Services
A quick search directory of national, regional and borough based clinical services
Age UK
T 0800 678 1602
Age UK provide information and support on financial, legal, health and wellbeing for older people. They support via their advice line, befriending service and day centres.
Age UK - Islington Future Matters Service
The Planning for the Future service is a free, community-based service for Islington residents planning their future. It offers one-to-one support for:
- setting up a Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA), a simple way of ensuring control over your health and financial decisions in future
- making an advance care plan using the using the Universal Care Plan service from the NHS which records your wishes and treatment needs, and communicates them to urgent care services in the event of an emergency., so that your personal, health care and treatment wishes are known.
Citizens Advice Brent
T 0208 438 1249
Adviceline is open Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Advisers are present at Brent Hubs and in the Civic Centre.
Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham
T 0808 278 7832
Please contact by telephone.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Citizens Advice Harrow
T 0808 250 5705
Please contact by telephone.
Opening hours are Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm. Thursday 9.30am to 1.00pm.
Citizens Advice Hillingdon
T 0808 278 7893
Citizens Advice offers independent and confidential advice over the phone for free.
Extensive online resources and directory
Helping people to find a way ahead with issues of benefits, debt, housing and a wide range of social issues.
Please contact our advice line by phone Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Citizens Advice Hounslow
T 0808 278 7830
Please contact by telephone.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Citizens Advice Kensington Chelsea
T 0808 278 7982
Please contact by telephone.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Citizens Advice Westminster
T 0808 278 7834
Please contact by telephone.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 9.15am to 4.00pm.
Community Action on Dementia Brent
The Dementia Hub Project in Brent offers tailored support to people living with dementia and their families. The team can provide advice about benefits, the social care system and how to access wellbeing support such as Dementia Cafés.
Ealing Advice Service
T 0208 579 8429
Please contact by telephone.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Find a register office
There is a legal requirement that a death be registered within five working days. It is important to let the Register Office know if the funeral is to be held within 24 hours. The person registering the death must be able to provide some basic details of the person who has died. Please take the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death to the Register Office. It is also helpful to take the person’s birth and marriage certificates, passport or NHS Medical Card, although they are not essential.
Use the web link above to find your local register office by entering your postcode.
GOV UK: Lasting power of attorney
There are 2 types of lasting power of attorney
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One covering property and finances
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Another for health and care decisions
Maggie’s
T 0300 123 1801
Maggie's has a network of centres in many locations throughout the UK. It provides free information about cancer, financial benefts and offers emotional and social support to people with cancer, as well as their family, and friends.