Meet Emily, one of our Healthcare Professionals
At Weston Park Cancer Charity, we have a team of dedicated Healthcare Professionals, like Emily . All you need to do is call us Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm on 0114 553 3330 and we will do everything we can to help.
“Really helpful for my anxiety”
Yoga nidra (guided meditation) aims to calm the central nervous system so that your body is completely relaxed whilst maintaining full consciousness. It helps reduce stress and anxiety as well as improving mood to help you relax and sleep.
How we can support you
It’s our job to care, in every sense, for cancer patients and their families struggling with the practical, emotional and financial challenges due to Covid 19.
Listen to Margaret, our cancer support manager to find out how we can support you >
Virtual Look Good Feel Better workshops
Learn to look after your skin, combat some of the changes you may be experiencing and apply make-up using your own products in the safety of your home.
Talk to us if you have lost someone to cancer
Whether you have lost a friend, partner or a relative to cancer recently or a few years ago, we are here to help. Our telephone support,
facilitated by a healthcare bereavement specialist, is available on a one-to-one basis and can be tailored to suit you.
Call us today on 0114 553 3330
Free online singing therapy
We are proud to work in partnership with Sheffield Cancer Choir – the first choir of its kind in Sheffield.
Due to the current pandemic they are offering free online singing therapy to anyone affected by cancer.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is an invaluable relaxation technique delivered and taught by our specialist practitioner, Fran. Through practice, mindfulness can reduce stress and anxiety and aid relaxation of both the body and mind. Our sessions can be delivered on a one-to-one basis or as part of a group programme digitally.
Delivering food to people shielding
We’ve joined forces with Age UK Sheffield to deliver food parcels to people affected by cancer across Sheffield during the Covid-19 pandemic. Individuals can self-refer to either Weston Park Cancer Charity or Age UK Sheffield or are referred by the charities themselves if they are already seeking support.
£225 could buy a tablet
Due to COVID-19 patients at Weston Park Hospital are no longer allowed visitors to reduce the risk of infection. For some patients that has meant that they have not been able to have any contact with loved ones.
During a time like this it is so important to stay connected, which is why we have purchased tablets for the wards to enable patients to have regular contact with loved ones to make this time easier.
Thank you Pricecheck
We’ve delivered over £1,000 worth of hand moisturiser to the healthcare professionals, hospital staff, nurses and doctors who are working tirelessly to care for vulnerable patients at Weston Park Hospital. Our thanks go to our long-standing supporters, Pricecheck for the generous donation.
Supporting our NHS colleagues
We’ve teamed up with staff at Weston Park Hospital to create a series of online guides to help reduce the number of times patients have to come to hospital so that we can help reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19.
If you’re attending any of Weston Park’s treatment centres for Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy or Targeted Therapies you can now watch the orientation video online so you know what to expect.
We’ve also created some guidance about caring for your PICC line which you can watch here >
Join the 2.6 challenge
We, and the work we do, depends on the generosity of people and businesses across the region and beyond.
It’s their hundreds of sponsored parachute jumps, thousands of metres abseiled and miles run, swum or walked. It’s gifts left in wills, the change from people’s pockets or the result of a tough sponsored silence.