Here For Cancer & Haematology Patients

raising Funds to bring Comfort to Many

Welcome to CCHF, a Buckinghamshire based charity dedicated to raising funds to support patients diagnosed with cancer and haematology related illnesses.

Your incredible fund raising efforts enable us to fund additional comforts and support for patients receiving treatment and care via the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

We help by funding -

key treatment facilities such as a modular eco building (pictured left), sited alongside Stoke Mandeville Hospital's Cancer Care and Haematology Unit for use as a pleasant, non-clinical space by staff with patients and their families
specialist clinical equipment
free wigs for patients
a cancer information and wellbeing service for patients
environmental enhancements to treatment units

Wigs For Patients

Respecting Dignity, Building Confidence

For many patients facing chemotherapy, the news that they may lose their hair causes great distress. Since 2011, your fundraising has enabled CCHF to ensure that Wigs for Patients service is free for cancer patients at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe hospitals.

Available early on in treatment planning, this service is provided by Raoul Wig Makers who specialise in wigs for cancer patients, so fully understand the range of issues faced.

One ongoing fundraising effort to support this service comes from Becky's Bears. All money from the sale of these teddy bears (available at CCHU reception in Stoke Mandeville) goes towards providing this incredible service.

clinical equipment

creating comfort during treatment

Having the right equipment to enhance comfort levels for patients is very important to us and the treatment units we support.

Thanks to those who generously donate to CCHF we have been able to pay for the most technologically advanced infusion pumps for chemotherapy, smart scalp cooling machines that can reduce hair loss for some patients, modern wheelchairs, and folding beds for use by friends and family when they need to be with patients on hospital wards.

We have previously contributed towards reclining treatment chairs and monitored beds for gravely ill patients on an in-patient ward.

Enhancing Environments

Developing Areas That Encourage Calm

The Cancer Care and Haematology Fund are acutely aware of how, not just the treatment areas, but the surrounding environments can impact patients and their families and friends during treatment.

From something simple such as new waiting area chairs to funding the extensive garden renovations at CCHU, we are here to help. By transforming the underused outdoor space we now have created a tranquil, garden environment for patients and their families to sit and relax.

Your donations saw this dream realised, helped by individuals and businesses who volunteered and supported us in completing this beautiful garden.