Care & Support

Care & Support

Arranging social care can be a challenge. From knowing where to start, what type of care and support you need and who pays for it, there are lots of questions to ask. But you’re not alone — we’re here to help you through the process.

A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid, this is inclusive of both adult and young carers.

Beating Bowel Cancer

A support and campaigning charity for everyone affected by bowel cancer.
020 8973 0011
Beating Bowl Cancer

Bloodwise

The UK’s specialist blood cancer charity, providing practical and emotional support to anyone affected by blood cancer.
0808 2080 888
Bloodwise

The Brain Tumour Charity

A charity providing information and support for anyone affected by brain tumours. 
0808 800 0004
The Brain Tumour Charity

Breast Cancer Care

Providing care, information and support to people affected by breast cancer. 
0808 800 6000
Breast Cancer Care

Cancer Research UK

A cancer research and awareness charity for anyone affected by any kind of cancer. 
0808 800 4040
Cancer Research UK

CLIC Sargent

UK cancer charity for children, young people and their families. They provide clinical, practical, financial and emotional support to help people cope with cancer and get the most out of life.
0300 330 0803
CLIC Sargent

Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust 

UK charity dedicated to women affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities. 
0808 802 8000
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust

Leukaemia Care

Leukaemia Care is a national blood cancer charity that provides emotional support, advice and help to anyone affected by a blood cancer.
0808 801 0 444
Leukaemia Care 

Look Good Feel Better

A worldwide cancer support charity proving practical support for women struggling with side effects from treatment.It offers free skincare and make-up workshops that create a sense of support and wellbeing. 
01372 747 500
Look Good Feel Better

Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN)

The LSN is a registered charity run by people who live with lymphoedema and is the largest information provider about the condition in the UK.
020 7351 4480
Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN)

Macmillan Cancer Support

information and support for people living with cancer in the UK. It also has an online community at Community Macmillan.
0808 808 00 00
Macmillian UK 

Maggie’s Centres

Maggie’s offers free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their families and friends.
0300 123 1801
Maggie’s Centres

RipRap

information for teenagers who have a parent with cancer. The website also features real stories of other young people’s experiences.
RipRap

Teenage Cancer Trust

Improves the quality of life and chances of survival for young people with cancer, with support and specialist services around the UK.
020 7612 0370
Teenage Cancer Trust

Tenevous

Provides treatment, emotional support and practical advice to people affected by cancer. The charity’s mobile support units bring cancer treatment into homes and communities. Speak to a qualified nurse on the charity’s Support Line or via live chat. 
0808 808 1010
Tenevous

The Youth Cancer Trust

Provides support and free, activity-based holidays for young people aged 14 to 30 with cancer or any malignant disease in the UK and Irish Republic or who are patients of any UK hospital. You can also come on a holiday if you have been in remission for up to five years or are living with the late effects of having had cancer as a teenager.
01202 763 591
The Youth Cancer Trust

Caring will affect us all at some point in our lives. We’ll be here for you when that happens. With your help, we can be there for the 6,000 people who start looking after someone each day.

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We create services and support to meet people’s complex health and social needs, helping them to build healthier lives that have meaning and value for themselves and their families. We support local people to create stronger, better-connected communities.

Based at North Tyneside General hospital 0191 2934377 and Nursery Park Health Centre Ashington 01670 855533.

To support bereaved individuals who would benefit from talking to someone on a one to one basis about their grief. The support sessions will take place within a person’s home or suitable community venue. The service accepts referrals for all causes of death.

North Tyneside Carers’ Centre is a local independent charity which was established in 1994. We are the only generic carer support service in the borough providing support to both young and adult carers.  We are a network member of Carers Trust.

Over the years the centre has developed in response to the needs of adult and young and now employs around 22 staff and has 25 volunteers.  The Board of Trustees is made up of professionals, some of whom are carers with a diverse range of skills needed to move the organisation forward. 

Carers are represented at every level of the organisation.

Information leaflet: Carers Leaflet – produced by North Tyneside Council

At North Tyneside Carers’ Centre, we work with young carers and their families. The young carers team provide practical and emotional support to young carers around their caring role

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Penile cancer is a rare type of cancer that occurs on the skin of the penis or within the penis. It most commonly affects men over the age of 50.

As more people recover from brain injury and stroke because of improvements in acute care, we urgently need a major initiative to propel neuro-rehabilitation support services to the forefront.

We exist to meet the needs and overcome the isolation experienced by people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide.

You may have lots of questions about the treatments you could be facing, our information is designed to help with this. Brain tumours are quite complex – at present, over 130 different types of ‘high grade’ (cancerous) or ‘low grade’ (non-cancerous) brain tumours are known.