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Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

This helpful service organises transport to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre for patients receiving treatment.
G12 0YN https://www.beatson.scot.nhs.uk/find-us/patient-transport/#:~:text=For%20transport%20queries%20from%20patients,for%20out%20of%20hours%20queries.

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AbilityNet

A charity which offers free technology for disabled and older people. They offer a free helpline and factsheets, free online assessment tools and also they have a network of AbilityNetHelp Disclosure checked volunteers who can help with home computers. They can do this over the phone, online or in person in the persons own home.
enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk www.abilitynet.org.uk

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Macmillan Cancer Support

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,

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/get-help/emotional-help/local-support-groups

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Marie Curie

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

www.mariecurie.org.uk/carer

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Macmillan money advice

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Macmillan Cancer 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.

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/get-help/macmillan-support-line/money-advisers

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able2travel Travel Insurance

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Voyager Insurance Services Ltd

They aim to offer a cost effective travel insurance solution irrespective of age or medical history. If you have a medical condition or are over 65 then you should call, and not visit the website for a quotation.
info@able2travel.com www.able2travel.com

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MIA - Travel Insurance

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MIA

They have a range of products to match your needs. Clear2go is for people with more serious pre-exisiting illnesses. There might be some limitations e.g. they won't insure you until 60 days before you are due to travel so you may need to do some forward planning. But they are very competitive.
info@miaonline.co.uk www.miatravelinsurance.co.uk

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Columbus Direct

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 ExpertTM 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.

SE1 2AQ https://www.columbusdirect.com/travel/pre-existing-medical-condition-cover/

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Headway Wigan and Leigh

These charity-run regular drop-in sessions for those affected by an acquired brain injury. They host 12 sessions a year on the last Thursday of the month between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
WN6 0PP https://www.headway.org.uk/supporting-you/in-your-area/groups-and-branches/north-west/headway-wigan-leigh/

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brainstrust run a welcoming and supportive online community in our closed and carefully moderated Facebook group. With over 2,500 members, it is a safe space for you to share experiences and support others.


PO31 7QG hello@brainstrust.org.uk www.facebook.com/groups/braintumoursupportbrainstrust/

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Jigsaw South East

Jigsaw South East provides information and guidance to support children and young people facing or coping with the death of a loved one. They support families in Surrey, and nearby areas of East and West Sussex and Kent.



RH19 3LT info@jigsawsoutheast.org.uk www.jigsawsoutheast.org.uk

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Facebook support groups

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The Brain Tumour Charity

The Brain Tumour Charity's Facebook groups offer a safe online space where people affected by a brain tumour can connect. These groups enable you to share experiences, find and give support and help you feel less isolated. There are four Facebook groups: one for anyone affected by a brain tumour diagnosis, one for young adults aged 16-30 living with or beyond a brain tumour diagnosis, one for parents who have a child under 18 living with a brain tumour and one for carers.
GU51 2UH www.thebraintumourcharity.org

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Maggie's - West London

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Maggie's

Maggie's centre in West London 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.



W6 8RF london@maggies.org https://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-west-london/

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Bolton Macmillan Cancer Information & Support

Bolton Macmillan Information & Support provide a range of services for people living with cancer. These take place in their 3 centres across Bolton.

Their services include: support groups (including a walking group), emotional support services and money and welfare advice.

BL4 0JR boh-tr.boltoncancerinfo@nhs.net www.boltonmacmillansupport.org.uk/

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Beechwood Cancer Care

Beechwood offers free support to those affected by cancer, and their loved ones. Their specialists provide a range of support from one to one counselling to group sessions, whether you're at the very beginning of a diagnosis or have finished treatment.

SK3 8LS enquiries@beechwoodcancercare.co.uk https://beechwoodcancercare.org.uk/

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Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care

Phyllis Tuckwell is a Hospice Care service for adult patients, and their families, living with cancer or another terminal illness (such as heart, lung or neurological disease) across the whole of West Surrey and part of North East Hampshire.


The services they provide include hospice at home, an in-patient unit, carer support and a living well service.

GU9 8BL www.pth.org.uk/

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Little brainstrust

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brainstrust

When your child is diagnosed with a brain tumour, your entire world turns upside down. Little brainstrust is here to ensure that you and your loved ones have somewhere to turn. We provide tailored, age-appropriate support, resources and community for the whole family.

PO30 7QG hello@brainstrust.org.uk www.littlebrainstrust.org.uk/

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They provide cover for many pre-existing medical conditions. They have made it easy for you to get a quick and comprehensive quote; you can get an easy instant online quote using their online medical screening process.

www.towergateinsurance.co.uk/travel-insurance-for-pre-existing-medical-conditions

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Freedom - Travel Insurance

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Freedom Insurance Services Ltd

Freedom specialise in providing travel insurance solutions to people with medical conditions and have been doing so for many years. They pride themselves on great customer service and strive to help people get the cover they need. Their policies are constructed to cover most pre-existing medical conditions and more importantly, designed to respond should an emergency arise on holiday.

www.freedominsure.co.uk

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Citizens Advice - Hampshire

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Citizens Advice

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.

https://citahants.org/

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AllClear Insurance Services

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AllClear Insurance Services

AllClear Travel provides medical travel insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions who find difficulty in getting travel insurance elsewhere, whether it's because of medical conditions, disability or age.


RM3 8QQ www.allcleartravel.co.uk

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Bereavement support - Cruse

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Cruse

Cruse Bereavement Care is a national charity which offers free support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. They ha80 local branches delivering services locally across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

www.cruse.org.uk

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Benefits calculator

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Young Lives vs Cancer

Quickly and easily check which benefits you may be entitled to with the benefits calculator. These benefits are ones affected by your income, savings and any property you own, rather than what you're entitled to because your child has cancer.
GetSupport@younglivesvscancer.org.uk https://www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk/what-we-do/financial-support/benefits-calculator/

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TURN2US

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TURN2US

Turn2us is a national charity offering information and practical help to people facing financial insecurity. The support they provide includes an online Benefits Calculator, a PIP Helper tool, a grants search function, as well as written information sheets on a range of topics related to finances.

www.turn2us.org.uk

Young Minds

Young Minds wants to make sure that each young person is supported and empowered, whatever the challenge is. They want to ensure each child has the best mental health and resilience to overcome life's difficulties. They provide advice and information to give young people the tools to look after their mental health.

youngminds.org.uk

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Staysure - Travel Insurance

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Staysure

Travel insurance for pre-existing medical condtiions doesn't have to be expensive.  Staysure consider all medical conditions and offer a full medical screening process.

NN4 7YB info@staysure.co.uk www.staysure.co.uk/travel-insurance

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Cyclists Fighting Cancer

This charity provides bikes (sometimes modified) to help children with cancer by getting them into exercise. They have shops in Stratford upon Avon, Manchester and Cheltenham.

www.cyclistsfc.org.uk

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Insurancewith

Insurancewith is designed for people with pre-existing medical conditions and has been developed by people who have had personal experience of cancer. When providing a quote for travel insurance they look for actual risk rather than perceived risk meaning they can offer highly competitive rates.

ME19 4UY www.insurancewith.com/

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JD Travel Insurance

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JD Travel Insurance

Travel insurance for anyone with a serious illness or pre-existing medical condition.

BR1 3JU mail@jdtravelinsurance.co.uk https://www.jdtravelinsurance.co.uk/

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brainstrust counselling

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brainstrust

Our counselling service offers patients and loved ones a space to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space. All sessions are run remotely.

PO31 7QG ellie@brainstrust.org.uk www.brainstrust.org.uk/counsellinghypnotherapy

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Willow Wood Hospice

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Willow Wood Hospice

Willow Wood Hospice is an adult Hospice providing specialist palliative care for patients with life limiting illnesses, both cancer and non-cancer diagnosis. Services include counselling, wellbeing support, complementary therapies and inpatient care.

OL6 6SL info@willowwood.info www.willowwood.org.uk

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BCP Carer Support

This service offers breaks for carers at their two lodges in Weymouth and Devon. A short application form is required and the Carers Support Service is happy to go through the form with you and make sure you have included everything. They also have four beach huts which are located at Sandbanks (Poole), Alum Chine, Boscombe (Bournemouth) and Avon Beach (Christchurch).

BH2 6DY carersupport@bcpcouncil.gov.uk https://www.bcpcarersupport.org/need-a-break

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Archie's Caravan

Archies Caravan is a charity that was set up in brave Archie's name after he lost his battle with cancer aged 3. Their caravan is free of charge for paediatric patients fighting cancer, situated in Haven Reighton Sands holiday park.

YO14 9SH archiescaravan@yahoo.com http://archiescaravan.co.uk

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The Prince of Wales Hospice

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The Prince of Wales Hospice

The Prince Of Wales Hospice provide care to people over the age of 18, with a life-limiting illness. Their services are available to any adult from the Five Towns area of the Wakefield District. People can receive care as a visiting out-patient or on their ward where they offer 24-hour specialist care. Their support extends to the carers and families of patients by providing therapy services and bereavement support.


WF8 4BG contact@pwh.org.uk www.pwh.org.uk/

Wigan and Leigh Hospice

Wigan and Leigh Hospice offer therapies to patients with specialist palliative needs and to those people close to them.

Patients will be offered a course of 6 treatments and carers will be offered a course of 4 treatments, following an assessment and consultation. The therapies that are offered include: aromatherapy, massage, reflexology, reiki and relaxation therapy.


WN2 3HZ info@wlh.org.uk www.wlh.org.uk/hospice-services/supporting-those-people-important-to-our-patients/complementary-therapy/

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Citizens Advice

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.

PO30 1UD www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/isle-of-wight/

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Bury Hospice

This charity offers comprehensive respite support through their inpatient and day hospice services. The inpatient care promotes a home from home environment where you will be given your own room overlooking the garden, with your own TV, telephone and Wi-Fi access. If full-time hospice care is not appropriate you may wish to attend the day hospice service instead as a chance to socialise, unwind and participate in a range of activities and therapies such as quizzes, arts and crafts, games and performances. The support services can also be offered at home if you prefer.
BL9 7RG info@buryhospice.org.uk www.buryhospice.org.uk

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Wigan & Leigh Hospice


Patients with advanced life-limiting threatening illnesses of any diagnosis may be referred with their consent for:

  1. Assessment and review of complex symptoms
  2. End of life care
  3. Short-term care following a hospital discharge before the patient goes home


WN2 3HZ info@wlh.org.uk https://www.wlh.org.uk/hospice-services/inpatient-care/

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The Hummingbird Centre

The hummingbird centre offers workshops and services run by volunteer professionals in meditation, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, yoga, tai chi, reflexology, massage and lots more. They also offer a variety of complementary therapies, including play therapy for children who are experiencing a family member’s cancer or are on a cancer journey themselves..

OX26 5DX info@thehummingbirdcentre.org.uk https://thehummingbirdcentre.org.uk/

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Willow Wood Hospice

This charity offers a free and confidential counselling service for patients, relatives and carers, as well as children and young people aged 7 to 17, who have experienced the death of a loved one. They hope to provide private, confidential and supportive space to explore and make sense of your experiences without judgement. They also host a monthly Bereavement Support Group for children aged 8-13 years.

OL6 6SL info@willowwood.org.uk https://willowwood.org.uk/

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This hospice provides care for your whole bereavement journey not just immediately after your loss. Support begins before the person dies, supporting family, friends and carers of the patient; preparing them for the loss of a loved one. Following the loss of someone in the hospice's care, trained counsellors and volunteers help people come to terms with their grief and to rebuild themselves emotionally. They also host quarterly remembrance evenings to provide a forum for those who have recently lost a loved one in the hospice's care to come together and remember them.
WN2 3HZ info@wlh.org.uk www.wlh.org.uk/our-care/bereavement-care

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Children and Families in Grief

Bereavement support for children and families in south Devon. Referrals can be made by professionals or self-referral. Initial consultation is done over the phone, and an assessment is made. There is opportunity for families to talk individually or as a group.

TQ4 9BF info@childrenandfamiliesingrief.co.uk www.childrenandfamiliesingrief.co.uk

Trekstock support people in their 20's and 30's living with a cancer diagnosis. They provide information resources on their website on a range of topics related to living with cancer.

https://www.trekstock.com/get-informed

carers

This caring bereavement service meets the needs of children and young people (ages 3 to 18) as well as their families following the death of someone close, however, they may have died. The charity organises many supportive activities and workshops which helps to bring children together who have had similar experiences to help them feel more normal. They offer services in:


  1. Kent and Medway
  2. Herts and West Essex
  3. Bertfordshire and Luton
MK45 4HS info@chums.uk.com www.chums.uk.com/the-service/

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A charity to support bereaved children and young people aged 5-25 year olds when a significant person in their lives dies. Supporting families from Exeter, Mid or East Devon.
EX2 5JL support@balloonscharity.co.uk www.balloonscharity.co.uk

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Citizens Advice - Cambridge

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Citizens Advice

Sometimes you we all need help resolving legal, money and a whole variety of other issues. That is where this service comes in. They offer free, independent and confidential advice for those in need of support and guidance.
CB1 2BL https://www.cambridgecab.org.uk/

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Citizens Advice - Cornwall

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Citizens Advice

This independent charity provides free, impartial advice and information on a range of issues and everyday problems from employment to housing and debt.

https://citizensadvicecornwall.org.uk/

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The Cove Macmillan Support Centre

The Cove Macmillan Support Centre provides a dedicated facility for people affected by cancer, whether they’re the patient, are caring for someone or are simply worried about cancer. Cancer affects every part of your life, and people need financial, emotional and practical support, as well as medical treatment. The Cove Macmillan Support Centre now means people have a place to come to when they need support, and it will offer a wide range of services to make sure people with cancer have the best quality of life they can.
TR1 3LJ thecove@nhs.net https://royalcornwallhospitals.nhs.uk/services/the-cove-macmillan-support-centre/
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