Our team includes six nurses and two support workers.

Our team is here to be your advocate, support and guide throughout your cancer journey. This can include any practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects.

The Haematology Padlet is here to help signpost to services that you may find useful.

We have included services and organisations that offer help and advice to our patients, their carers, family and friends.

If you wish to discuss something you see here or have any questions or concerns, please email us at

medwayft.haematologycns@nhs.net

This will benefit you as Cancer Registration has shown to improve preventions, diagnosing and treating cancer, it may be used by healthcare professionals to check if you may benefit from being in a clinical trial. It will also be used with your permission to see if other members of your family may be at risk and how best to treat them.

Cancer Services hold an evening event for all cancer patients, their carers/family/friends attending Medway Hospital. This takes place every 2 months.

Please see contact details above to register interest in the event.

Treatment aim is to control complications and reduce the number of red blood cells and platelets. This is through a process call Venesection - removing blood from the body or through drug therapy.

At;  Star Meadow Sports Complex

Darland Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 3AN

We will be having a cake and quiz to recognise Blood Cancer Awareness Month.

A reminder there will be no Support Group session for August. We will return on 7th September.

We have established a support group for our Haematology Patients and one guest (friends, family or carer), this will be monthly.

Our wish is for you to join us for a soft drink and a biscuit in a relaxing atmosphere with other patients who are going through similar journeys.

We welcome feedback, ideas and suggestions - the aim is for this to be patient-led in future. We will accommodate where possible and within reason.

The support group will offer patients a chance to socialise and network with other haematology patients and the clinical nurse specialist team.

Please contact the team if you would like to attend.

Their very detailed website provides information for parent support, resources and props for children, and professional support.

Fruitfly Collective

For example; a checklist of 'How people can help you'; 'The Art of Parenting From the Sofa'; and a poster where you are able to demonstrate your energy supply.

Resources and toolkits include:

• Websites,

• Books,

• Apps and Games

• Animations

• Family Fun.

Cancer education for Kids up to 15years.

Download for free on Apple or Android.

Camp Quality's Kid's Guide to Cancer empowers kids to learn more about cancer on their own terms, at their pace. It caters age-appropriate information about cancer, hospitals, medicines, treatment and people available to help. Animated stories are available to promote peer support!

• Cancer Cloud Kit (12-14years)

• Tiger Cloud Kit (6-11years)

• Hedgehog Cloud Kit (3-5years)

Pip's Kit is especially designed for children who have a parent with incurable cancer or is under palliative care. The kit can be used to help support children facing any bereavement.