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1217 results found
Breast Cancer Support Group – Kilmarnock
Support group for people living with and beyond breast cancer. Meet others with shared experiences and get support. The group is held in person fortnightly on a Tuesday, 7pm to 9pm. Contact the group facilitator, Susan, for more information.
5k Your Way Parkrun Group - Dean Castle, Kilmarnock
Community-based support group for anyone affected by cancer. Meeting on the last Saturday of every month, the meet ups encourage people of all ages and abilities to walk, jog or run all or part of the 5k route and socialise afterwards. More support can be found on the website through blogs, workshops, podcasts and useful links. Register to take part and see website for more information.
East Ayshire- Macmillan, Money and More
Free impartial advice and support for people living in East Ayrshire. Providing information and help relating to welfare rights, benefits, energy, affordable money services, debts and more. It also offers assistance to challenge benefit decisions and ensure you are getting your full entitlement. Visit the website for more information.
Ayrshire Cancer Support - Hospital Transport Service
Hospital transport service providing door-to-door transport to and from hospital appointments. People are collected from home, taken to their appointment and driven home afterwards. Transport is available Monday to Friday, with weekend availability on request. See website for more information.
Kilmarnock Cancer Support Centre
Cancer support centre for people living with cancer including their loved ones and carers. It offers practical and emotional support, information, access to counselling, and offers range of free therapeutic services in their centres, at home and in hospital. Other services include transport to and from hospital appointments, support groups, a podiatry service and more. For more information, see website.
Prostate Peer Support Group – Kilmarnock
Peer support group for people living with prostate cancer including their loved ones and carers. Meet others with shared experiences and get support and information. Meeting in person on the last Friday of the month, 10am to 11am. Contact for more information and see website.
Better Health Hub – Ayrshire and Arran
Information hub providing guidance and advice about health-related issues, including long term health conditions. The hub does not offer medical advice, but provides a listening ear and signposts to sources of practical and emotional help, covering all of Ayrshire and Arran. Support is currently provided by telephone, video calls or by email. See website and/or contact for more information.
University Hospital Crosshouse
District General Hospital for people of all ages. It offers a wide range of services including assessment and treatment for cancer such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. See website for more information.
Irvine & Troon Cancer Care
Charity supporting people living with cancer and their loved ones and carers, offering information, a transport service, and signposting to local and national sources of help and support. See website for more information.
Carers Gateway North Ayrshire
Charity providing support and specialist information for young, young adult and adult unpaid carers from the age of 5 throughout life. Also offering emotional support, day and residential trips, peer support groups, advocacy, short breaks and more. For more information please, call, email or visit the website.
North Ayrshire- Macmillan, Money and More
Free confidential money advice, to anyone affected by cancer living in North Ayrshire. Get help with benefits, debt, energy, emergency support, and budgeting. Other support includes maximising income, benefit and disability entitlements, grants, financial assistance and appeals. Visit the website for more information.
North Ayrshire Cancer Care (NACC)
Volunteer-run charity providing free hospital transport and wellbeing support for people living with cancer, as well as their carers and loved ones. Services include Reiki sessions, massage therapy, a monthly support group, and counselling. See website for more information.
South Ayrshire Information & Advice Hub
Macmillan information and advice hub for anyone affected by cancer in South Ayrshire. It offers information and advice on welfare rights, assistance or representation in relation to benefits. This includes support to complete an application for various benefits and tax credits, and support to appeal against benefits decisions. Contact for more information and to book an appointment.
Ayrshire Cancer Support – Ayr Centre
Drop in centre for people living with or beyond cancer, and their loved ones and carers. It provides information, access to counselling, complementary therapies, a transport service, a helpline and support groups, including for children and young people. For more information, see website.
Carers Gateway South Ayrshire
Charity offering free information, support, advocacy and advice to unpaid carers of all ages. Support includes help to take a break from caring, emotional support, day trips, social activities and peer support. See website for more information.
Ayrshire Hospice
Hospice supporting people aged sixteen and above living with life-shortening illness, and their loved ones and carers. It provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care, symptom management, emotional and practical support, complementary therapies, bereavement support, group activities and online services. Support is available at the hospice in Ayr and across Ayrshire and Arran. Contact and/or see website for more information.
Macmillan East Ren Cancer Peer Support Group
Support group for people living with any type of cancer. It offers the chance to share experiences, meet others living with cancer and support each other. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month from 1.15pm to 2.30pm. Contact before attending for more information and to register.
Doing it for Daniel Foundation – support for children with cancer in Glasgow
Charity providing gifts, experiences, days out and holidays to children with cancer at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and The Beatson Cancer Centre. Support is given to people with a child with a brain tumour and the charity also funds brain tumour research with a focus on childhood brain cancers. See website for more information.
Drop-in Cancer Support – Barrhead Foundry – Macmillan East Ren
Drop-in support service for people living with or affected by cancer. It aims to offer a supportive listening ear in a relaxed, informal library setting over free tea and coffee. This includes providing a range of Macmillan cancer information booklets, and signposting to other support such as financial advice, help with getting more active, emotional or practical support. Open Wednesdays 10:30am to 12:30pm. For those interested in group support, there is the Macmillan East Ren Cancer Peer Support Group. See website for more information.
East Renfrewshire Macmillan, Money & More Service
Free benefits and money advice for residents of East Renfrewshire. Support includes money and debt issues, budgeting, maximising income, benefit entitlements, disability benefits, grants, financial assistance and appeals. The team can also provide representation at social security tribunals. Appointments are available at home, in the office, by telephone or Teams. Visit the website for more information.
St Vincent's Hospice
Hospice offering free palliative and end of life care for those living with life-limiting conditions. It supports people in their homes, other places of care, in its day support service or as an inpatient. Services include pain/symptom management, physiotherapy, therapy options, spiritual care, counselling and bereavement support. See website for more information.
East Renfrewshire Carers Centre
Organisation for adults and young unpaid carers. It offers health and wellbeing activities, one-to-one support, group stress management, yoga, walking groups, aromatherapies and legal advice. It also provides short breaks and funding opportunities. See website for more information.
Compassionate Kilbryde Hospice
Hospice and community support service providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care to those living with life-limiting conditions in their hospice inpatient unit. The organisation also offers support to families and carers of all ages. It offers a wide range of community-based and wellbeing services including complementary therapy, support groups, music therapy sessions, and the Sunflower Service for children and young people. See website for more information.
Drop-in Cancer Support – Clarkston Library - Macmillan East Ren
Drop-in support service for people living with or affected by cancer. It aims to offer a supportive listening ear in a relaxed, informal library setting over free tea and coffee. This includes providing a range of Macmillan cancer information booklets, and signposting to other support including financial advice, help with getting more active, emotional or practical support. Open Fridays 10:30am to 12:30pm and then 12:35pm to 2:30pm. For those interested in group support, there is also the Macmillan East Ren Cancer Peer Support Group. See website for more information.
Give a Dog a Bone
Charity for people aged 60 and over. It offers financial support so older adults can afford a rescue pet. This includes the cost of pet food and/or insurance, but not vet bills. It also runs three community spaces in Shawlands (Glasgow), Troon, and Alloa, which provide activities for over 60s such as group dog walks and chair yoga. See website for more information.
Rays of Hope, Cancer Support Group
Charity providing practical and emotional support to people living with cancer, and their loved ones and carers. It offers the chance to meet others with shared experiences. This includes exercise sessions and walking groups, social activities, arts and craft classes, cookery demonstrations, holistic therapy workshops and nutrition advice, a choir, and counselling. The service is available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am to 3pm. See website for more information.
Improving the Cancer Journey - Renfrewshire
Macmillan and Renfrewshire council partnership initiative for people living with or beyond cancer including their loved ones and carers. It offers information, advice and one to one emotional and practical support including a listening ear, help with money or housing worries, help at home, and more. Contact and/or see website for more information.
Inspire Therapies – integrative complementary therapy
Integrative complementary therapist offering holistic therapies for people living with and beyond cancer. Former nurse Susan Savage provides massage, reflexology, facials and reiki. You can refer yourself or get referred by your local Macmillan team. Consult your cancer team or GP before making any lifestyle changes. Some therapies may not be suitable alongside certain cancer treatments. See socials and/or contact for more information.
Renfrewshire - Macmillan, Money & More Service
Free, confidential advice to people living, working or studying in Renfrewshire. It provides help with money and debt issues including budgeting, information on benefits entitlement including disability benefits, young carers grants, housing and employment and other money worries. Visit the website for more information.
Chai Cancer Care - Jewish Cancer Support - Glasgow
Charity for people of the Jewish community living with cancer, and their loved ones and carers. The Glasgow centre offers a support group, advisory services, complementary therapies, meditation, family and relationship counselling (face to face and online), physiotherapy, and home support. See website for more information.
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