Cancer / Palliative Care
Cancer Care Map
Cancer Care Map is a simple, online resource that aims to help you find cancer support services in your local area wherever you are in the UK.
Website: www.cancercaremap.org
St Helena Hospice
St Helena Hospice helps local people face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them and their families, friends and carers, and supports children and adults who are facing bereavement.
Website: www.sthelena.org.uk
Singlepoint
24/7 telephone advice line for individuals facing incurable illness, their families, friends and carers.
Telephone: 01206 890 360
Macmillan Welfare Benefits Service
Macmillan Welfare Benefits Service provide a free and impartial specialist Welfare Benefits service for Cancer patients who live in the catchment area. The team can identify eligibility for Benefits, assist with completing forms and provide support to challenge unfavourable benefit decisions. Their service is an enabling service, delivered primarily over the telephone.
Telephone: 0800 019 6065 (24hr Answer phone)
Website: www.colchester.gov.uk/macmillan
Email: Macmillan@colchester.gov.uk
North East Essex Macmillan Counselling Service
Macmillan Support
Macmillan provides physical, emotional and financial support to help you live life as fully as you can.
Telephone: 0808 808 00 00
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk
My Care Choices
The My Care Choices Register is for those people in North Essex who are living with incurable illness, dementia or frailty and who wish to record their priorities for future care.
Website: www.mycarechoices.online
Cancer Patient Engagement Forum
Suffolk & North East Essex Cancer Integrated Care Team invite you
to a Cancer Treatment Patient Forum
- Date: Thursday 30th November 8:45am-13:30pm (9:00am start)
- Place: Ransomes Sports Pavilion
Sidegate Avenue,
Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4JJ - Face-to-Face Event
Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care System (SNEE ICB) are looking to transform their cancer services in Suffolk and North East Essex and are keen for patients to get involved with the process.
SNEE ICB is committed to providing the best possible services for residents and want patients to help shape the healthcare they receive. As you are obviously aware, cancer has the potential to affect everyone, and we want to include
the thoughts and view of you as patients who have undergone treatment and also your family, carers and friends, but also those that may not have had direct contact with cancer services.
For more information please see our attachments below: