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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:
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
St Georges University Hospitals
ORGANISATIONS ASSOCIATIONS AND GROUPS
The British Lymphology Society (BLS)
Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN)
International Lymphoedema Framework (ILF)
Lymphoedema Network Northern Ireland (LNNI)
MLD QUALIFIED THERAPISTS
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:
The British Lymphology Society
Directory of Lymphoedema Treatment Services
List of qualified MLD - DLT, Lymphoedema Practitioners
International List of FG-MLD Fill & Flush Therapists
Private MLD - DLT Lymphoedema Practitioners using Deep Oscillation
NHS Lymphoedema Services providing MLD and Deep Oscillation
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH LYMPHOEDEMA
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
OVERSEAS LYMPHOEDEMA PRACTITIONERS
Australasian Lymphology Association - Accredited Lymphoedema Practitioners for Australia & New Zealand
Other organisations