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LINKS PAGE Below are a list of links to other organizations associated with terminal illnesses, hospices and fundraising. A new site giving comprehensive details of all cancer services available in the Shropshire, Telford and Mid-Wales areas. www.healthcarecommission.org.uk The Healthcare Commission exists to promote improvement in the quality of Healthcare in England and Wales . In England, this includes regulation of the independent healthcare sector. Help the Hospices is the national charity for the Hospice movement founded in 1984 . The National Council for Palliative Care is an umbrella organisation for palliative care in England , Wales and Northern Ireland . It is an independent body with charitable status set up in 1991 to promote the extension and improvement of palliative care services. Our nearest NHS hospital, with sites at Shrewsbury and Telford Princess Royal Hospital Haematology Support Group -Caring for sufferers of the leukaemias, Hodgkin's and other lymphomas, myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative disorders, Myeloma and aplastic anaemia and all types of Cancers. Offering help and counselling, advice, information, support and friendship. CancerBACUP, Europe's leading cancer information service, with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers. Access information on all aspects of cancer, written specifically for patients, their families and carers. Hope House Children’s Hospices provides respite, palliative care and terminal nursing for life-limited children. The organisation runs two hospices – Hope House in Oswestry and Ty Gobaith in Conwy. The Association of Children’s Hospices (ACH) is a registered charity which brings together over 40 voluntary sector children’s hospice services throughout the UK dedicated to the care of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families . Macmillan Cancer Relief is a UK charity that works to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer. It offers life support by providing the expert care and practical support that makes a real difference to people living with cancer. Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families.
If you work in similar areas to the above and would like your organization mentioned, please contact IT@severnhospice.org.uk |
