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Macmillan Information and Support Centre

The Macmillan Information and Support Centre at St George’s Hospital provides free, confidential information and support for anyone affected by cancer.

Whether you are living with or after cancer, are a family member or friend of someone with cancer, we are here to support you. We offer access to good quality information, and emotional and practical support.

If you have questions about cancer, you can come and talk to us face to face in a friendly, informal environment. You don’t need an appointment and can just drop in for some information or a chat.

The Macmillan Information and Support Centre is run by specialist nurses.

What do we offer?

Information and support

We offer a wide range of free information in different formats, such as leaflets, DVDs and guided internet access. We can also tell you about the ‘information prescriptions service’, a service that enables you to access wider relevant information that can be tailored to your individual needs.

Our resources include information and support about:

All cancers, their treatments and effects
Financial, social and practical issues
How cancer affects your life and how to cope with changes
Complementary therapies and how to access them
Cancer and support services within St George’s Hospital
Local support groups
Cancer prevention and healthy lifestyles

Macmillan Welfare Benefits Advice Service

We offer free, confidential welfare benefits and money advice. This is provided by the Macmillan welfare benefits advice service in partnership with Wandsworth Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). Our benefits adviser can also help you with other financial matters and refer you to other specialist services for advice on housing, debt, immigration and employment issues. The service is provided on Tuesday mornings and all day Thursday in the Macmillan Information and Support Centre at St George’s Hospital as well as Tuesday mornings at Paul’s Cancer Support Centre in Battersea. You will need to book an appointment.

For appointments at St George’s Hospital, please call Wandsworth CAB on 020 7042 0320.

For appointments at Paul’s Cancer Support Centre, please call 020 7924 3924.

Support services

We are planning to offer a limited range of support services from the centre including hypnotherapy and drop-in support sessions. Please contact us for more details.

How can you find us?

We are situated near the main entrance, next to the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) office:

Macmillan Information and Support Centre
Ground floor
Grosvenor Wing
St George’s Hospital
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
London
SW17 0QT

What are our opening hours?

Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm (except Bank Holidays). Opening hours may vary, please call us before travelling.

How can you contact us?

If you can’t come to the centre, you can call us on 020 8725 2677 or email us at cancer.information@stgeorges.nhs.uk.

Local cancer support centre

We work closely with local cancer support centres and our Macmillan Information and Support Manager also offers information and support at Paul’s Cancer Support Centre, in Battersea on a Monday and Tuesday.

Paul’s Cancer Support Centre

Paul’s Centre offers one-to-one services of counselling and complementary therapies, plus support groups and classes, a telephone support line and a lending library of cancer information.

Paul’s Cancer Support Centre
1st Floor, Battersea Central Mission
20-22 York Road
London
SW11 3QA

Tel: 020 7924 3924 (for information and support)
Email: support@paulscancersupportcentre.org.uk
Website: www.paulscancersupportcentre.org.uk

Macmillan Cancer Support

If you have questions outside our opening hours about living with cancer, call the free Macmillan helpline on 0808 808 00 00 (Mon-Fri 9am-8pm).

If you are hard of hearing? You can contact us using textphone 0808 808 0121, or Text Relay.

If you are a non English speaker? An interpretation service is available or visit www.macmillan.org.uk.

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