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Newman Holiday Trust website www.newmantrust.org

MEDICAL

General medical advice
NHS Direct www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
BBC Health www.bbc.co.uk/health
Patient UK www.patient.co.uk

First Aid
British Red Cross www.redcross.org.uk/firstaid
Resuscitation Council www.resus.org.uk
St John’s Ambulance www.sja.org.uk

MEDICAL CONDITIONS

Asthma
Asthma UK www.asthma.org.uk

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service www.addiss.co.uk

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Autism)
National Autistic Society www.nas.org.uk
Autism Independent UK www.autismuk.com
“The Source” for Asperger(‘s) Syndrome www.asperger.org

Blindness
Royal National Institute for the Blind www.rnib.org.uk

Cerebral Palsy
Scope www.scope.org.uk

Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Trust www.cftrust.org.uk

Deafness
British Deaf Association www.bda.org.uk

Diabetes
Diabetes UK www.diabetes.org.uk

Down’s Syndrome
Down’s Syndrome Association www.downs-syndrome.org.uk

Epilepsy
Epilepsy Action www.epilepsy.org.uk
National Society for Epilepsy www.epilepsynse.org.uk

Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Society www.mssociety.org.uk
Multiple Sclerosis Trust www.mstrust.org.uk

Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign www.muscular-dystrophy.org

Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Social, Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties Association www.sebda.org
Young Minds www.youngminds.org.uk
Behaviour UK www.behaviouruk.com

Spina Bifida
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus www.asbah.org

Child Protection
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children www.nspcc.org.uk

DisabiliTies & SPecial Needs
National Childen’s Bureau – Council for Disabled Children www.ncb.org.uk/cdc
Disability Now www.disabilitynow.org.uk
Contact A Family www.cafamily.org.uk
National Association for Special Educational Needs www.nasen.org.uk

HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents www.rospa.com
Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk

Signing and Communication
Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People www.cacdp.org.uk
British Sign Language (BSL) www.british-sign.co.uk
British Sign Language Dictionary Online www.learnbsl.org
British Sign Language www.learntosign.org.uk (run by the British Deaf Association)
Makaton Vocabulary Development Project www.makaton.org
Signalong www.signalong.org.uk
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) www.pecs.org.uk

Songs
Sing Up www.singup.org
Scout Songs Virtual Songbook www.scoutsongs.com
Scouting Resources Songbook www.scoutingresources.org.uk/song_song01
Scouting Resources links to other sites www.scoutingresources.org.uk/connected_songs
Bus Songs www.bussongs.com
Kididdles – Mojo’s Musical Mouseum www.kididdles.com/mouseum
BBC CBeebies – Tweenies www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/songtime
To hear individual songs, you could also try Google, YouTube, Spotify or Songza.

ASSEMBLIES
The Assemblies Website www.assemblies.org.uk
School Assemblies for Busy Teachers www.schoolassemblies.btinternet.co.uk
Culham Institute for Religious Education www.culham.ac.uk
Praying Each Day www.prayingeachday.org

FUNDRAISING
Just Giving www.justgiving.com
Donate to the Newman Holiday Trust www.justgiving.com/newmantrust/donate
Raise funds for the Newman Holiday Trust www.justgiving.com/newmantrust/raisemoney
UK Fundraising www.fundraising.co.uk
Institute of Fundraising www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk

VOLUNTEERING AWARDS
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award www.theaward.org
V Volunteering www.vinspired.com