Brain Tumour Action runs a friendly monthly support group in Edinburgh. The group is held at the Maggie’s Centre Edinburgh in the Western General Hospital every month. The meeting is aimed at patients, families and friends of those diagnosed with a brain tumour.

This charity offer free, confidential and independent advice on a wide range of issues including employment, benefits, housing, debt, consumer rights, discrimination and relationship breakdowns to everyone regardless of age, income, ethnicity, gender or religion. They do not offer drop in services.

This charity can offer various therapies designed to support and alleviate some of the physical and emotional side effects that comes with a patient's cancer journey. We would recommend that you keep your GP and/or consultant advised of any therapies taken. These include therapies such as massage therapy, oncology massage, scar tissue massage, aromatherapy, reflexology and reiki. These therapies are also available at various centres throughout the highlands.

This charity offer free, confidential and independent advice on a wide range of issues including employment, benefits, housing, debt, consumer rights, discrimination and relationship breakdowns to everyone regardless of age, income, ethnicity, gender or religion. They offer face to face support onMondays and Thursdays 9.30am – 3pm.  

This centre has a successful wig recycling scheme, a drop in group, access to Macmillan welfare and benefits advice as well as an ever increasing range of classes, workshops and courses all of which form part of their wellbeing programme to support you through your cancer treatment and beyond.

This charity offer free, confidential and independent advice on a wide range of issues including employment, benefits, housing, debt, consumer rights, discrimination and relationship breakdowns to everyone regardless of age, income, ethnicity, gender or religion. They offer information drop in sessions at the following locations:

Boston

Municipal Buildings, West Street,

Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 8QR

Tuesday & Thursday 9.00am-12.30pm

Sleaford

North Kesteven District Council Offices,

Kesteven Street,

Sleaford,

Lincolnshire

NG34 7EF

Monday & Wednesday 9.00am - 12.30pm

North Hykeham

OneNK,

Moor Lane,

North Hykeham,

Lincoln, LN6 9A

This charity offer free, confidential and independent advice on a wide range of issues including employment, benefits, housing, debt, consumer rights, discrimination and relationship breakdowns to everyone regardless of age, income, ethnicity, gender or religion.

This service has been providing advice and information to the people of Aberdeen for over 80 years. All clients are offered free, impartial and confidential advice on issues such as benefits, debt, work-related problems, relationships and housing.

Maggie's centre in Lanarkshire offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

Each month, brainstrust run an online meetup group for those who have been bereaved by a brain tumour diagnosis. This is a safe space to share and meet with others who understand. Our online sessions are facilitated by a coach and a counsellor.

Carers Link provides information and support to unpaid carers who live in East Dunbartonshire or care for someone who lives in East Dunbartonshire. They provide one-to-one support, advocacy and group sessions aimed at supporting unpaid carers.

Maggie's centre in Fife offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

Maggie's centre in Aberdeen offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

Carers Trust puts you in contact with local services that can support you as an unpaid carer.

A monthly support group for women who have a cancer diagnosis in Skipton.

BTRS Support Suppers - support suppers are run in towns and cities across Yorkshire on an ad hoc basis where there are a cluster of patients and families who wish to attend. York, Halifax, Bradford, Huddersfield, Skipton and Leeds are all areas where suppers take place. BTRS runs suppers for parents who have a child with a brain tumour and for adult patients and their family.

Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, based in Leeds, provides expert palliative care for people living with a life-limiting condition. They offer a huge range of support to people, from inpatient care and care in people’s own homes with the support of their expert team of community nurse specialists to day services that help people remain independent longer and offer respite to carers.

Saint Michael's Hospice aims to improve the lives of people affected by terminal illness, those living with conditions and their families and carers in Harrogate. The services they provide include wellbeing support, symptom management and respite care, end-of-life care and bereavement support.

The Wisdom Hospice provide support for people with a life-limiting illness across Medway and Swale. The support they provide includes in-patient services, bereavement support, family support, palliative care at home and respite care and complementary therapies.

Maggie's centre in Glasgow offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

Maggie's centre in Oxford offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

This group meets quarterly from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. It is aimed at patients, families and friends of those diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Yorkshire Cancer Community is an information and support network for people affected by cancer and those who support patients and carers in the Yorkshire and Humber area.

An online resource that shares support groups for all kinds of cancer, including generic cancer support groups. You can search for a support group by entering your postcode to see all the groups in your area,

Marie Curie provide information, advice and support for people living with a life-limiting illness and their families.

Their website has a range of practical information for caregivers as well as a support line, online chat and online community

This service offers regionalised bereavement support to the local community in Glasgow. Support includes telephone support, face to face support, informative local leaflets and bereavement support groups.

Headway is a volunteer-led charity that promotes understanding of all aspects of brain injury and provides information, support and services to patients, their families and carers.

Headway IOW provide a range of services including family and carer support and community support.

A Macmillan benefits adviser can offer specialist advice to help ease financial concerns, including information on benefits, tax credits, grants and loans. You can speak to these advisers face to face or over the phone, and they'll help you to work out what financial help you could be entitled to. Follow the web link to find one near your home or call Macmillan Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

Columbus Direct provides an online quotation and medical screening process to help customers with pre-existing conditions to arrange for travel insurance cover. The Mediquote Expert^TM medical screening system covers over 250 medical conditions, many at no extra cost and, if they can cover your specific medical condition(s), you can get an online quote and buy your travel insurance in minutes. Alternatively, you can always call one of their advisers to go through the medical screening process.