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Customer Services Contact Centre - 01752 668000

Ask for the Adult Social Care Team.

Adult Social Care help people who can not manage alone due a severe illness or disability. The contact centre will put in touch with the right people who can help you.

Citizens Advice Bureau - 01752 207088 or 0870 126 4011 if you get no answer on the Plymouth number.

CAB can help with legal problems, debt, benefits, housing, employment and immigration.

Carers Champions - 01752 211348

Carers Champions offer advice and support family carers.

They also offer various 'workshops' throughout the year.

Disability Information and Advice Centre (DIAC) - 01752 201065

DIAC provide help with general information and advice.

They also provide advice on advocacy, welfare rights, training, disability discrimination legislation, fundraising for individuals, employment and disability action network.

Learning Disability Helpline (Mencap) - 0808 808 1111 or email help@mencap.org.uk

This helpline is an advice and information service for people with a learning disability, their families and carers.

Leonard Cheshire Direct Payments Support Service - 01752 201766

Information, support, assistance and publications for disabled people.

NHS Direct - 0845 4647

24 hour telephone helpline for nurse advice and information about health problems.

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Plymouth Guild (Carers Support Service) - 01752 201766

Providing health and social care information, advice and advocacy for people living in Plymouth.

Police 999 use this number if:

* life is threatened
* people are injured
* offenders are nearby
* immediate action is required

For general enquiries you can call 101 (24 hours). Use this number to report a crime or for information and advice.