Resources, Information and Support for people living with and beyond cancer Redbridge, Havering, Camden, Barking and Dagenham, Islington, Epping Forest created by the Macmillan Social Prescribing service in August 2019 www.bbbc.org.uk/macmillan
Key contacts
Call the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 00 00 if you need help with clinical, practical and financial information (lines are open 7 days a week, 8am-8pm)
Call your GP or your allocated Clinical Nurse Specialist if you have questions about your treatment and side effects or concerns about how you are coping mentally and emotionally Call Samaritans on 116 123 if you need someone to talk to and would benefit from listening support (lines are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year) Call Bart`s Cancer Hotline on 0791 709 3738 if you are feeling unwell whilst on cancer treatment (only for patients undergoing treatment at Bart’s Hospital, Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital and Newham University Hospital)
CALL ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY ON 999 IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY ILL (PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY), INJURED OR YOUR LIFE IS AT RISK
Useful Contacts: Resources Information and Support
Contact Opening Organisation Contact Location number Email Website time General Advice and Support Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Royal London Royal London Mon-Fri: 9am-
Hospital Sharan Hatch Hospital 0203 594 0508 [email protected] www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/cancer 4.30pm
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Mon-Fri: 9am-
Centre at Newham Hospital Newham Hospital 0207 363 8758 www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/cancer 4.30pm
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Homerton Mon, Tue, Thu,
Centre at Homerton Hospital Madhu Agarwal Hospital 0208 510 5191 [email protected] www.homerton.nhs.uk/ Fri: 10am-4pm
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Claire Murrell [email protected] Mon-Fri: 10am-
Centre at Barts Hospital and Laura Bailey Bart`s Hospital 0203 465 6611 [email protected] www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/cancer 4pm Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Whipps Cross Whipps Cross Mon-Fri: 10am-
Hospital Sharan Hatch Hospital 0208 535 6790 [email protected] www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/cancer 4pm
Macmillan Cancer www.royalfree.nhs.uk/patients- Information and Support Royal Free 020 7794 0500 Ext visitors/advice-and-support/macmillan- Mon-Fri: 10am-
Centre at Royal Free Hospital Azmina Rose Hospital 31337 [email protected] cancer-information-and-support-centre 4pm Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at University College University College www.uclh.nhs.uk/OurServices/ServiceA- Mon-Fri: 9am-
Hospital Liz Kingdon Hospital 020 3447 8663 [email protected] Z/Cancer/CSS/MCIC/Pages/Home.aspx 5pm
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Mon-Fri: 9am-
Centre at Queen`s Hospital Alex Holmes Queen`s Hospital 01708 435174 [email protected] www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/macmillan 5pm
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time
Maggie`s Centre at Barts Hospital Service offers information, practical and emotional support, activities, groups and courses to people with www.maggiescentres.org/our- Mon-Fri: 9am- cancer and their loved ones. Michael Harrison Bart`s Hospital 0203 904 3448 [email protected] centres/maggies-barts 5pm
Maggie`s Centre at the Cancerkin Centre Offers information, practical and emotional support, activities, groups and courses to people with https://www.maggiescentres.org/our- Mon-Fri: 9am- cancer and their loved ones. Victoria Todd Royal Free Hospital 020 3981 4840 [email protected] centres/maggies-at-the-cancerkin/ 5pm Financial and housing advice
Macmillan Welfare & Advice Toynbee Hall Service provides free welfare benefits advice to people who have Mon-Thu: a diagnosis of cancer and are www.toynbeehall.org.uk/macmillan- 12:30pm- patients of Barts Trust 020 7392 2958 benefits-advice 3.30pm Helpline open Shelter every day, 8am - Service helps people struggling with 8pm on bad housing or homelessness weekdays, through our advice, support and 9am - 5pm on legal services. 0808 800 4444 www.shelter.org.uk weekends Exercise / physical activity
Our Parks Free group exercise classes, led instructors, in local parks www.ourparks.org.uk
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Support Groups
020 8535 6643 or One Thursday Macmillan evening per Whipps Cross Information Centre month Breast Cancer Support Group Tina Hospital 020 8535 6790 6pm-8pm
020 8535 6643 or Macmillan The first Tuesday Whipps Cross Information Centre of every month Prostate Cancer Support Group Alex Smith Hospital 020 8535 6790 10am-11.30am 020 8535 6643 or Macmillan The last Tuesday Whipps Cross Information Centre of every month Bladder Cancer Support Group Alex Smith Hospital 020 8535 6790 11am-12:30pm
The third Thursday of Maggie`s Centre at every month Bladder Cancer Support Group Shievon Smith Barts Hospital 0203 765 8831 [email protected] 1:30pm-2.30PM
The last Friday of Head and Neck Cancer Support Maggie`s Centre at www.maggiescentres.org/our- every month
Group Barts Hospital 0203 904 3448 [email protected] centres/maggies-barts 3pm-4.30pm
The second Monday of every Maggie`s Centre at www.maggiescentres.org/our- month 5.30pm-
Ovarian Cancer Support Group Barts Hospital 0203 904 3448 [email protected] centres/maggies-barts 7.30pm
Michelle West Wing The last Monday Testicular Cancer Support Greenwood or Conference Room [email protected] of every month Group Shievon Smith Bart`s Hospital 0203 765 8831 [email protected] www.facebook.com/StBartsTCGroup 5.30pm-7pm
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Bart’s Health Support Bart Cancer Hotline This hotline is for people who are unwell whilst on anti-cancer treatment. Covered 24/7 for any patients on anti- cancer treatment or recently had treatment. 0791 709 3738 Physiotherapy Oncology Bart`s Hospital, Outpatient Service please, ask your Rehabilitation Unit / hospital medical Kenton & Lucas Wing OncologyPhysiotherapy.Outpatie
team to refer you (Entrance A) 0203 465 5645 [email protected] www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/cancer Cancer Psychological Services please, ask your Bart`s Hospital, 5th hospital medical Floor, King George V CancerPsychologicalServices@bar
team to refer you Building 020 346 57171 tshealth.nhs.uk www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/cancer Art Psychotherapy
Megan Tjasink or Bart`s Hospital Art ask your hospital Therapy Room: medical team to Ground Floor, East [email protected].
refer you Wing 020 3465 5516 uk www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/cancer The service is available on Complementary Therapies Mondays at St. Services Complementary Bartholomew’s Therapies are a range of treatments such us aromatherapy, reflexology, 020 8539 5522 Hospital and massage or shiatsu which are please, ask your Extension 5840 Monday to Friday increasingly being used alongside hospital medical Bart`s Hospital and (Whipps Cross at Whipps Cross standard medical treatments. team to refer you Whipp Cross Hospital Hospital) Hospital.
Hospital Transport Please contact Bart`s call centre to request transport. They will ask a series of questions to assess your Mon-Fri: 9am- eligibility. 03300 416 767 www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/transport 5pm
Useful Contacts: Resources Information and Support
Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Bereavement and Hospice Services Mare Street,
St Joseph`s Hospice 0300 303 0400 [email protected] www.stjh.org.uk Hackney, E8 4SA St Francis Hospice The Hall, Broxhill Road, Havering- atte-Bower, Romford, Essex,
RM4 1QH 01708 753319 [email protected] www.sfh.org.uk Cruse Bereavement Care Mon-Fri: 0808 808 1677 [email protected] www.cruse.org.uk 9.30am- 5pm National Organisations
Mon-Sun: 8am-
Macmillan Support Line 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk 8pm Macmillan’s Online Community Community offers the chance to share thoughts/questions and get support 24 hours a day www.community.macmillan.org.uk Prostate Cancer UK, Prostate Cancer UK Fourth Floor, The Service offers information and Counting House, 53 support to men with prostate Tooley Street, Mon-Fri: 9am-
cancer London, SE1 2QN 0800 082 1616 [email protected] www.prostatecanceruk.org 5pm CLIC Sargent Head CLIC Sargent Office No. 1 Farriers Service offers Financial, Yard, Assembly Emotional & Practical Support London, 77-85 For Children and Young People Fulham Palace Road Mon-Fri: 8am-
With Cancer London W6 8JA 0300 330 0803 www.clicsargent.org.uk 6pm
Mon-Fri: 8am-
Cancer Research UK 0300 123 1022 [email protected] www.cancerresearchuk.org 6pm National male Orchid 60 Gray’s Inn Road cancer helpline Mon-Fri: 9am- Supporting Men with Cancer London, WC1X 8AQ 0808 802 0010 [email protected] www.orchid-cancer.org.uk 5pm
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time
Age UK Age UK, Travis A national charity working in a House, 1-6 Tavistock community to support older people, Square, London Age UK Advice Line Mon-Fri: 8am- their families and carers. WC1H 9NA 0800 678 1602 [email protected] www.ageuk.org.uk 7pm
Samaritans You can get in touch about anything that’s troubling you, no matter how 24 hours a day 7 large or small the issue feels Call free on 116 123 www.samaritans.org days a week
Mon-Fri — 9am to 4pm Sat— 9am to
Breast Cancer Care 0808 800 6000 [email protected] www.breastcancercare.org.uk 1pm Shine Cancer Support Online support and regular central London meet-ups for adults in their Somerset House, Mon-Fri: 10am-
20s, 30s, 40s with cancer London 07804 479413 [email protected] www.shinecancersupport.org 6pm Trekstock Young Adult Cancer Support Online support, 1:1 exercise Trekstock, 9b rehabilitation, exercise groups and Delancey Street, meet-ups for adults in their 20s and Camden, London, Mon-Fri: 9am-
30s living with cancer NW1 7NL 020 7388 1200 www.trekstock.com 5pm
Mind Service provides advice and support 0300 123 3393 to empower anyone experiencing a or Mon-Fri: 9am- mental health problem Text: 86463 [email protected] https://www.mind.org.uk/ 6pm
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Redbridge
Cancer Rehabilitation Programme For Redbridge 0208 708 2443 or ask
residents Various locations your GP to refer you [email protected]
Do More in Redbridge All Redbridge leisure and library www.redbridge.gov.uk/leisure- events and activities are published in sport-and-the-arts/do-more-in- our Do More Guide. redbridge
Sue's House has been providing a safety-net of mutual self-help and practical and emotional support for those involved in the cancer experience - patients, 10 Dawlish Drive, ex-patients, family and friends. Ilford, IG3 9ED 0208 597 0024 www.sueshousecharity.org
Redbridge Talking Therapies This service provides a wide range of treatments and services helping those Goodmayes feeling distressed by difficult events Hospital sites, 157 in their lives as well as people Barley Lane, Ilford, 0300 300 1554- www.talkingtherapies.nelft.nhs. concerning their mental health. IG3 8XJ option 1 [email protected] uk/redbridge www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your- Macmillan Advice Project area/local- Service provides free and confidential dashboard/detail/Benefit%20ad benefits advice to people living with [email protected] vice%20services/8050/Redbridg Mon-Fri: 9am- cancer and their families Ray Wood 020 8514 1359 k e-Macmillan-Advice-Project 4.30pm
www.redbridge.gov.uk/redbrid
Redbridge Walking for Health ge-events/walking-for-health
Jubilee Church Mon 1pm - 2pm 14 Granville Road Tue 12pm - 1pm Ilford www.redbridge.foodbank.org.u Wed 2pm - 4pm
Redbridge Food Bank IG1 4JY [email protected] k Sat 10am - 1pm
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Barking and Dagenham Exercise on Referral Programme for Barking and Dagenham residents is a healthy living and exercise programme to help you improve your 020 8724 8018 or ask www.lbbd.gov.uk/physical- fitness and wellbeing. your GP to refer you [email protected] activity-to-keep-you-healthy Barking and Dagenham Talking Therapies Service provides a wired range of treatments and services helping those Goodmayes feeling distressed by difficult events Hospital sites, 157 in their lives as well as people Barley Lane, Ilford, 0300 300 1554- www.nelft.nhs.uk/services- concerning their mental health. IG3 8XJ option 3 [email protected] talking-therapies
www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your- Macmillan Advice Project area/local- Service provides free and confidential dashboard/detail/Benefit%20ad benefits advice to people living with [email protected] vice%20services/8050/Redbridg Mon-Fri: 9am- cancer and their families Ray Wood 020 8514 1359 k e-Macmillan-Advice-Project 4.30pm The British Cross Connecting Communities Service provides up to 12 weeks of person-centre support to someone experiencing loneliness or social isolation. The focus is on helping each person to connect to their community, by building their confidence and sense of identity and Mon-Fri: 9.30am- purpose. Christine Damien 7801672682 [email protected] www.redcross.org.uk/lonely 5pm
Useful Contacts: Resources Information and Support
Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Havering
Cancer Referral Programme for www.ymcatg.org/cancer-
Havering residents Viki Bainsfair 01708 770416 [email protected] referral-programme Havering Talking Therapies Service provides a wired range of treatments and services helping Goodmayes those feeling distressed by difficult Hospital sites, 157 events in their lives as well as people Barley Lane, Ilford, 0300 300 1554- www.nelft.nhs.uk/services- concerning their mental health. IG3 8XJ option 2 [email protected] talking-therapies Macmillan Advice Project www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your- Service provides free and area/local- confidential benefits advice to dashboard/detail/Benefit%20ad people living with cancer and their [email protected] vice%20services/8050/Redbridg Mon-Fri: 9am- families Ray Wood 020 8514 1359 k e-Macmillan-Advice-Project 4.30pm Havering Walking for Health Walking programme is here to help support you in leading an active lifestyle, whilst discovering more www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/w about the many green spaces in your [email protected]. alkfinder/havering-walking-for- local area 01708 431016 uk health Macmillan Oncology Community Team First Floor This is a community-based service Harold Hill Health providing supportive care and information for patients in Havering Centre who are currently undergoing, or Gooshays Drive www.nelft.nhs.uk/services- have recently completed treatment Harold Hill 01708 576919 / 0300 havering-macmillan-community- Mon-Fri: 9.30am- for cancer RM3 9SU 555 1253 [email protected] oncology 5pm
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Islington
Cancer Survivorship Programme for Islington residents Aiming to improve the health, fitness, wellbeing and confidence of people that are either currently going through treatment recently www.directory.islington.gov.uk completed their treatment or are in /kb5/islington/directory/service remission. 020 7689 9846/7 [email protected] .page?id=0PVD4oViBsg iCope: Camden and Islington Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing Service Service provides a wired range of treatments and services helping those Finsbury Health feeling distressed by difficult events Centre, 17 Pine in their lives as well as people Street, London, EC1R concerning their mental health. 0LP 0203 317 7252 [email protected] www.icope.nhs.uk
Claremont Project This charity runs a lot of social and physical activities in Islington including a social prescribing service 24-27 White Lion St, for over 50s. London, N1 9PD 0207 837 3402 www.claremont-project.org www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your- Macmillan North Central London area/local- Buddies dashboard/detail/Practical%20 Service offers a 1-2-1 befriending and help%20and%20support%20gro support service to people affected by cancer. This support can take place in ups/9328/Macmillan-North- the client’s home or out in the Central-London- community, for 1-2 hours each week Buddies?proximity=0.46%20mil for 12 sessions. Marilena Ricciardi 07860 950 922 [email protected] es%20from%20you
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Organisation Contact Location Contact number Email Website Opening time Camden iCope: Camden and Islington Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing Service Service provides a wired range of treatments and services helping those Finsbury Health feeling distressed by difficult events Centre, 17 Pine in their lives as well as people Street, London, EC1R concerning their mental health. 0LP 020 3317 6670 [email protected] www.icope.nhs.uk
www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your- Macmillan North Central London area/local- Buddies dashboard/detail/Practical%20 Service offers a 1-2-1 befriending and help%20and%20support%20gro support service to people affected by cancer. This support can take place in ups/9328/Macmillan-North- the client’s home or out in the Central-London- community, for 1-2 hours each week Buddies?proximity=0.46%20mil for 12 sessions. Marilena Ricciardi 07860 950 922 [email protected] es%20from%20you
Yoga for those living with cancer TRIYOGA CAMDEN Vicky Fox Yoga runs a class for people 57 Jamestown Road, living with and beyond cancer. Free of Camden, London, www.vickyfox-yoga.com/yoga- Wed: 2pm- charge Vicky Fox NW1 7DB 0207 483 3344 classes-london 3.15pm Epping Forest North Essex Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services Service provides a wired range of treatments and services helping those feeling distressed by difficult events in their lives as well as people concerning their mental health. www.northessexiapt.nhs.uk
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Additional resources and tools
Headspace Digital health platform, providing guided meditation sessions and
mindfulness training. www.headspace.com Insight Timer Free meditation application providing guided meditations. www.insighttimer.com You apply through Macmillan Patient Grants a health or social If you are having are small payments to help people care professional. problems getting www.macmillan.org.uk/information- with the extra costs that cancer can E.g. social worker, someone to fill form and-support/organising/benefits-and- cause. They are usually a one-off benefits adviser, contact Macmillan financial-support/benefits-and-your- payment. cancer nurse on 0808 808 00 00. rights/macmillan-grants.html Toilet card This toilet card can be handed to shopkeepers/café staff etc. to ask be.macmillan.org.uk/be/p-24952- for urgent access to a toilet macmillan-toilet-card.aspx CRUK free will writing If you're over 55, the Free Will www.cancerresearchuk.org/get- Service allows you to easily write or involved/donate/leave-a-legacy-gift- update a simple Will for free. 0300 123 7733 in-your-will/free-will-service Fruit Fly Collective Kits for helping kids to come to terms with their parent’s cancer. They are available for different age www.fruitflycollective.com/cancer- groups. cloud-kits Adult Social Care Service provides a range of support including support with personal care and living independently. Assessment of need is required and some services are chargeable 020 7364 5000 [email protected] www.local-link.org.uk Telephone Support Groups Available for those towards the end of, or post-treatment. Groups are facilitated by a trained volunteer www.cancersupportuk.org/telephone- with their own cancer experience. 020 7470 8755 [email protected] groups