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.
| BIRMINGHAM | Janet | ( 0121 6287435 (PC, CS, RIC) |
| BOLTON | Carole | ( 01204 853557 (FC, CS, RIC) ,inghamcaz@aol.com |
| DURHAM | Jennifer | ( 0191 5693578 (U) 7 - 9 pm weekdays only |
| EDINBURGH | Margaret | ( 0131 664 7223 (C) |
| HEREFORD | Denise | ( 01432 271561 (O, RI, U) 7 - 9.30 pm |
| LIVERPOOL | Sandra | ( 0151 474 8884 (U) |
| MANCHESTER/SALFORD | Nia | ( 01942 819195 (U) weekdays after 6 pm; any time at weekends |
| MILTON KEYNES | Brenda | ( 01908 502214 (U) |
| NEWCASTLE AND NORTH TYNESIDE | Judith | ( 0191 2531765 (U) |
| OXFORD | Lesley | ( 01235 832696 (U) |
| Penny | ( 01225 421348 (Ch) |
| Debby | ( 0208 9597257 (Ch) |
| Dave | ( 07939 236313 (PC, CS, RIC) , dave.byrne3@tiscali.co.uk |
| Jackie | ( 01344 621836 (PC, CS) |
| Fiona | ( 01926 853320 after 7 pm (C, Hurthle Cell Neoplasm) 7 - 9.30 pm |
| Christopher | ( 01840 213171 (PC, FC, CS, RIC) 9 am - 5 pm only |
| Sue | ( 01909 732476 (PC, CS, RIC) |
| Gay | ( 020 8846 9101 (G, TS) |
| Collette | ( 01695 721281 (isolated TSH deficiency, U) 9 am - 5 pm only |
| Brenda | ( 01908 502214 (U) |
| Wilma | ( 01592 754688 (U) |
| Joan | ( 01865 730919 (U) |
| Angela | ( 01943 873427 (U) |
| Sheryl | ( 0292 0610090 (U) afternoons
only, no evening calls please , sheryl@ccallard.wanadoo.co.uk |
| Bob | ( 01202 722784 (U) |
| Richard | ( 01483 576785 (U) |
| Olwen | ( 01536 513748 (O, RI, U) |
| Lucy | ( 0117 9424396 (GR, RI, U) 10 am to 12 noon |
| Peter | ( 01200 429145 (GR, TED) after 6 pm weekdays, any time weekends |
| Bridget | ( 01623 750330 (GR, TS, U, PH) after 6 pm weekdays, any time weekends |
Key:
| Ch | Thyroid disorders in children | TS | Thyroid surgery (non-cancer) | |
| C | Cancer of the thyroid | U | Underactive thyroid | |
| FC | Follicular cancer of the thyroid | ITSH | Isolated TSH deficiency | |
| PC | Papillary cancer of the thyroid | O | Overactive thyroid | |
| HCN | Hurthle cell neoplasm | GR | Graves' disease | |
| CS | Thyroid cancer surgery | RI | Radioiodine treatment for an overactive thyroid | |
| RIC | Radioiodine treatment in thyroid cancer | TED | Thyroid eye disease | |
| G | Goitre | PH | 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.