​Support groups and useful contact numbers

Shakespeare Hospice (Stratford-upon-Avon) – provides support and palliative care for patients and their families living with a life limiting illness. Both day care and in-patient care is available as well as family support, counselling, information service and bereavement care.

Tel: 01789 266852

https://theshakespearehospice.org.uk

Myton Hospice (Warwick, Rugby, Coventry) – focus is on enhancing life when cure is no longer an option, believing that everyone matters for every single moment of their life through programmes such as Living Well, Fatigue and Breathlessness Management, complementary therapies, counselling and spiritual care.

Tel: 01926 492518

https://www.mytonhospice.org

Shipston Home Nursing – South Warwickshire (Shipston and Wellsbourne) Hospice at home care that provides nursing and emotional support for terminally ill patients and their families.

Tel: 01608 664850

Email: admin@shipstonhomenursing.co.uk

Macmillan Information Centres - The Macmillan Information & Support Specialists based within our hospitals can give you advice and information on financial benefits, treatment side effects, psychological support and much more.

Tel: Aylesford Unit, Warwick Hospital on 01926 495321 ext: 8214

Breast Cancer Now - Living with Secondary Breast Cancer – support aimed at helping you identify your needs and concerns, advice on planning ahead as well as introducing you to someone in a similar situation with their buddy system known as “Someone like me”

Tel: 0808 800 6000

Email: info@breastcancernow.org

https://breastcancernow.org

Macmillan Cancer Support – offer emotional, physical and financial support as well as information on cancer, the treatments and their side effects.

Tel: 0808 808 0000

https://www.macmillan.org.uk

Breast Cancer Haven – help provide personalised support to help you put your life back together through one to one time and supportive therapy tailored to your individual needs. Services offered include counselling, advise on healthy eating and exercise and support with the physical side-effects of breast cancer

Tel: 0300 012 0112

Email: support@breastcancerhaven.org.uk

https://www.breastcancerhaven.org.uk

Age UK – advice on getting help and support at home

Tel: 01788 552546

https://www.ageuk.org.uk

Silver Surfers – online forum for the over 50’s offering advice on a variety of topics such as health, well-being, lifestyle, holidays and finance.

https://www.silversurfers.com

Fruit Fly Collective – Cancer cloud kits – this is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals who have produced communication tools to help families and children understand what cancer is and help provide the basis to explore understandings and feelings relating to themselves and the adult who has cancer.

Email: caroline@fruitflycollective.com

The Osborne Trust – provide practical and emotional support to children and young people aged 16 years and younger, whose parent has cancer.

Tel: 07712 089 273Email: the-osborne-trust@outlook.com

Rip-Rap – this is a voluntary on-line forum set up by a specialist cancer nurse aimed at teenagers who have a parent with cancer. Teenagers can learn more about cancer and its treatments, read about the experiences of others or share their own experiences.

www.riprap.org.uk

Carers Trust – support for carers of patients with cancer.

Tel: 02476 101 040

https://carers.org

Financial advice/support

Your CNS can refer you directly to the local Macmillan/Citizens Advice Bureau for a benefits assessment in order to check your eligibility and for further support in completing your application, so please contact your CNS directly.

You can also get advice from:

• Macmillan - finance.macmillan.org.uk
• gov.uk
• Money Advice Service – moneyadviceservice.org.uk
• Stepchange.org

Blue Badge Scheme – you can speak directly to your CNS who can refer you or you can apply directly – https://www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge