The Macmillan Information & Support Centre at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead recently celebrated its First Anniversary and has welcomed its 700th visitor. Since it opened, the centre has provided a vital support service for cancer patients, their families, carers and friends.
The specialist service, a partnership between Queen Victoria Hospital and Macmillan Cancer Support, provides information and support as well as complementary therapies such as Reiki, Acupuncture, Reflexology and Massage outside of the clinical setting. The centre also recently started offering Welfare Benefits advice.
For further information about these services please telephone
01342 414369 or email cancer.information@qvh.nhs.uk. The centre is open Mondays to Fridays except bank holidays from 9am to 5pm. There is also a drop in at the East Grinstead Library every third Monday of the month.
Alternatively, call the Macmillan Support Line free on
08088080000 (Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm) or visit www.macmillan.org.uk
Photo caption: Beth Garcia (Macmillan Information & Support Manager, holds cake with (L-R) the Deputy Mayor Margaret Belsey, Macmillan Fundraising Manager Tom Carter, John Smith, Russ Whales (volunteer), staff and volunteers
To make an appointment or for more information, please
telephone 01342 414369.
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Here is an article by one of our Headstart members, Peter King. Peter is a voluntary driver in the North West Kent area and he would like to share with his experiences. This a frank and honest account of how he sees the problems with hospital transport.
Click here to read Peter's article.
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Mouth cancer, head and neck cancers podcast
Interviewer:
Rachel Bannister (Red Door Communications)
Joined by:
Christine Piff (Let's Face It)
Dr Vinod Joshi (Mouth Cancer Foundation)
Suzanne Rogers (Patient Case Study)
Suzanne has been a member of Headstart and was treated at Maidstone and Queen Victoria Hospitals.
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