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One in 250
people in the
UK has IBD
(Inflammatory
Bowel Disease)

Crohn’s and
Colitis are the
main forms of
Inflammatory
Bowel Disease
(IBD)

IBD is very
often diagnosed
between ages
16 to 29

www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk
Crohn’s and Colitis, known as inflammatory
bowel diseases or IBD, can strike at any
age, but often are first diagnosed in the
young ie 16 – 29 age group.
There is no known cure for these conditions, and often their
symptoms can have a devastating impact on life, education
and work.

Patients may suffer for years in silence because of

embarrassment about their conditions and symptoms,
and sometimes feel very alone and isolated as a result,
particularly young adults.

If only they knew we’re here to help at the

end of the line.
Information Service
telephone: 0845 130 2233 trained Crohn’s and Colitis UK
Information Officers answer Queries on IBD and related issues
Monday – Friday, 10am – 1pm; answerphone service outside these hours

Crohn’s and Colitis Support

telephone: 0845 130 3344 (formerly NACC-in-Contact)
– confidential support from trained volunteers who have personal
experience of living with Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease
Monday – Friday, 1pm – 3.30pm; 6.30pm – 9pm

Disability Benefits
telephone: 0845 130 2233 call the Information Service to
arrange a phone appointment with a trained volunteer

Parent to Parent
telephone: 0845 130 2233 call the Information Service to
arrange a phone appointment to talk to another parent who has a child
with IBD

IBD and ME - online forum for 16-29 year olds

Smilie’s Network - for families

Join us!
31,000 Members Members get a
1,000 Volunteers CAN’T WAIT CARD
70 Local Groups to show if they
30 Patient Panels require a toilet
urgently

www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk
Crohn’s and Colitis UK - works towards
improving life for the quarter of a million people across
the UK affected by inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) by
providing information, helplines, local Groups, volunteering,
lobbying and campaigns, personal and research grants.

We want free
prescriptions for
Keep toilets IBD patients
on trains

Together, we
have a stronger
voice - join us!

Let
doctors and
patients decide
on treatment
together

We need to
park near
a toilet

Information line 0845 130 2233

 Join our fight to
• Find a cure
• Help people live with IBD
• Improve health services

IBD is more
prevalent than Awareness of One in 3 UK
Parkinson’s IBD is low in hospitals lack
or Multiple the age-group dedicated IBD
Sclerosis most likely to nurses and/or
yet less be affected gastroenterology
well-known ie 16-29 wards

Crohn’s and
Colitis are Men and Diagnosis can
more prevalent women are be difficult and
in Scotland affected take a long
than the rest almost equally time
of the UK

IBD
Whilst there (Inflammatory We fund
is no known Bowel research
cure, IBD is Disease) is not into causes,
often managed the same as treatments and
✁

by drugs and/ IBS (Irritable social impacts

or surgery Bowel of IBD
Syndrome)

Crohn’s and Colitis UK is the working name for

The National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s
Disease (NACC).
Charity registered in England and Wales No. 1117148
Charity registered in Scotland No. SC038632
A Company limited by guarantee in England Company No. 5973370

Email: enquiries@crohnsandcolitis.org.uk
Crohns and Colitis UK (NACC)
4 Beaumont House, Sutton Road, St Albans, Herts AL1 5HH

Telephone 01727 830038

 Yes! I’d like to join Crohn’s and Colitis UK as a member
(You can join and pay online or complete and return this form with a
cheque/P.O. payable to Crohn’s and Colitis UK)
You must be 16 or over to become a member. Parents/guardians/carers are
welcome to join on behalf of an under-16 year old, and authorise us to print
the “Can’t Wait” card in their child’s name. Please complete both sides of
the form, including the pink box (below).

BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE

Surname

First name Title

Address:

Postcode

Email Tel
Occupation
Date of birth is/was

If a patient, tick and give date of diagnosis

Crohn’s Disease Ulcerative Colitis
Proctitis Other
Tick only if you are
A patient or relative applying for an under 16-year old
A relative of a patient A health professional
A relative or friend of a patient wanting to put their name on the
Can’t Wait Card
A friend or interested party
You have been a member of our charity previously
You give permission for us to inform local groups, so they can contact you
✃

If you are a parent/guardian/carer applying for a child, or if you are a

relative/friend of a patient, you may prefer to give their name to be printed
on the Can’t Wait Card. In the case of an adult they will need to sign below
to confirm that we may hold their personal data. Similarly, a parent must sign
on behalf of their child under 16.
Name of patient or
Name of patient or
child to go on the card

Illness

Date of birth Date of diagnosis

I confirm the above information may be held by the charity

I give permission to pass the above information to the charity’s local
Groups including the Smilie’s Network
(see www.groups.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/SmiliesNetwork)
(Patient named above,
or parent/carer
Signed of child)

Date
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our quarterly membership mailings. Please pay £12 as a new member
and annually on renewal. New members on lower income due to health/
employment circumstances may join at a reduced rate - please contact
the Membership team on 01727 830038 for more information. Overseas
members should pay £15 for the first year, and £12 for annual renewals.
Additional donations are always welcome.
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using it in connection with my membership.
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Crohn’s and Colitis UK.
Total £

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indicate your level of support and enclose a cheque
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other
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If you’d like to make regular donations by Direct Debit or Transfer, or through
Give As You Earn, please call the Membership Team.

GIFT AID - At no cost to you, as a UK taxpayer, we can currently reclaim 25p for every
£1 you donate to us. You must pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax
for this tax year at least equal to the tax that the charity will claim back from HM Revenue
and Customs on your Gift Aid Donation.

I am a UK taxpayer and wish Crohn’s and Colitis UK to reclaim tax on this

donation and all future subscriptions or donations.

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In the case of query please call the Membership team on
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contact about your annual membership, including details
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Act 1998.

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