Support services within South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the local area and the region can assist you with your psychological health and wellbeing.
- For cancer support and information related to a wide variety of topics, including finances, refer to Macmillan information
- For complementary therapies and wellbeing activities refer to Trinity Holistic Centre
- For spiritual support refer to Chaplaincy services
Psychological and therapeutic support
The trust’s cancer psychology and therapy service is a specialist psychology service. The service is part of the medical psychology speciality.
Psychologists or therapists are specifically trained to help people cope with stressful situations, such as cancer.
Sometimes the psychologist or therapist will have the title of doctor, although they do not prescribe medicine nor admit people to hospital.
Instead, they are trained to a high level of understanding of human thoughts, behaviours and emotions.
Our aim is to support adults experiencing emotional issues during their cancer treatment.
Bupa Macmillan counselling
Through Bupa, Macmillan is offering up to six free counselling sessions for people struggling emotionally because of cancer. Within days, people who are eligible can receive specialist support.
Visit the Macmillan cancer support website to find out more about the free counselling sessions.
My Wellbeing Space
My Wellbeing Space has been developed to help you cope during and after cancer treatment by providing good quality information and support, whenever you need it.
Cancer Care Map
The Cancer Care Map is a simple, online resource that aims to help you find cancer support services in your local area wherever you are in the UK. Cancer Care Map is run by The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund charity.
Out of hours support
Alternatively, you can visit the Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust website to find out what to do in a mental health crisis.
For emotional or listening support
- Samaritans – call 116 123 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Teesside listening service – call 0800 0516 171 and select option 3 and choose option again (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- SANEline – call 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm to 10.30pm, 7 days a week)
- National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK – call 0800 689 5652 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). – call 0800 58 58 58 (5pm to 12am, 7 days a week).
- The Mix (under 25s) – call 0808 808 4994 (3pm to 12am, 7 days a week).
- Papyrus HOPELINEUK (under 35) – call 0800 068 4141 (10am to 10pm during weekdays, 2pm to 10pm on weekends and 2pm to10pm during bank holidays)
For support on web chat
- CALM web chat (5pm to 12am)
- Mix web chat for under 25s only (4pm to 11pm)
- Zero suicide alliance web chat
Qwell
Qwell provides free digital mental wellbeing support for adults across the UK.
Impact on Teesside
Visit Impact on Teesside website to find individual and group support for mental health difficulties.
Recovery college
The recovery college website offers a range of online educational courses and resources to people who may be struggling with mental health issues, families, friends and mental health workers.
Individuals can also undertake the free cancer and mental health series course.
Directories of other organisations offering emotional support to cancer patients and their carers.
Teesside Hospice Wellbeing Centre
The Wellbeing Centre at Teesside Hospice supports patients and their families. They offer a range of programmes to help you feel better and do more. Activities include support groups, creative activities, complementary therapies and support for carers. You can be referred to this service by your GP, Consultant, Macmillan Nurse and Hospital or Community professional, or alternatively attend the drop-in service. Call 01642 811060 for information about the Wellbeing Centre.
Hospice UK
Hospice UK offers a guide to hospice and end of life care. You can explore a comprehensive set of practical advice and resources on what to expect when someone is dying and how to access hospice care in your locality.
Cancern
Cancern is a network of VCFSE organisations in the North East and North Cumbria who offer support for those who have been affected by a cancer diagnosis.
Making Every Contact Count
Making Every Contact Count is all about supporting the public, private, voluntary and community sectors to share healthy lifestyle messages and signpost services with individuals across the North East and North Cumbria.