Support Directory

Maggie's Centres - Hairloss and Cancer

Service

Learn about hair loss after cancer treatment and find practical and emotional support. Explore prevention, head coverings, wigs, hair care, emotions, and Maggie's workshops for guidance.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Dundee

Charity

Maggie's Dundee offers free support, information, and activities for cancer patients and their loved ones. The center is located at Ninewells Hospital and is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Edinburgh

Charity

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Maggie's Edinburgh can help.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Fife

Charity

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, Maggie's Fife is here for you.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Forth Valley

Charity

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Maggie's Forth Valley can help.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Glasgow

Charity

Maggie's Glasgow provides free support and information for cancer patients and their loved ones. It offers a calming space, groups, and activities, and is located opposite the Beatson car park.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Highlands

Charity

Maggie's Highlands is located at Old Perth Road, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, offering support and resources to those in need.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Lanarkshire

Service

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Maggie's Lanarkshire can help.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Maggie's Manchester

Charity

We help people take back control when cancer turns life upside down, with professional support for anything from treatment side effects to money worries. All our support is free and you don't need an appointment or referral – just come in.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Mairi Semple Fund

Charity

Mairi Semple Fund for Cancer Relief and Research provides monthly financial aid to people living in Kintyre, an extremely valued service.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Make 2nds Count

Charity

Make 2nds Count is a UK charity for patients with secondary (metastatic, stage 4) breast cancer. They offer support services, including peer-to-peer support groups, clinical trial advocacy, and wellbeing resources.

Support for following cancer types: Breast

Marie Curie

Charity

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity, offering nursing and hospice care, a support line, and information on dying, death, and bereavement. Marie Curie Nurses provide hands-on care and emotional support, and nine hospices offer specialist care and support. Helper volunteers and advisers provide practical information and support.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Marie Curie - Bereavement Tips for Employers

Service

Marie Curie offers end-of-life care and support in the UK. They offer guidance on supporting grieving employees at work, creating bereavement policies, and fostering a compassionate culture. Line managers can find assistance when a staff member passes away.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Marie Curie - LGBTQ+ resources

Service

Find helpful resources for LGBTQ+ people living with a terminal illness and those close to them.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Marie Curie Hospice Belfast

Service

We're here to support you and your family to have the best possible quality of life.

Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh

Service

We're here to support you and your family to have the best possible quality of life.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Marie Curie Hospice Glasgow

Service

We're here to support you and your family to have the best possible quality of life.

Marie Keating Foundation - Ireland

Charity

Information and advice to both employers and employees about going back to work after cancer. With more than 170,000 cancer survivors in Ireland, more and more people are coming through or living positively with cancer than ever before. Receiving a cancer diagnosis can have a lasting impact and it can be daunting for a survivor to consider returning to work and confusing for employers to understand how to help support that transition.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Meadowbank Car 4U | Falkirk Transport

Service

Meadowbank Car 4U, Falkirk, offers free transport to and from hospital appointments and treatment sessions for cancer patients registered at Meadowbank Health Centre, Falkirk. Book by phone. A driver will contact you before the appointment to arrange pick-up time and wait at the hospital during the appointment.

Support for following cancer types: All types of cancer

Melanoma Action and Support Scotland (MASScot)

Charity

MASScot is Scotland's only skin cancer-specific charity, providing support, counselling, and therapy services for patients and families affected by melanoma and other skin cancers. They also offer an educational resource to warn young people of the dangers of overexposure to the sun. MASScot is available for one-to-one support and aims to direct individuals to the most appropriate sources of information.

Support for following cancer types: Skin, Melanoma