INFORMATION
Key contacts
If you require assistance for yourself or anyone who you are caring for who is living with dementia, the following organisations can provide you with advice and support.
Key voluntary sector organisations
Age UK Berkshire
Opening times: 09.00 – 16.30, Monday to Friday
0118 959 4242
Reading Borough Council Health and Wellbeing Service
Email: wellbeing.service@reading.gov.uk
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The Alzheimer’s Society
Opening times: 09.00 – 16.30, Monday to Friday
0118 957 1183
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Dementia UK
Opening times: 09.00 – 16.30, Monday to Friday
020 8036 5400
To contact the Dementia UK Admiral Nurses for any questions about dementia;
0800 888 6678
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Younger People with Dementia (YPWD)
Opening times: 09.00 – 16.30, Monday to Friday
0118 207 2880
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Reading Borough Council Adult Social Care team
0118 937 3747
Out of hours for emergencies: 01344 351 999
Emergency Duty Service information page - click here
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Talking Therapies: 0300 365 2000
talkingtherapies.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk
For non-urgent health enquiries please call 111.
For emergencies call 999
Key carers organisations
​Reading & West Berkshire Carers' Partnership
Offering support to Carers in Reading and West Berkshire
carerspartnership.org.uk
