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1137 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 meetups 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.
Ayrshire Cancer Support - Hospital Transport Service
Hospital transport service helping people get to and from appointments. People are collected directly from their homes, accompanied to the hospital and driven home after treatment is completed. Transport is available from Monday to Friday, and at weekends on request, and can be arranged by contacting the charity's head office in Kilmarnock.
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.
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, including 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.
Better Health Hub - Ayrshire and Arran
Information hub providing guidance and advice about anything health-related, including long term health conditions. This service covers all of Ayrshire and Arran. The hub does not offer medical advice, but provides a listening ear and signposts to sources of practical and emotional help. 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 for people living with cancer and their loved ones and carers. It offers free 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.
The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service - Kilwinning Library
Cancer information and support service for anyone affected by cancer. A team of volunteers offer a listening ear and provide advice to help access cancer information and local support services. Drop in on the first and third Friday of the month, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. See website or call for more information.
North Ayrshire Cancer Care (NACC)
Volunteer-run charity providing support for people living with cancer, as well as their carers and loved ones. It offers a transport service, reiki sessions, support groups and counselling. See the 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.
Unity South Ayrshire Carers
Charity offering free information, support, advocacy and advice to unpaid carers of all ages. Services include 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.
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 offers a range of Macmillan cancer information booklets and access to local counselling, stress management and complementary therapies. It can signpost to other sources of support including financial advice, help with getting more active, emotional or practical support. Open Wednesdays 10:30am to 12:30pm. See 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 and 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.
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.
Kilbryde Hospice
Voluntary, free and independent hospice providing palliative and end of life care to those with life-limiting conditions. It also provides support to loved ones of all ages and carers. Services include an inpatient unit, day services, wellbeing service, spiritual care and a drop-in service. For more information, see website.
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, holistic therapy workshops and nutrition advice, a choir and counselling. For more information, see website.
Drop-in Cancer Support – Clarkston Library - Macmillan East Ren
Drop-in support service for people living with or affected by cancer. It offers a range of Macmillan cancer information booklets, access to local counselling, stress management and complementary therapies. It can signpost to other sources of 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. 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.
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.
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.
Combat Cancer - Paisley - community exercise group
Community exercise group for people in Paisley living with or beyond cancer and their loved ones and carers. It offers information, emotional support and the chance to exercise in a group setting. They have a drop in session between 1:30 and 3:30 every Wednesday. See Facebook page or contact for more information.
Macmillan Cancer Support at Pollok Library, Glasgow
Cancer support service at Glasgow libraries providing free and confidential information and support to anyone affected by cancer including loved ones, carers, and those who are bereaved. The volunteers who run this service aim to offer a listening ear, share their knowledge on all things cancer, and can refer you onwards for financial and practical support. Drop in to Pollok library on Mondays between 11am and 3pm, or contact for more information.
ACCORD Hospice
Hospice offering palliative and end of life care to people living with life limiting conditions. Services are provided in people's homes or at the hospice and include pain and symptom management, social activities and groups, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, complementary therapies, hairdressing and spiritual care. Counselling and bereavement support is also available for loved ones. See website for more information.
Liver Condition Support Group – Renfrewshire
Peer support group for adults living with liver cancer and other liver conditions, including their loved ones and carers. Meet others in person with shared experiences find support and information. Contact for more information and to secure a place to attend the face to face meet ups which run quarterly. The British Liver Trust also runs a range of online meet ups.
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