Regional care advisors

Specialist advice and support for people affected by muscle disease

Regional care advisors provide practical and emotional support for people with muscle disease and their families. They are based at NHS neuromuscular clinics in various regions throughout the UK.

Their training backgrounds include nursing, social care, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. They work with statutory service providers, education authorities and other professionals to advise, support and best meet the needs of people with muscle disease.

In order to have ongoing support from a regional care advisor, you will usually need to be referred by your GP to the clinic that the regional care advisor supports.

Regional care advisors are based at the following locations:

Belfast Our regional care advisor in Belfast covers Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
Birmingham Our regional care advisor in Birmingham covers the West Midlands.
Edinburgh Our regional care advisor in Edinburgh covers East Scotland and North Scotland.
Glasgow Our regional care advisor in Glasgow covers West Scotland.
Leeds Our regional care advisor in Leeds covers North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and North Humberside.
Liverpool Our regional care advisors in Liverpool cover Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, Preston and Manchester.
London Our regional care advisor in London covers the Greater London area.
Newcastle Our regional care advisor in Newcastle covers Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Teesside, Cumbria and the Borders.
Nottingham Our regional care advisor in Nottingham covers Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire.
South West The South West Neuromuscular Care Team covers Gloucestershire, Bristol, Somerset, Bath, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.