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The L-W-O Community websites and social media platforms contain links to other websites.  These links are provided as useful sources of information and inclusion of such links to other websites does not imply endorsement by L-W-O Community, of any kind as to their content or quality.

 

UK CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

 

As of August 2020, there only eighteen centres of excellence in the World and we are lucky in the United Kingdom to have two of them and they are:

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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

 

St Georges University Hospitals

 

 

ORGANISATIONS ASSOCIATIONS AND GROUPS

 

The British Lymphology Society    (BLS)

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Lymphoedema Support Network    (LSN)

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International Lymphoedema Framework   (ILF)

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Lymphoedema Network Northern Ireland  (LNNI)

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Lymphoedema Network Wales

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MLD UK 

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Lymphoedema United

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MLD QUALIFIED THERAPISTS

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In an ideal world all lymphoedema treatments in the UK would be available on the NHS.  Here are the trusted sites online sites where you can find a list of privately qualified therapists and those that work for the NHS:

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The British Lymphology Society  

Directory of Lymphoedema Treatment Services

 

MLD UK

List of qualified MLD - DLT, Lymphoedema Practitioners 

 

Lymphoedema Training Academy

International List of FG-MLD Fill & Flush Therapists

 

PhysioPod UK Ltd 

Private MLD - DLT Lymphoedema Practitioners using Deep Oscillation

 

PhysioPod UK Ltd 

NHS Lymphoedema Services providing MLD and Deep Oscillation

 

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RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH LYMPHOEDEMA

 

L-W-O Community 4 Families  (Website)

 

Charlie from England (Instagram Account)

 

Willow from England  - Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) (Instagram)

 

Danish Facebook Group for Parents

 

Cora from America - The Little Lymphie (Facebook Group)

 

Emma's Incredibles - From America (Facebook Page)

 

Carnia Mainka - (Facebook Group for German Speaking Families)

 

kif11kids.com - (website for German Speaking Families)

 

https://www.lymphido.it - (website for Italian Speaking Families)

 

EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS

 

European Reference Network

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OVERSEAS LYMPHOEDEMA PRACTITIONERS

 

Australasian Lymphology Association - Accredited Lymphoedema Practitioners for Australia & New Zealand

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Other organisations

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Breast Cancer Now

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Cancer Research UK

 

Lipoedema UK

 

Macmillan support

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NHS Lymphoedema

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