Suffolk County Council has been working in partnership with the
then Mid Anglia Cancer Network
and
Macmillan
Cancer Support and launched the first library cancer
information project in 2005.
Special collections chosen by health professionals in Macmillan
have been placed in libraries in Suffolk and Essex to provide
self help collections of up-to-date, accessible and credible cancer
information. Self help materials ranging from books, leaflets,
contact numbers and website addresses are available in selected
public and academic libraries in Suffolk and Essex. This
is so that patients, family members, carers and health workers
can all access information to suit their individual needs.
In Suffolk the 10 larger public libraries have
collections:
Cancer information
booklist (PDF,16.1Kb)
Online
catalogue
In addition, cancer information centres are running
outreach sessions in libraries in Suffolk. Outreach sessions
during 2008 are taking place at Sudbury Library, Bury St Edmunds
Library and Haverhill Library. For more information telephone
01284 713023 (Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service West
Suffolk Hospital).
Cancer Information Centre, Ipswich Hospital
The Cancer Information Centre at Ipswich Hospital aims to
provide full information, support and advice to cancer patients,
their family and friends. The patient-friendly information booklets
and fact sheets are free on request to anyone affected by cancer.
They explain the facts clearly yet sensitively, in language that is
easy to understand. They are designed to help you and your
family/friends understand what you may be experiencing at each
stage of the cancer journey, and enable you to make informed
choices about your treatment.
Contact:
Dawn Cook
Cancer Information Nurse Specialist and Centre Manager
Cancer Information Centre
Woolverstone Wing, Ipswich Hospital,
Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Telephone: 01473 715748
Email:dawn.cook@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk
Opening Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9am -4.30pm
Friday 9am -3pm
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service West Suffolk
Hospital
The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service offers
people affected by cancer access to good quality, comprehensive and
appropriate information and support. The service is
offered to anyone who has cancer, their relatives, friends and
carers. It is staffed by a health professional and
trained volunteers. The resource library includes books,
videos, CD-Roms, audio tapes, leaflets and free guided internet
access. Some resources are available in different languages
and suitable for people with special needs. You do not
need to make an appointment. The service also offers
monthly drop-in sessions at venues within Brandon, Haverhill,
Sudbury, Mildenhall and Newmarket, including
libraries. For more information, please see contact
below.
Contact:
The Macmillan Cancer Information and
Support Service
The Macmillan Unit
West Suffolk Hospital
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Telephone 01284 713023
Text 07933 735874
Email: Jan.Brittain@wsh.nhs.uk
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday 9am -5pm