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Here are some useful links to other sites, and of course you will find they have further links to more useful sites.

Please let us know of any others that you have found helpful when dealing with matters to do with health and welfare in Spain.

ASSOCIATIONS

Association name	Details	Website
Age Concern España	Support of elderly – connected to Age Concern UK	www.acespana.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous	Local support meetings	www.aaspain.org/
Asociación Española Contra el Cancer	Cancer support (Spanish)	www.aecc.es/ www.todocancer.org/
Cancer Buddies Network	Internet support group	www.cancerbuddiesnetwork.org
Costa Blanca Hospice Association	Palliative care for the terminally ill	www.caringspain.com
Cruz Roja Española	Red Cross services and ambulances	www.cruzroja.es/
Cudeca (Andalucia)	Support for terminal cancer patients	www.cudeca.org/
HELP of Denia (Alicante north)	Community support group	www.helpofdenia.com/
HELP Vega Baja (Alicante south)	Community support group	www.helpvegabaja.com/index
ONCE	Blind and disabled support (Spanish)	www.once.es/
Royal British Legion (Spain north)	Ex-Forces support Association	www.spainnorth.legionbranches.net/
Royal British Legion (Spain south)	Ex-Forces support Association	www.spainsouth.legionbranches.net/
Samaritans – Costa Blanca	Samaritans phone support for people in difficulties	http://stephenritson.com/2008/06/costa-blanca-samaritans.html
Telefono de la Esperanza	Spanish Samaritans	http://www.telefonodelaesperanza.org/

GENERAL INFORMATION

Abuso Urbanisticos – NO	Pressure group fighting land law abuse of EU citizens	aun@abusos-no.org
AngloInfo Costa del Sol	Useful information	http://costadelsol.angloinfo.com/
British Embassy, Madrid	Assistance for British citizens	www.britishembassy.gov.uk/
British ExPats Association	Pressure group to enforce ex-pats’ legal rights as EU citizens	http://www.ukgovabusesexpats.co.uk/
Dept of Health	Info on health care in the UK and EU, inc. EHIC card	www.dh.gov.uk/
Dept of Work and Pensions (DWP)	NI contributions and pensions	www.dwp.gov.uk/
Guardia Civil	National security and police	www.guardiacivil.org/
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica	Population Statistics (Padrón)	www.ine.es/
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social (INSS)	Social security in Spain	www.seg-social.es/
Ministerio del Interior	Citizens’ rights and information Registration of EU citizens	http://www.mir.es/ http://www.mir.es/SGACAVT/ extranje/ciudadanos_UE/
Pet Travel Scheme	Taking pets to the UK	www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/ quarantine/index.htm
SpainExpat.com	Independent information on living in Spain	http://www.spainexpat.com/
ExPats.org	Much useful information for whole of Spain	http://www.expats.org.uk/index.html