Useful Links to other Websites
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Community Palliative Care services:
Hospice of The Good Shepherd
Chester and Rural Area
Ellesmere Port and Neston
Flintshire
Some reputable sources for cancer and general health
Information:
Macmillan Cancer Support
Cancer Research UK
Information Prescriptions
Specific Services for some common concerns associated
with cancer:
Emotional Support for patients and their family or
friends-
Emotional support is available from a variety of sources for
people affected by cancer in this area. There is not one distinct
service but a number of sources from informal one off conversations
through to management of anxiety and depression associated with the
diagnosis for both patients and their family or friends. For
further information on the most appropriate route for you please
contact the Macmillan Support and Information Centre on: 01244
364948 or speak to your Clinical Nurse Specialist. (Centre flyer
pdf?)
Suppprt for Children
Telling children about a close family member who has a cancer
diagnosis is particularly daunting and people are often looking for
information on how to get it right. The following are some useful
links to web information and there is a variety of information
available within the Macmillan Support and Information Centre:
Support for teenagers when a parent has
cancer
Support for teenagers and young people diagnosed with
cancer
Bereavement Services
Western Cheshire Bereavement Support
Bereavement support service for children and young people up to
19 years- Reflect