Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Covering Cheltenham & Gloucester Hospitals 

• We offer access to regional events in the Southwest, as well as National events.

• Online local peer support events via Teams in partnership with the Worcestershire TYA Clinical Nurse Specialist. 

Maggie's Cancer Centre | Cheltenham - If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, Maggie's can help.

Charlies Community Support Gloucester - Here for anyone affected by cancer 

FOCUS Support and Information Centre, Cheltenham Oncology Centre 

Macmillan Cancer Information Hub Atrium Outpatients Department Gloucester Royal Hospital 

• Teenage Cancer Trust | UK Cancer Charity: provides information about cancer, events and activities you can get involved with.

• Move Against Cancer: supporting you to move /exercise.

• Willow Foundation: Special Days are bespoke experiences booked throughout the UK and they come in three different varieties:

  1. Days Out - These are fun-packed day trips designed around your interests. Examples include a trip to a theme park, tickets to a sporting event, a day at the zoo and many more besides.

  2. Breaks - This could be a short stay at a hotel or a longer break in self-catering accommodation – such as a holiday park or cottage.

  3. At home - We also arrange experiences at home which could be an option for those who are less mobile or who find it hard to leave home. Your Special Day at home could be a party for you and your loved ones, a very special photoshoot to capture a precious family moment, a pamper day or a film party!

• Teens Unite | Teen Cancer Support: peer support groups and activities, online and face to face

• Ben Saunders Foundation: a holiday retreat in the Cotswolds.

• Flynnes Barn: you can come together to find friends who are living through similar experiences and enjoy a variety of creative and outward-bound activities.

• Youth Cancer Trust: Free wellbeing holidays (young person plus a friend/sibling/partner) and online support. 

• Blood Cancer UK | We're here to beat blood cancer  Support for anyone worried about blood cancer with expert information and advice.

• The Brain Tumour Charity: A charity offering a wide range of inclusive and accessible services for everyone affected by a brain tumour. They have a Young Adults Service for anyone aged 16-30 with a brain tumour diagnosis, which helps to connect you with others and supports you with any information you might need.

• Sarcoma UK
  A charity offering a range of support and information about sarcoma cancers. They have a Sarcoma UK Support Line that you can call or email, a list of local sarcoma support groups you can attend and a range of up-to-date information guides about sarcoma that you can view on their website.

Cheltenham Hospital

Inpatient wards Rencombe and Lilleybrook are at Cheltenham General  Hospital, which include side rooms and bays and are used for stays longer than a  day.

Day treatment at Cheltenham is delivered on Avening Ward.

Open visiting is inplace on both wards.

Gloucester Royal Hospital 

Day treatment for blood malignancies such as Lymphoma are cared for on the Edward Jenner Unit. Visitors are limited due to the business of the unit and the space between patients chairs to maintain a safe working environment.

• Wi Fi access is available throughout both hospitals.

• There are a range of shops supplying food, drinks and toiletries.

• Food and drink at our hospitals 

• The National Volunteer Charity has a shop in the oncology outpatients department at Cheltenham which serves hot drinks as well as snacks etc.

Gloucester Royal Hospital | Great Western Road | Gloucester | GL1 3NN
Tel: 0300 422 2222

Cheltenham General Hospital | Sandford Rd | Cheltenham | GL53 7AN
Tel: 0300 422 2222

• Hospital maps and locations 

• Travel and parking