Cancer support

  • St Giles

    You can self-refer by calling one of our nurses on, 0300 330 1297 (calls charged at a local rate). 

    A referral can be made by any healthcare professional in our catchment area.

    A member of the team will be available from 9:30am to 4:30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

    Email
    ensc@stgileshospice.com

  • Leukaemia Care

    For support after a leukaemia diagnosis. Helpline is open 5 days a week to answer your questions, offer you advice and listen. The helpline is free to call. See website for opening hours.

    Phone
    08088 010 444

    WhatsApp
    07500 068 065

    Forum
    www.healthunlocked.com/leukaemia-care

    Website
    www.leukaemiacare.org.uk

    Email
    support@leukaemiacare.org.uk

  • Myeloma UK

    Offering information and support for patient, carers, families and friends. With comprehensive guides to help you understand the diagnosis, videos about treatments and side effects, they provide free information and support by phone, email, in print and online.

    Phone
    0800 980 3332

    Website
    www.myeloma.org.uk

    Email
    AskTheNurse@myeloma.org.uk

  • Breast Cancer Now

    Support for anybody with breast cancer.

    Phone
    0345 077 1893 / 0808 800 6000

    Website
    www.breastcancernow.org.uk

  • Burton Prostate Cancer Support Group

    Giving support to Prostate Cancer patients and the wives/partners. Open meeting once a month, with speaker. Moral support and financial hardship support.

    Phone
    07425 109887

    Email
    eddiejones1952@hotmail.com

  • Midlands Bowel Cancer Support Group (Lichfield and Burton)

    A patient led support group for anyone affected by Bowel Cancer, meeting at Burton Library on the second Monday of each month, 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

    Phone
    07895 835230

    Email
    burtonbcsg@btinternet.com

  • Macmillan Cancer Support

    Macmillan Cancer Support will help you make sense of it all, with tailored and trusted information and support, from day one.

    Phone
    0808 808 00 00

    Website
    www.macmillan.org.uk

  • Phoenix at St Giles, Bereavement support for children and young people

    Like adults, young people respond to bereavement in different ways. The experience can make them more vulnerable to health disorders, lower self-esteem, isolation and detachment. But with good support, children, young people and their families can overcome the disadvantages associated with bereavement.

    Phone
    01543 434536

    Website
    www.stgileshospice.com

    Email
    sct@stgileshospice.com