CUH Cancer Support Service
The Cancer Support Service – the front door to cancer holistic support at CUH - will be showcasing what is available at point of referral. Advisors and navigators will be available to talk through how we support patients along with info on practical support for children and carers, disability support, body image and non-cancer specific services available to support patients.
Care Network Cambridge
Showcasing our help at home service, this is a free help at home service for up to 6 weeks of practical and emotional support for patients who have come out of hospital and need short term help to stay independent at home. We can visit patients at hospital or home to discuss individual needs. We can check to make sure their home is ready for return from hospital, schedule volunteer home visits and phone calls to check if they’re ok. We can also support shopping and collecting prescriptions, light housework and practical tasks, help with getting a key safe or personal alarm installed, and signposting to longer term support.
Cinnamon Trust
For many, pets are beloved family members, trusted confidants, and companions in life’s everyday moments. What happens to patients’ animals if they need to come into hospital?
The Cinnamon Trust is the national charity for when help is needed for walking your dog, taking your pet to the vet, or finding short-term fostering during your hospital stay, we’re here to lend a helping hand.
Something to Look Forward to
Cancer has a significant financial burden in patients and families. Something to Look Forward to promote the well-being, relieve the stress and aid the recuperation of those who are experiencing the effects of cancer and its treatment, together with their families. In particular by the provision of positive individual and/or family experiences.
People with cancer and their families can access a variety of free ‘gifts’ donated by companies and individuals.
These include free breaks in holiday cottages; restaurant meals; a day at the races; hotel stays; theatre tickets; beauty treatments; tickets for attractions… the list is endless.
Come and meet us to find out more…
Wig Services @CUH
Come and meet CUH’s new wig supplier for 2026. Our new partner will be here to showcase what they can offer and speak to staff.
All wig or hairpieces patients receive will come with free customisation to ensure patients are comfortable with the final result. Skilled stylists will cut and style wigs to suit patients’ personality and circumstances. NHS wigs are available via the NHS wig prescription service. Referrals can be made through ‘Cancer Support Service’ order/referral in Epic.
Learn more about the NHS wig criteria (opens in a new tab).
Move Against Cancer
Exercise is one of the most important things anyone diagnosed with cancer can do to enhance well-being and improve health outcomes both during and after treatment. We believe every individual impacted by cancer should receive the necessary resources and information to engage in and maintain an active lifestyle. Come and see what we provide for anybody impacted by cancer.
Caring Together
We support unpaid carers of all ages in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, from young carers, to young adult carers, to parent carers and adult carers. More than three in five of us will become an unpaid carer at some point in our life and despite how common caring is, many unpaid carers feel like they are on their own but if you are an unpaid carer, we are here to help you. We are here to give you information and advice, and to provide services and support to make your caring role more manageable and also benefit you and the person you support.
Citizens Advice Bureau
We are here to help everyone who needs it with practical advice you can really trust. Our national charity and network of local charities offer confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free.
Finances continue to be the number one concern for patients diagnosed with cancer- CAB can help and support with so much more.
CUH Dietetics
Cancer treatment and the disease itself can significantly impair a patient's appetite, and ability to take or absorb enough nutrition to meet their needs. Some of the problems that patients experience include weight loss, early satiety, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhoea, constipation, fatigue, taste changes, high blood sugars. We know that nutrition and how that nutrition is accessed is imperative to ensure patients are well enough to stay compliant with treatment or return to/continue with work and day to day responsibilities. The dietetics team take a holistic approach to understand the challenges of obtaining good sources of nutrition and the barriers to this for many families.
Come and speak to the team about what they can do to help patients throughout their journey and new projects.
Enhanced supportive care
The enhanced supportive care team work closely with cancer support services ensuring patients receive the right support at the right time. RSC holds outpatient clinics providing timely palliative care support alongside active or disease-controlling treatment of primarily cancer.
Come and see us to find out what we can provide and how to refer!
CPSL Mind
We are Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind, a values-based mental health charity. We are an independent charity, affiliated to (but not funded by) national Mind. We use strength based, holistic and trauma-informed approaches to support people with mental health problems to connect to others, enhance their wellbeing and facilitate peer to peer support.
Come and find out what we can provide patients away from the hospital and how to refer.
Rehabilitation and Exercise during Addenbrooke’s Cancer Treatment (REACT)
Our inhouse service providing specialist rehabilitation and therapy to our patients who are experiencing neurological and musculoskeletal side effects directly from their cancer or the treatment of their cancer. Our programmes support patients to stay active following diagnosis and throughout their treatment.
Cancer and its treatments may cause physical and psychological issues which can affect your quality of life and ability to perform everyday tasks. Our team of specialist therapists from Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy are experienced in the assessment and treatment of a range of physical and psychological symptoms that develop as a result of cancer and its treatment.
CUH Chaplaincy
Whether you are a patient or a relative, we seek to support and care for you in whatever way(s) we can. We will support you in seeking to practice your own beliefs while you are in hospital, whatever those are and however they are expressed.
Did you know, the team can offer a host of services, such as a listening ear, space to talk about life, purpose and the meaning of things, support if you wish to practice your faith or spiritual tradition, pastoral counselling, help in bereavement and much more?
Maggie's
Whatever kind of cancer, and whatever stage you’re at – we're here for you. Our centre in Cambridge is a space for being together or for a moment alone, for getting going again or for meeting people who just get it. All our cancer support specialists have expert knowledge about cancer and treatment, and many are NHS-trained.
Come and meet our team and find out what practical support we can offer patients and families, including our support programme based onsite.
Oasis Ely Cancer Hub
Addenbrooke’s is a large principal treatment centre, yet many patients live remotely across the region, which can contribute to isolation and loneliness. Community support groups, such as Oasis Ely Cancer Hub, is for people living with cancer and their loved ones. It offers support, information, wellbeing sessions and signposting. Support is face to face and online. Its weekly Friday coffee and information session is from 10:00 to 11:30.
Cambridge Cancer Help Centre
At the Cambridge Cancer Help Centre people affected by cancer will be guaranteed a warm welcome and access to our range of holistic activities and are here to help for as long as you need us.
We host a range of support groups provide an opportunity to meet with others going through a similar experience and to hear, from a specialist facilitator, about treatments, nutrition and self-help techniques. Many people find this makes them feel more in control of their situation and many long-term friendships have been forged through these groups. We also offer short courses including HOPE (Helping Overcome Problems Effectively) and the opportunity to meet with a MacMillan Benefits Advisor.
Come and find out more about our programme and what we can offer.
