VSA offers emotional, social, and practical care and support to children, young people and their families. Their work focuses on a wide range of issues such as abuse, difficult behaviours, through to giving parents the support and information they need to respond and care for their child's needs.

There are a number of peer support and friendship groups run at this centre for people affected by a cancer diagnosis. The centre hopes to create a supportive, informal environment filled with warmth and laughter. Support groups include Happy Mondays, Hugs Club and Runcorn Open Arms Club. For further information about the dates and times of each group please get in contact or visit the website.

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.

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).

If you are aged 18 and above, and resident in Lower Marr (Deeside), you can make your initial appointment by phoning MHA's confidential number to leave a message. They will discreetly return your call, usually within three working days, to agree an initial meeting. This meeting lasts around 30-60 minutes at which time you can discuss:

What has prompted you to seek counselling

The kind of help that matches your needs

What One to One can offer you, as a client

Whether we know of any other more appropriate services

You will then be added to their waiting list and matched with a suitable counsellor as soon as one becomes available.

Westerhaven offers a wide range of specialist support services to those affected by cancer and long-term conditions such as COPD and long COVID. They also provide a service to relatives, carers, and friends of anyone who has received a diagnosis and who may need some support as well as anyone bereaved due to cancer.

All their services are free and are available to anyone in South West Edinburgh aged 16 and over and can take place face-to-face, online, or by phone.

Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh provide specialist care and support to people living with a terminal illness, and their loved ones. The support available includes in-patient stays, outpatient care, wellbeing support and home visits.

This service is for anyone living in West Lothian, and for patients attending the Western General Hospital who are affected by cancer, including family and caregivers. They provide a holistic approach to advice through available benefits and refer to other services available in West Lothian, including; Occupational Therapy, Home Safety Service, travel concessions, money, energy and housing advice. They offer weekly drop in sessions in Bathgate Partnership Centre every Wednesday 10am-12pm. They also have a drop in session at Western General Hospital, South Corridor every Tuesday and Thursday 10am-1pm.

This charity hosts monthly meeting for people affected by brain injuries. These meetings usually have a speaker on a diverse set of subjects which is followed by time to chat and socialise and have a coffee or tea.

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.

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.

The Helpline is staffed by specialist Nurses and Doctors, based at the Hospice, who are ready to offer support and advice to individuals and their families, at any time during the day or night. This service is also available for Healthcare Professionals who can access this service during a 24hour period where they will receive specialist support and advice in the management of a patient’s ongoing specialist palliative care needs. The patient can be at home, in hospital or another Hospice.

Most National Health Service (NHS) treatment is free but there can be charges for some things. You may be able to get help with NHS health costs if for example you're on a low income. You may be able to get help with health costs like:

1. prescription costs
2. dental costs
3. eyecare costs
4. healthcare travel costs
5. wigs and fabric supports

A confidential, impartial and independent welfare benefits service for people living with cancer, their families and carers living in the Barnet area.Regular Outreach location times are as follows:

Mondays

10am to 2pm at St Mary’s Church Hall, 30 Hendon Lane, N3 1TR

Tuesdays

12pm to 2pm at Chipping Barnet Foodbank†, 63 Somerset Rd, New Barnet, Barnet EN5 1RF

Wednesdays

9:30AM to 12:30PM at Jim’s Cafe, St James Church, 71 East Barnet Road, New Barnet, EN4 8RN

Saturdays

10:00AM to 12:00PM at Chipping Barnet Foodbank†, 63 Somerset Rd, New Barnet, Barnet EN5 1RF

Barnsley Hospice offer a support and wellbeing service, The Orangery, which offers complimentary therapies and weekly support programmes focusing on different topics, such as – “Time to Talk”, “Craft Corner”, “Guided Relaxation” and “Practical Self Care” – to develop a self-care toolkit for all conditions. Patients are also offered support to consider advance care planning in a safe and caring environment.This is a referral-only service. Referrals may be made by GPs, community nursing teams, hospital or community palliative care teams or other health and social care professionals directly involved in a patient’s care.

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.

Based in Bath, this local charity supports people who care for family and friends who need extra support day-to-day. They can offer expert advice, breaks from caring, emotional support and understanding. They also run support and wellbeing groups such as their book club and craft groups, and can support you with grant applications and financial guidance.

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

Maggie's centre in Edinburgh 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 telephone support line, run by trained volunteers, offers information and guidance to all those caring for a child or young person, who has someone important in their life, who has died or is dying. They also offer support groups across the County of Hampshire. They provide children and their families with safe, creative and compassionate spaces where they can explore their grief. Groups are gently guided by volunteers through organised activities, games, and stories.

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

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.

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.

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.

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..

Helping children with life-shortening illnesses, React works to give children comfort, dignity and where possible, greater independence. They supply a wide range of equipment from specialist wheelchairs, beds, baths and mobility aids, to essential everyday homecare items like pushchairs and domestic appliances. This may include educational equipment to ensure a child’s developmental needs are met; React Holidays at one of React’s mobile holiday homes; and, funeral expenses and memorial headstones.

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 Dundee 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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Maggie's centre in Nottingham 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 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.