The following are official British Thyroid Foundation local support group and telephone contacts. If there is not a group in your area any of our local coordinators and telephone contacts will be happy to talk with you:- Please bear in mind that all of our local coordinators and telephone contacts are volunteers and they would appreciate phone calls being made to them during sociable hours. A key to thyroid disorders is given at the bottom of the page.
Local coordinator, Davinder, is able to give thyroid information in Panjabi, Gujarati, Urdu and Hindi. Davinder may be contacted on the following telephone number: 020 8473 2579 (U)
| BOLTON | Carole | ( 01204 853557 (FC, CS, RIC) ,inghamcaz@aol.com |
| BOURNEMOUTH/POOLE | Bob | ( 01202 722784 (U) |
| EDINBURGH | Margaret | ( 0131 664 7223 (C) |
| FIFE | Wilma | ( 01592 754688 (U) | HENLEY ON THAMES | Paul | ( 01491 574934 (O,TS, U) (calls between 7pm and 10pm please) |
| KETTERING | Olwen | ( 01536 513748 (O, RI, U) |
| LEEDS | Angela | ( 01943 873427 (U) |
| LIVERPOOL | Sue | ( 0151 2814700 (U) |
| MANCHESTER | Nia | ( 0161 7370345 (U) |
| MILTON KEYNES | Brenda | ( 01908 502214 (U) |
| OXFORD | Lesley | ( 01235 832696 (U) |
| PLUMSTEAD, LONDON | Davinder | ( 020 8473 2579 (U) |
| TADWORTH, SURREY | Jane | ( 01737 352536 (O, RI, TED, G, U) |
| UPMINSTER, ESSEX | David | ( 01708 223375 ( U) |
| Penny | ( 01225 421348 (Ch) |
| Dave | ( 07939 236313 (PC, CS, RIC) , dave.byrne3@btinternet.com |
| Jackie | ( 01344 621836 (PC, CS) |
| Anne | ( 01484 510888 (PC, CS) |
| Gay | ( 020 8846 9101 (G, TS) |
| Christine | ( 01493 721354 (FC, RIC, CS) |
| David/Mina | ( 01594 810677 |
| Sheryl | ( 0292 0610090 (U) - afternoons
only, no evening calls please , sheryl@ccallard.wanadoo.co.uk |
| Chris | ( 01462 711475 (U) , chris.kelly18@btinternet.com |
| Tom | ( 01244 547646 (O, U) , tyrclychau@btinternet.com |
| Jennifer | ( 01773 880887 (H, U) |
| Collette | ( 01695 721281 9 am - 5 pm only (isolated TSH deficiency, U) |
| Fiona | ( 01926 853320 after 7 pm (C, Hurthle Cell Neoplasm) |
| Sandra | ( 0151 474 8884 (U) - Calls before 6 pm please |
| Christopher | ( 01840 213171 (PC, FC, CS, RIC) |
| Christine | ( 01387 256776 (PC, TS, RIC) - afternoons and evenings |
| Sue | ( 01909 732476 (PC, CS, RIC) |
| Janet | ( 01322 225470 (O) |
| Jane | ( 01522 872331 (PC - during pregnancy, CS) |
| Anna | ( 01202 255159 10 am - 12 noon Mon - Fri (P-op H) |
| Brenda | ( 01908 502214 (U) | Joan | ( 01481 257268 (U) |
Key:
| O | overactive thyroid | CS | surgery for thyroid cancer | |
| U | underactive thyroid | G | goitre | |
| FC | follicular cancer of the thyroid | TS | thyroid surgery (non-cancer) | |
| C | cancer of the thyroid | RI | radioiodine treatment | |
| PC | papillary cancer of the thyroid | H | Hashimoto's | |
| RIC | radio-iodine cancer therapy | Ch | thyroid disorders in children | |
| TED | thyroid eye disease | GR | Graves' disease | |
| HCN | - Hurthle cell neoplasm | P-op H | Post-op hypoparathyroidism |
For details of meetings please click here.
If you are a BTF member interested in setting up a local group, please click here.