The British Burn Association

Formed in 1968, the BBA is a National non-profit making organisation which enjoys charitable status.

Membership is not only available to physicians, surgeons, scientists, nurses, members of ancillary medical services and non-medical workers actively engaged in some aspect of the care of the burned patient, but also to persons interested in playing an active part in attempting to reduce the incidence and noxious effect of burning injury.

Children's Burns Trust

• Working with others to raise the awareness of burns and scalds including PREVENTION campaigns.
• Working with NHS professionals to provide direct help and funding for REHABILITATION.
• Giving direct financial SUPPORT to families and hospitals and providing advice & access to burns related information.

Hot Water Burns Like Fire Campaign

The Hot Water Burns Like Fire campaign was launched on the 14th September by Wakefield MP Mary Creagh with the aim of persuading the Government to introduce legislation to restrict the outlet temperatures for baths to 48°C in England and Wales, regulations which already apply in Scotland.

Every year in the UK around 20 people die and 570 suffer serious scald injuries due to hot bath water, with the under fives and the elderly are most at risk.

Changing Faces

Disfigurement can affect anyone, at any time or at any age. Changing Faces is a national charity based in the UK that supports and represents people who have disfigurements of the face or body from any cause.

Burns Unit Group Support

B.U.G.S. is a small registered charity, founded in May 2000 by burn care staff and an ex-patient, based at the Salisbury District Hospital Burns Unit and serving a large regional area from Swindon to Southampton, Portsmouth and Weymouth, and across to the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.

Burn Survivors Throughout The World

The BSTTW is an international, non-profit organization currently working in Africa, Argentina, Canada, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Israel, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, Tanzania, the UK, the United States and Viet Nam.

The Restoration of Appearance & Function Trust

RAFT is devoted to research and education in reconstructive plastic surgery and burn injury treatment to advance the care of patients.  Our surgeons and scientists share their expertise in a hospital setting to bring results speedily from laboratory to patients.

Burns Support Groups Database

This website was created in 1997 to provide vitally important help for the patient recovery.

It's aim is to bring together people and Support Groups who are prepared to give support to those who have been through the similar experiences, and qualified people who volunteer to help.

Katie Piper Foundation

Katie Piper, a 26-year-old woman who was the victim of a vicious acid attack in March 2008 which destroyed her face, her life and her career as she knew it, set up the Katie Piper Foundation to help other burns victims like herself. She aims to support existing burns rehabilitation centres across the UK and introduce similar aftercare treatment that she received as standard in this country. The Foundation also aims to encourage people to accept burns victims and people with disfigurements in our society.