Cancer Support

Anyone in Bucks who has cancer (or is supporting someone who does) and wants practical, emotional, and financial help without needing a GP appointment first.

Urgent medical help: call 111 (24/7). Emergency: call 999.

Macmillan Support Line (nurses, benefits, work & money): 0808 808 00 00

Bucks Cancer Information & Wellbeing Service (Stoke Mandeville & Wycombe hospitals): 01296 838340

Maggie’s Oxford (drop-in centre for anyone affected by cancer): 01865 751882

NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies (self-refer for anxiety/low mood, cancer-specific support): 01865 901 600 or online self-referral

Carers Bucks (support for unpaid carers, any age): 0300 777 2722

Community Transport Hub (Bucks) (help finding transport to appointments): 01296 841026

Bucks Cancer Information & Wellbeing Service (Hospital-based)

• Macmillan-staffed team for anyone affected by cancer: drop-in advice, signposting, courses (e.g., HOPE self-management), and help contacting benefits advisers.
• Contact: 01296 838340
• Based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Macmillan Support Line

• Free nurses & benefits advice; can help with forms, Macmillan grants and work rights.
• Call: 0808 808 00 00

Maggie’s Oxford

• Drop-in centre (no appointment) for emotional support, courses, and benefits advice.
• Call: 01865 751882
• Address: Churchill Hospital site, OX3 7LE

Citizens Advice Buckinghamshire

• Specialist advice on benefits, money, employment, housing.
• Call: 0808 278 7938

NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies

• Self-refer for cancer-specific talking therapy and long-term conditions courses.
• Call: 01865 901 600

Buckinghamshire Mind (local mental health charity)

• Counselling (low-cost), Friends in Need peer support groups, and crisis alternatives.
• General enquiries: 01494 463364
• Counselling: 01494 771131

Florence Nightingale Hospice (Aylesbury)

South Bucks Hospice at Butterfly House (High Wycombe)

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care (South Bucks & Herts border)

Breast Friends Aylesbury

• monthly peer group for anyone with a breast cancer diagnosis
• Meets: 2nd Tuesday, 7–9pm (Aylesbury)
• Details: website & listings

Secondary Breast Cancer Group – Aylesbury

• monthly at Stoke Mandeville (run with the hospital Info & Wellbeing team)

Aylesbury Vale Prostate Cancer Support Group

• peer support with links to hospital teams.

Lymphoma Action (national charity based in Aylesbury)

• helpline 0808 808 5555
• online groups, buddying

5k Your Way – Marlow (Higginson Park)

• friendly walk/jog group at parkrun for anyone living with or beyond cancer (family/friends welcome).

Community Transport Hub (Bucks Council/Community Impact Bucks)

• Helps you find door-to-door community transport (car schemes, Dial-a-Ride, wheelchair-accessible taxis).
• Tel: 01296 841026

If you’re having hospital treatment, ask the Cancer Information & Wellbeing Service about other local transport options and eligibility for NHS patient transport.

Carers Bucks

• free advice, training, groups and 1-to-1 support for anyone caring for a loved one
• Tel: 0300 777 2722

You can also request a Carer’s Assessment via Buckinghamshire Council

• Tel: 01296 383 204

Young Lives vs Cancer

• social care support, money advice and advocacy for children/young people and their families.
• Phone: 0300 330 0803
• getsupport@younglivesvscancer.org.uk

Maggie’s Oxford

• family/relationship support, psychology, and benefits advice

We can:

• support your medical needs
• sort prescriptions, side-effect advice, and sick notes,
• help you choose and connect with any of the services on this page.