Do you want to find groups and support in the community that might help you improve your health and wellbeing? You can find lots of local support from charities to social groups in the Arc Bucks PCN Directory.
Do you have a Long Term Health Condition (LTC) that you are finding difficult to manage?
Many people with physical health difficulties can have times when they feel down or worried about it. Feeling down or worried can, in turn, make it harder to manage your physical health the way you want to.
At NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies the programme we use to work with Long Term Conditions is called Live Well. We can help with managing the emotional impact of living with a Long Term Condition such as:
Breast Friends Aylesbury is a mutual support group for women who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer, living in the Aylesbury area.
They cover all of Bucks for support groups.
We help people at any stage in their diagnosis to adjust physically, psychologically, socially and emotionally to their condition, to keep well and to cope with any health and care needs at home, wherever possible.
We also support their families and carers.
A community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event on the last Saturday of every month, followed by a cuppa and a chat. All ages and abilities welcome.
Making day-to-day life a little bit better for people living with cancer.
Making a lifetime of difference for children expected to have short lives.
UK organisation that has been focusing on beating blood cancer since 1960 and do this by funding research. They are also a hub of information and support for anyone affected by a blood cancer.
Chemo gift bags is a charity that supports both Men and Woman following a diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Our bags are filled with items that will help them through their treatment and bring a little light to what is a daunting time.
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is the UK’s leading cervical cancer charity. They provide trustworthy information, campaign for change and provide support at every step.
Maggie’s offers the best possible support free to anyone with cancer and their families who walk through our doors. You’ll find our centres alongside NHS hospitals and we can also support you online.
Macmillian cancer support provides physical, financial and emotional support to help you live life as fully as you can from diagnosis to treatment and after care. They have an online support community.
Established in 2005, by a group of patients. Their aim is to provide information, support and encouragement to men, and their families who are affected.
Based at Wycombe General Hospital, and providing information and support to patients and their families. The centre also offers counselling, complimentary and relaxation therapies, Wig fitting service and Macmillan CAB Benefits advice. They also run a number of support groups.
Free information service provided by Cancer Research UK about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families.
Making day-to-day life a little bit better for people living with cancer.
The OddBalls Foundation was set up in 2016 to raise awareness of Testicular Cancer. Through the Foundation we hope to make a difference to male health around the world.
Orchid is the UK’s leading charity working on behalf of anyone affected by or interested in male cancer – prostate, testicular and penile cancer.
Based at Wexham Park Hospital, and providing information and support to patients and their families. The centre also offers counselling, complimentary and relaxation therapies, Wig fitting service and Macmillan CAB Benifits advice.
Based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and providing information and support to patients and their families. The centre also offers counselling, complimentary and relaxation therapies, Wig fitting service and Macmillan CAB Benifits advice. They also run a number of support groups.
Based at Wycombe General Hospital, and providing information and support to patients and their families. The centre also offers counselling, complimentary and relaxation therapies, Wig fitting service and Macmillan CAB Benifits advice. They also run a number of support groups.
UK’s leading charity for children and young people with cancer along with carers and families. The provide clinical, emotional, financial and practical support from diagnosis until after treatment.
Established in 2005, by a group of patients. Their aim is to provide information, support and encouragement to men, and their families who are affected.
Prostate Cancer UK’s top priority is funding research to stop prostate cancer killing men. We’re investing millions to find better treatments and better tests that can spot fast-growing cancers early, and could be used in a screening programme to save thousands of lives.
Macmillian cancer support provides physical, financial and emotional support to help you live life as fully as you can from diagnosis to treatment and after care. They have an online support community.
Orchid exists to save men’s lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers through pioneering research and promoting awareness.
Maggie’s offers the best possible support free to anyone with cancer and their families who walk through our doors. You’ll find our centres alongside NHS hospitals and we can also support you online.
Leukemia Care is a national blood cancer support charity. We are dedicated to ensuring that anyone affected by blood cancer receives the right information, advice and support.
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is the UK’s leading cervical cancer charity. They provide trustworthy information, campaign for change and provide support at every step.
Breast Cancer Now is the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. They are for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.
The Brain Tumor Charity is the world’s leading brain tumor charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumors globally.
UK organisation that has been focusing on beating blood cancer since 1960 and do this by funding research. They are also a hub of information and support for anyone affected by a blood cancer.
The UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. They aim to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer with a vision is a future where nobody dies of the disease.
Making a lifetime of difference for children expected to have short lives.