Cancer Support
Cancer Support
The Macmillan information and support service has locations at Pinderfields, Dewsbury and Pontefract hospitals.Our team can offer advice, information and support to anyone affected by cancer.
To access the service, with drop in (no appointment needed) or use one of the contact methods below for a bookable appointment.
Finding and contacting the centre
Pinderfields (Monday to Friday)
Macmillan information and support centre
Level D, Pinderfields Hospital
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Telephone: 01924 546072
Email: midyorks.macmillan.infocentre@nhs.net
Dewsbury (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Macmillan information and support centre
The Rosewood Centre
Dewsbury and District Hospital
Halifax Road
Dewsbury
WF13 4HS
Telephone: 01924 512204
Email: midyorks.macmillan.infocentre@nhs.net
Pontefract (Monday, Tuesday, Friday)
Pontefract Hospital
Friarwood Road
Pontefract
WF8 1PL
Telephone: 01977 747124
Email: midyorks.macmillan.infocentre@nhs.net
The Macmillan website also has a huge amount of information about specific cancers, their treatment, advice about coping with cancer and details of other services they offer.
Cancer advice, information and support
View the sections below to find out more about the different areas of cancer advice, information and support.
Benefits available
There are lots of benefits that can help after a cancer diagnosis, but the system can be confusing. The benefits you are entitled to depend on many factors, such as your age, income and where you live.We advise you to contact staff in the Macmillan Information Pod who can help you with this.
You can send them an email or view the top of this page for additional contact details.
If you would like to complete your own benefits assessment you can use one of the following links:
Cancer nursing teams
| Team | Contact number |
| Acute Oncology | 01422 222 999 |
| Breast | 01924 542223 |
| Chemotherapy Day Unit (Pinderfields) | 01924 541142 |
| Chemotherapy Day Unit (Pontefract) | 01924 747134 |
| Chemotherapy Day Unit (Dewsbury) | 01924 512244 |
| Gynaecology | 01924 543091 |
| Haematology Senior Charge Nurse | 01924 542241 |
| Haematology Secretaries | 01924 543834 |
| Head and neck | 01924 542556 / 542250 |
| Lower GI | 01924 542277 |
| Lung | 01924 543977 / 543818 |
| Skin | 01924 212237 / 212236 |
| Upper GI | 01924 543415 (no answer machine; Advice line 07787105193 (answer machine available) |
Cancer support groups
Breast
MY Breast Cancer Support
Second Thursday of every month, 10am-12pm
The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury
Tel: Sara 07842 140381 or Alison 07939 702262
Pontefract Breast Group
First Thursday of every month, 10am-12pm
Conservative Club, Market Place, Pontefract
Tel: Rachel 07891 908641
Upper GI
Panpals Leeds (pancreatic)
panpalsyorks@yahoo.co.uk
Colorectal and urology
Bowel and Urology Group
Third Thursday of every month, 2pm
Brook House Club, 221 Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF1 5NU
Tel: John 07974 657146
Myeloma
The Leeds Myeloma Support
Last Friday of the month, 1.30pm
Please phone for venue: 0113 2520097
Palliative Care
Wakefield Hospice Day Therapy
Group available Fridays 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.
To book a place phone 01924 331400.
The Rosewood Centre
Dewsbury and District Hospital
Tel: 01924 512039
The Prince of Wales Hospice Day Therapy
Various locations
Tel: 01977 708868
Kirkwood Hospice Family Care Team
Tel: 01484 557908
For information about cancer support services across all areas, please visit the Cancer Care Map.
Carers support
If you're a carer for someone with cancer and you need support then there are local groups that can help. In Wakefield you can contact Carers Wakefield or visit their Facebook page.
In Kirklees you can contact Carers Count or visit their Facebook page.
Emotional support
Need to speak to someone?
Email us with your number and we will call you back.
The following organisations can also provide you with emotional support:
- Turning Point
- Macmillan
- Kirkless IAPT Service (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)
- CAN-EMPOWER
Referral to psychology
Visit the cancer and palliative care psychology service page for more information.
The service is available to any adult who:
- Resides within the Mid Yorkshire Trust's geographical region.
- Has a diagnosis of cancer or a palliative condition.
- Is under the care of a medical consultant or specialist palliative care team within one of the Mid Yorkshire hospitals.
Any healthcare professional within the Trust can make a referral. If you feel you need to access the service please discuss this with your doctor, nurse or other professional involved in your care.
In an emergency
If you need urgent help and support, you can phone the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit their website.
End of life care
Specialist Palliative Care
Palliative care is provided by a multi-professional team who work in partnership with those providing generalist palliative care to ensure that patients’ and families’ complex needs are met. Find out more on the palliative care page.
Hospices
- Wakefield Hospice
- Prince of Wales Hospice Pontefract
- Kirkwood Hospice (Kirklees)
- Barnsley Hospice
- Martin House Hospice (children)
- Forget-me-Not (children)
Bereavement Support
Children's Palliative Care
Mid Yorkshire adult palliative care service and support
Exercise
For more information visit the Active Together Programme.
General support
There are lots of other organisations which can provide support for anyone living with cancer.
- Services available locally
- Benefits
- Debt
- Family
- Housing
- Law and courts
- Health
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Benefits
- State pension
- Pension services
- Marriage/relationships
- Sex life
- Family life
- Separation/divorce
- Children and young people
Practical support
We have provided links to the places where you can go to get local, practical support when living with cancer.
Additional services (district nurse/dietitian/occupational therapist)
Self management programmes
Live Well Wakefield
Workshops
Two self-management workshops are offered: Coping with Pain and Managing Fatigue with Health Conditions. Each workshop runs for one hour and are currently taking place online only. The dates and times of all the workshops can be found via the link below.
To find out more about the workshops, or to register a place, please contact Live Well Wakefield on 01924 255363 or visit Live Well Wakefield.
The iHOPE Programme
Living with or after a cancer diagnosis?
Do you want to enhance your resilience through these difficult times, rediscover strengths and increase your ability to cope?
Join the online self-management programme called iHOPE. The programme focuses on topics including:
- Smarter goal setting
- Priorities and values
- Managing stress
- Coping with fatigue
- Living positively with fears for the future
- Finding things to be thankful for
- Character strengths
- Eating well
- Physical activity
Find out more - The iHOPE Programme [pdf] 322KB
Thinking Ahead Programme
What is it?
Thinking Ahead is a health and wellbeing programme for patients living with incurable cancer, who may or may not be receiving treatments, as well as their family members. The Thinking Ahead Programme is a virtual seven-week course, delivered by professionals from Harrogate, Leeds, Mid Yorkshire, and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS hospital trusts. The course is an opportunity to learn about support available and share experiences and information with other cancer patients, in a virtual group setting. To find out more, view the below video:
Who can access the Thinking Ahead course?
This course is for cancer patients who are living with incurable cancer and their family members. Family members can attend the course with or without the patient.
What will the seven-week course include?
Each virtual session of the seven-week course lasts about an hour and a half, providing valuable information and discussion time. The sessions will cover a wide variety of information and resources including:
- Managing uncertainty
- Financial matters and estates planning
- Diet and physical activity
- Faith and spirituality
- Advance care planning, decision-making and care
- Support services such as local hospices
- Managing symptoms such as fatigue
How do I book on or find out more?
Mid Yorkshire NHS patients and their families can book onto the course by contacting the Macmillan Information and Support Service on:
- Pinderfields 01924 546072
- Dewsbury 01924 512204
- Email midyorks.macmillan.infocentre@nhs.net
Patients and their families from other NHS trusts
- Leeds GP patients - Please contact the Leeds Community Cancer Support service via email: community.cancersupport@nhs.net.
- Harrogate patients - Please contact the Palliative and End of Life Administration Team: Tel 01423 553464; Email palliativecareteam@nhs.net.
- Calderdale and Huddersfield patients - Please contact the Macmillan Information Service: Tel 01484 343614 / 01422 222709; Email cancer.information@nhs.net.
I do not live in any of these areas. What can I do?
If you do not live in any of the above mentioned areas, then speak to your hospital clinical team to see what support is available in your area.
Support for carers, families, children and others
Carers support
Caring for someone with cancer | Carers UK
Looking after someone with cancer
Being a young carer for someone with cancer | Macmillan Cancer Support
Getting support as a carer | Macmillan Cancer Support
Carer's Allowance: How it works
Macmillan Information and Support Centre.pdf
Families
Cancer genetics | Macmillan Cancer Support
Cancer and relationships | Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Information and Support Centre.pdf
Emotional support for family and friends | Macmillan Cancer Support
Supporting family, friends and carers | Cancer Research UK
Children
Talking to children and teenagers | Macmillan Cancer Support
Children's costs | Macmillan Cancer Support
Winston's Wish - bereavement support for children
How children understand death at different ages | Macmillan Cancer Support
Resources to help you and your children when you have cancer | Cancer Research UK
Macmillan Information and Support Centre.pdf
Pets
Pet care when you have cancer | Macmillan Cancer Support
Advice and welfare information for animals | RSPCA
Trusted dog sitting, walking and boarding in the UK | DogBuddy
Giving up my pet for adoption | Blue Cross
Looking after your pets in the cost of living crisis | RSPCA
Teenagers and young adults
LGBTQ+
Transgender and non-binary people and cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support have put together some information for transgender (trans) and non-binary people who may have questions about cancer risk, symptoms, screening and treatment, as well as what to expect from your healthcare team.
Find out more about transgender and non-binary people and cancer
Support with travel
Blue badge application
If you would like some support from our team to apply for a blue badge please email us
You can also apply yourself by visiting the Gov.UK website.
Travel insurance
We can provide advice - please email us
You can also find useful information on the Macmillan website.
Travelling to our hospitals
For more information about travelling to our hospitals please visit the patients and visitors section of our website.
Faith and spirituality
A cancer diagnosis can cause people to reflect on their beliefs and many seek solace in their faith or spirituality. The following organisations can help support you or signpost during your cancer diagnosis.