British Thyroid Foundation

Official Local Groups and Telephone Contacts

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)

Support groups contact details

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)


 



Telephone Contacts

Thyroid Disorders in general (+ specific areas)

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.