Charities
December 2007
The information factsheet on patient groups and patient information may also contain useful information on charity resources.
BMA Charities is an independent group of four charitable bodies. It works to help all doctors and their dependents in financial need by offering one-off grants. Please contact Marian Flint, Clerk to the Trustees, on 020 7383 6142 or by email to info.bmacharities@bma.org.uk for further information. Enquiries are treated in confidence.
Print resources
General directories of charities are kept in the quick reference section:
Charity choice : the encyclopaedia of charities. 10th ed.
Waterlow Information Services, 1998
BMA location: Quick Ref 12 CHA
Chapman M. Charities digest 2003
Waterlow Information, 2003
BMA location: Quick Ref 12 CHA
Law Society. Charity and appeals directory 2001
Law Society 2000U
BMA location: Quick Ref 12 CHA
Hill L. Whitaker's Almanack 2005
A & C Black, 2004
BMA location: Quick Ref 1
Web resources
Most international organisation and many small or regional organisations have home pages which give useful information.
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
This is one of the main UK medical charities which provides financial assistance and support to members of the medical profession, their spouses, children, widows and widowers, who through illness or misfortune find themselves in need:
http://www.rmbf.org/
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
Contains useful FAQ guidelines, policy advice and a list of members' home pages:
http://www.cafonline.org/
Association of Medical Research Charities
Gives useful information about its members and includes links to those with home pages:
http://www.amrc.org.uk
PatientUK
Has useful links: