( this wedsite includes information on adult social care and local contacts details for adult education ect. ) www.cornwall.gov.uk
Adult social care Liskeard 01579-342919
Cornwall Blind Associatoin Truro www.cornwallblind.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau

Liskeard 01579-344444 Saltash 01579-845515 Launceston 01566-775710

Library Liskeard 01579-343285 Saltash 01752-842478 Torpoint 01752-812207
L.O.P.S (Local Opportunities Partnership) Sylvia Berry 01579-349173 Alex Lockhead 01579-340718 Pip Baxter 01752-815290
Medical Charities
Good link to National Charities www.amrc.org.uk
National Useful Contacts
D.I.A.L (Disability Information Advice Line) 01736-759-500
Adult Education link into learning www.lil.ac.uk
Benefits Agency website/advice line www.dwp.gov.uk 0800-882200
RADAR (Royal Association for Disability and Rehabililation) www.radar.org.uk
Physiotherapy (private)
Claire Berncastle 01503-250828
Tracy Thompson 01579-362890
Carol Stansfield/Evans (mainly muscular skeletal problems) 01579-362416
Specialist Nurses
MS specialist nurse referral must have confirmed diagnosis Derriford Hospital- Amanda Grant 01752-517639

Stroke Co-ordinator Liskeard Community Hospital -Helen Holroyd

01579-335623
 
Parkinsons Nurse Liskeard community Hospital- Alison Rundle
01579-335389
Coronary Care Nurse Liskeard community Hospital- Debbie Welsh 01579-335313
Huntingdons Nurse- Andrea Clarke 01840-213004
Macmillan Nurse Truro- Jill Sonter or Ruth 01872-354383
Travel Insurance
All clear plus travel insurance 02087633119
Ring Mediquote for grading on 01243-534453 then ring
Clubdirect for quote 01243-817766
Medical travel insurance 08704100650
Volunteer Transport
Age concern transport 01872-223388
Volunteer Bureau 01872-264264
WRVS 01579-348262
Wheelchair Repairs
Disablement services centre 01752-792777
Mediquip (will attend the Echo Centre if necessary) 0845-0558-1082
Tremorvah Industries 01872-324340
Plymouth Disabled Living Plympton 01752-342666
Plymouth Industrial services 01752-306630
St Austell Mobility Centre J&P Supplies 10726-74156
Wheelchair Transport
Caradon cabs 01579-340007
Trevol taxis Torpoint 01752-815000/814900 Mob: 07841141045
Richard Wilson (Ambulance, wheelchair and minibus) 01726-883460
Eamonn Launceston Mob: 07769554387
Barry mid Cornwall lifestyles 01208-79911 mob: 07967822340
Saltash Taxi 01752-840092