Our very good friends at the Cancer Information and Wellbeing Service have a new Facebook page that provides news and information about the work they do for those suffering from cancer: before, during and after treatment.
The service is provided by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, with additional financial support from our charity, Cancer Care and Haematology Fund. The service is staffed by cancer information healthcare professionals and supported by trained volunteers and is available to everyone being treated for cancer by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
The service, which is based in the new Pod at the Cancer Care and Haematology Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and at the Sunrise Unit, Wycombe Hospital, offers a wide range of support, including:
- Drop-in and appointment service for advice and support for both patients, relatives and carers
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Citizens Advice advisor – ie financial and benefits advice (via email/telephone);
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Wig supply and fitting service (via the phone, virtually or face-to-face at the CCHU and Sunrise Unit);
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Signposting to other services including physiotherapy and fitness programmes, complementary therapies and local and national support groups;
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Health and wellbeing events;
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A wide range of information booklets/leaflets on all aspects of living with cancer ie travel, blue badge;
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Advice and support once treatment ends;
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Regular coffee mornings, crafting sessions and others;
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Complimentary therapies for patients having treatment at the CCHU and Sunrise Unit;
- Free prescriptions. All people with cancer and undergoing treatment can apply for an exemption certificate for a free prescription from their GP.
For more information go to the Cancer Information and Wellbeing Service Facebook page here, or visit their page on this website here. You can email the service at: bht.cancer.inf@nhs.net
27 May 2025
