Staff from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Department for Work and Pensions, Disability First and Macmillan Cancer Support, who supported the new session at Blackpool Victoria Hospital offering financial help for people affected by cancer.
A NEW advice session for people affected by cancer has been labelled a great success.
The sessions, held by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Department for Work and Pensions, Disability First and Macmillan Cancer Support, are being held to offer financial help for people affected by cancer.
Kerrie Newsham. Macmillan Cancer Care Co-Ordinator at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “A cancer diagnosis can change a person’s financial situation.
“It may mean they need to stop working, or work less. It can also mean spending more money and we know it is a really stressful time for our patients and their carers.
“But there is help out there and depending on an individual’s financial situation they may be able to get benefits or other financial support and that is why we are putting these sessions on.
“At our first session everyone who attended found out that they may be entitled to additional benefits and all of the patients we saw said they were happier after seeing us and hearing about the help available.’’
The drop-in sessions will be held in the Macmillan Windmill Suite at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on the first Tuesday of every month between 10am and 1pm.
Everyone is welcome.
CAPTION: Staff from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Department for Work and Pensions, Disability First and Macmillan Cancer Support, who supported the new session at Blackpool Victoria Hospital offering financial help for people affected by cancer.