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England

Bedfordshire

• Mid-Anglia Region MS Site

Berkshire

• Thames Valley Region MS Society Site
• MS Therapy Centre, Reading
• The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre, Reading

Buckinghamshire

• Thames Valley Region MS Society Site
• Amersham & Chesham MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Aylesbury Vale Carers Centre
• Chilterns MS Therapy Centre
• High Wycombe MS Society Branch High Wycombe MS Society Branch

Cambridgeshire

• Mid Anglia Region MS Site
• Ely MS Society Branch
• MS Therapy Centre, Huntingdon
  Tel/Fax:: 01480 458688 e-mail: admin@mstc.fsworld.co.uk

Cheshire

• Chester, Ellsmere Port MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Cheshire Carers Centre, Northwich
• MS Support Centre, Saltney
• South East Cheshire MS Society Branch, Crewe
• Tameside, Glossop District MS Society Branch
• Vale Royal MS Society Branch
• Wirral MS Society Branch
• Westmorland MS Society Branch

Cornwall

• Cornwall & Devon MS Society Regional Site
• MS Therapy Centre for Cornwall

Derbyshire

• Trent Region MS Society Site
• Derby & Region MS Society Branch

Devon

• Devon & Cornwall MS Society Regional Site
• Exeter MS Society Branch
• MS Therapy Centre, Exeter
  Tel: 01392 447411 e-mail: info@southwestmscentre.co.uk
• Helping Hands Homecare - Devon Branch
  

Dorset

• West Region MS Society site
• Wareham & Purbeck MS Society Branch
• Bournemouth MS & District MS Society Branch, Wimborne
• MS Therapy Centre, Wimborne
  Tel: 01258 857174 e-mail: info@dorsetmstherapycentre.co.uk
  

Durham

• North of England MS Society Site
• Durham & Chester-le-street Carers
• Durham Dales Action for Carers, Bishop Auckland
• The Princess Royal Trust Durham Dales Carers Centre, Barnard Castle
• The Princess Royal Trust Derwentside Carers Centre, Consett
• Sedgefield Locality Carer Centre, Newton Aycliffe
• The Princess Royal Trust Sunderland Carers Centre
• Whickham Villa Rehabilitation Centre 
• Walkergate Park
  Tel: 0191 287 5000

Essex

• Hertfordshire and Essex MS Regional Site
• Brentwood and Billericay MS Society Branch
• Colchester MS Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Maldon Carers Centre

Gloucestershire

• West Region MS Society
• The Bristol & Avon Multiple Sclerosis Centre
• Bristol MS Therapy Centre
• Bristol MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Bristol & South Gloucestershire Carers Centre, Bristol
• Cheltenham & North Cotswolds MS Society Branch
• Gloucester & Forest of Dean MS Society Branch
• Gloucester MS Information and Therapy Centre
• Gloucestershire Carers Project, Gloucester

Hampshire

• Hampshire, Wiltshire and Islands Region MS Society Site
• Andover MS Society Branch
• Alton District MS Society Branch
• Basingstoke & District MS Society Branch
• Bournemouth & District MS Society Branch
• Gosport & Fareham MS Society Branch
• Lymington & District MS Society Branch
• Portsmouth & District MS Society Branch
• Solent MS Therapy Centre, Portsmouth
• Winchester & District MS Society Branch
• Winchester & Andover Carers Centre

Herefordshire

• West-Midlands Region MS Society Site
• MS Therapy Centre, Hereford
  Tel: 01432 261249 e-mail: sylvia.magpie@btinternet.com

Hertfordshire

• Hertfordshire and Essex MS Regional Site
• Carers in Hertfordshire
• North Herts MS Society Branch, Weston
• Mid Herts MS Society Branch
• MS Therapy Centre, Letchworth
• Thurrock MS Society Branch

Huntingdonshire

• Mid-Anglia Region MS Society Site

Kent

• Kent Region MS Site
• Ashford & Tenterden MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Medway Carers Centre, Gillingham
• Maidstone MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Medway Carers Centre
  
• Swanley MS Therapy Centre
  Tel: 01322 663042
• The Princess Royal Trust Tonbridge Carers First Centre
• Kent MS Therapy Centre

Lancashire

• Lancashire & Cumbria MS Society Region site
• Blackburn MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Blackburn Carers Centre
• The Princess Royal Trust Blackpool Carers Centre
• Chorley & District MS Society Branch
• Hyndbum & Ribble Valley Carers Centre
• Liverpool & District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Manchester Carers Centre
• Pendle & Burnley District MS Society Branch
• Preston MS Society Branch
• Rochdale District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Salford Carers Centre
• Salford MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust St Helens Carers Centre
• Trafford MS Therapy Centre
  Tel 0161 872 9444 e-mail: tmstc@ukonline.co.uk
• Warrington & District MS Society Branch
• Wigan MS Society Branch
• The Wirral MS Society Branch

Leicestershire

• Trent Region MS Society Site
• Hinckley & District MS Society Branch
• Leicester & District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust CLASP Carers Centre, Leicester
• MS Therapy Centre, Leicester
  Tel/Fax: 0116 255 7104 e-mail: mstherapy@waitrose.com
• Loughborough & District MS Society Branch

Lincolnshire

• Trent Region MS Society Site
• Share the Care, The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre, Lincoln
• Lincoln & District MS Therapy Centre
  Tel: 01522 543333

London

• London Region MS Society Site
• The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centres in London
• Barking & Dagenham MS Society Branch
  
• Bexley & Dartford MS Society Branch
• Camden MS Society Branch
• Croydon MS Society Branch
• Greenwich MS Society Branch
• Harrow MS Therapy Centre
• Hammersmith & Fulham MS Society Branch
• PAMS MS Support Group
• Redbridge MS Society Branch
• Richmond MS Society Branch
• Sutton MS Society Branch
• Waltham Forest MS Society Branch
• Walthamstow MS Action Therapy Centre
  Tel/Fax: 0208 531 9216
• Elmstead Rehabilitation Unit,
  South London Healthcare Trust,
  Queen Mary's Hospital,
  Frognal Avenue,
  Sidcup DA14 6LT
  
  Tel: 020 8302 2678 ext: 4137
  Email: kaymcdowall.net

Norfolk

• East Anglia Region MS website
• Chedgrave MS Therapy Centre
  Tel: 01508 528549 e-mail: chedgravemstherapycentre@btopenworld.com
• Great Yarmouth MS Society Branch
• Kings Lynn & District MS Therapy Centre
  Tel: 01760 724701
• North Norfolk MS Society Branch
• Norwich MS Society Branch

Northamptonshire

• Mid-Anglia Region MS Site
• The Princess Royal Trust Northampton Carers Centre

Northumberland

• North of England MS Society site
• Alnwick & District MS Society Branch
• Newcastle & Gateshead MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Gateshead Carers Centre
• The Princess Royal Trust North Tyneside Carers Centre, Wallsend
• The Princess Royal Trust South Tyneside Carers Centre, South Sheilds
• The Princess Royal Trust Sunderland Carers Centre
• PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service)
  Tel: 0800 320202

Nottinghamshire

• Trent Region MS Society Site
• Newark & Trent MS Society Branch
• MS Therapy Centre, Nottingham
  Tel: 0115 950 5991 e-mail: nmstc@btconnect.com

Oxfordshire

• Thames Valley Region MS Society Site
• Banbury MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Banbury Carers Centre
• Henley-On-Thames Branch MS
• The Princess Royal Trust North and West Oxfordshire Carers Centre, Banbury
• MS Therapy Centre (Oxford) Ltd

Shropshire

• West Midlands MS Society Region Site
• The Princess Royal Trust Walsall Carers Centre
• Telford MS Society Branch

Somerset

• Wessex and West MS Society Regional website
  
• Bath & District MS Society Branch
  
• The Care Network, Bath
• Mid Somerset MS Society Branch

Staffordshire

• West Midlands Region MS Site
• Cannock & District MS Society Branch
• North Staffs MS Society Branch
• Shrewsbury MS Society Branch
• Stafford MS Society Branch

Suffolk

• East Anglia Region MS website
• MS Therapy Centre, Ipswich
  Tel: 01473 830359 e-mail: RONALD.LEA@care4free.net
• The Princess Royal Trust Suffolk Carers Centre, Claydon

Surrey

• Surrey & Sussex MS Region Site
• Guidlford MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Guildford Carers Centre
• North Surrey MS Society Branch
• Spelthorne MS Society Branch
• Woking MS Society Branch
• Sutton & Croydon MS Therapy Centre
• Brambles Respite Care Centre
  Tel: 01293 771644
  

Sussex

• Sussex & Surrey MS Region Site
• Brighton Hove & District Branch MS Society
• Carers Liaison Project, Chichester
• Chichester & Bognor Regis MS Society Branch
• Crawley MS Society Branch
• Carers Support Service, Crawley
• The Princess Royal Trust Eastbourne Carers Centre
• Haywards Heath & District MS Society Branch
• Sussex MS Treatment Centre
• Uckfiled MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Worthing Carers Centre

Warwickshire

• West Midlands Region MS Site
• Birmingham MS Society Branch
• Coventry MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Coventry Carers Centre
• Leamington Spa MS Society Branch
• Rugby & district MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Sandwell Carers Centre, Smethwick
• Solihull MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Solihull Carers Centre
• South Warwickshire Carers support Service, Warwick
• Sutton Coldfield MS Society Branch
• Mercia MS Therapy Centre 
• Helen Ley Care Centre
  Tel: 01926 313550

Wiltshire

• Wiltshire, Hampshire and Islands Region MS Society Site
• Andover & Rural District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Andover Carers Centre
• The Princess Royal Trust Chippenham Carers Centre
• Devizes MS Society Branch
  Tel: 01380 730366 e-mail:  ladylauraii@tiscali.co.uk
• The Princess Royal Kennet Carers Centre, Pewsey
• Salisbury & District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Salisbury Carers Centre
• The Princess Royal FOCUS on Carers Self Help Carers Centre, Swindon
• The Princess Royal Trust Trowbridge Carers Centre
• Swindon Therapy Centre for MS
• Wessex MS Therapy Centre

Worcestershire

• West Midlands Region MS Society Site
• The Princess Royal Trust Worcester Carers Centre

Yorkshire

• Yorkshire Region MS Society Site
• Bradford MS Society Branch
  
• MS Therapy Centre, Cleveland
  Tel: 01642 461673
• Doncaster & District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Hambleden Carers Centre, North Allerton
• The Princess Royal Trust Harrogate Carers Centre
• Harrogate & district MS Society Branch
• Huddersfield & Kirklees MS Society Branch
• Hull, Beverley Borough & Holderness MS Society Branch
• Leeds & District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Leeds Carers Centre
• The Princess Royal Trust Scarborough & Ryedale Carers Centre, Pickering
• Ryedale MS Society Branch
• Sheffield MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust Sheffield Carers Centre
• West Yorkshire Therapy Centre
• York & District MS Society Branch
• The Princess Royal Trust York Carers Centre
• Woodlands Resource and Respite Care Centre
  Tel: 01904 430600

Channel Islands

• Islands and Wiltshire, Hampshire Region MS Society site Islands
• Guernsey MS Society Branch
• Isle of Man MS Society Branch
• Isle of Wight & Jersey MS Society Branch
• Swabrick MS Therapy Centre
  Tel: 01534 737297

SCOTLAND

• MS Society Scotland
• The Princess Royal Trust Carers in Scotland website
• Aberdeen Branch MS Society
• Berwick & Eastern Borders MS Society Branch
• Borders MS Society Branch
• Caithness MS Society Branch
• Edinburgh MS Society Branch
• Falkirk MS Society Branch
• Shetland MS Society Branch
• Leuchie MS Holiday Centre
  Tel: 01620 892864

WALES

• MS Society Wales
• The Princess Royal Trust for Carers Centres in Wales
• Gwynedd & Ynys Mon MS Society Branch
• Bridgend & District MS Society Branch
• Cardiff MS Society Branch
• Pembrokeshire MS Society Branch

N.IRELAND

• Action MS in Northern Ireland
• The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centres in Northern Ireland

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

• MSActiveSource Ireland
• MS Ireland
• Enable Ireland
• Ahead - Association for Higher Education Access and Disability
• The Carers Association
• The Disability Federation of Ireland
• The Rehab Group
• Workway
• The Equality Authority
• Comhairle - National Support agency responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy on social services.
• Department of Social and Family Affairs

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