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What   Hospice offering care and support for patients and their carers and families. They specialise in delivering holistic care for patients with life limiting progressive advanced conditions. The hospice delivers care in the community in patient homes, in care or nursing homes or through its in-patient ward in the hospice; as well as through the Bradbury Wellbeing Centre. The Hospice also provide bereavement support, complementary therapies, family and carer support. For a full list of services please visit the website.

What   West Cumbria Carers provides support for young carers and adult carers.  For young carers the organization offers one on one support, outings and social events, support in school, and support groups.  For adult carers the organization offers information on caring and social events.  For a full list of services offered please contact the organization or visit the website.

Where   West Cumbria

What   Claire House Children's Hospice look after seriously and terminally ill children. The Hospice provide specialist nursing care and emotional support to help families. Other support services include respite care, groups and counselling, play and creative therapies, day care and bereavement support. For a full list of services please check with the Hospice.

Where   Wirral.

What   Hospice providing end of life care services for people at the hospice or in the home.  Services include complementary therapies, emotional support, practical advice, and support groups.  Please see the website for details.

Where   Chester Road, Wrexham   

Who   People living with cancer or other life-limiting illness, their family, friends or carers

What   Ty Gobaith hospice is run along similar lines to its sister hospice, Hope House, but is sensitive to the needs of the local population, many of whom speak Welsh as a first language. They have four children's bedrooms and three parents/family rooms with the flexibility of using one as a fifth child's bedroom in an emergency. There is a multi-sensory room, computer room, lounge, playroom, therapy room, kitchen and dining room and a parents' lounge.

What   Hospice for children with life limiting illnesses, providing a range of end of life support to patients and their families. Services include respite care, counselling, sibling support, and bereavement support at the hospice or in the home. For more information on services offered please visit the website.

Where   Shropshire, Cheshire, Mid and North Wales areas

Who  Children and young people up to the age of 25 years who have a life-threatening condition

What  Drop in information and support centre that provides free and confidential advice and support to people living with cancer. If you have questions about prevention, have just been diagnosed or are living  beyond cancer the service is there to help. Services offered counselling, benefits advice, self-help and support, practical support and courses and workshops.

Where  The centre is located at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn

What   Carer support charity advising and offering support as well as advice and information to carers through monthly support groups, advocacy and training.

Where   Orkney

Who   Carers providing unpaid support to loved ones living with cancer

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What   Carer support centre provides support to child,young adult, and adult carers. It has various support groups provides benefits checks, counselling, training and activities, stress relieving therapies and more. For a full list of services provided and further information please contact the centre or visit the website.

Where   North Argyll and the Isles of Coll, Tiree, Mull, and Iona

Who   Young carers aged 8-18, young adult carers aged 18-25, and adult carers

What    The Macmillan Information and Support Centre offers free and confidential information and support in a relaxed and comfortable environment. Whether you have questions about prevention, have just been diagnosed or are living with and beyond cancer the service is there to help. Services include: counselling, benefits advice, self-help and support, practical support and courses and workshops.