Working With Others - Useful Links

 

With an annual turnover of approximately £300m South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT) is one of the most successful Foundation Trusts in the country providing integrated care including mental health, learning disability, social care and community services. We provide services across Bedfordshire, Essex and Luton and employ approximately 6,100 people and serve a population of 1.8 million.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospital and community based premises. We have many modern community based resource centres and clinics to provide local services to local people where possible.

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is located in Harlow, Essex and provides care and treatment to people in the surrounding area across seven locations. Find out more at www.pah.nhs.uk

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NHS West Essex holds the NHS budget for the 270,000 people who live in Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford. The area we cover stretches from Buckhurst Hill in the south of Essex to Steeple Bumpstead in the north. We are responsible for improving primary care and the health of the local population.
We provide some health services such as district nursing, school nursing and health visitors. We also provide specialist services such as physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and Macmillan nursing.

Our three main functions are to:

• work with our local population to improve their health and well being

• purchase a comprehensive and equitable range of high quality, responsive and efficient services within the resources we have available

• provide high quality responsive and efficient services where this gives best value

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A national charity, provides information, counselling and support for the people with cancer, their families and friends. Publishes booklets on specific cancers, treatment and living with cancer. Also provides services for healthcare professionals.

 

Helpline: 0808 800 1234
(Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Bank Holidays 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM)
Brochures: 020 7696 9003
Address: 3 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JR

Website: www.cancerbackup.org.uk
E-mail: info@cancerbackup.org.uk

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Information and emotional support on all aspects of cancer to patients, families, friends and healthcare professionals. Publishes information. Responds to Telephone and letter enquiries.

Helpline: 0808 808 0000
(Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
Address: 11-21, Northdown Street, London N1 9BN

Website: www.westessexcancerinformation.nhs.uk
E-mail: cancerlink@cancerlink.org.uk

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RipRap

A website developed especially for teenagers who have a parent with cancer

Website: www.riprap.org.uk

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Cruse Bereavement Care

Helpline: 0870 1671677
(Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Address: Cruse House, 126, Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1UR

Website: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
E-mail: info@crusebereavementcare.org.uk

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Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children, helps young people re-adjust to life after the death of a parent or sibling

 

Helpline: 08452 03 04 05