BTRS Support Suppers - support suppers are run in towns and cities across Yorkshire on an ad hoc basis where there are a cluster of patients and families who wish to attend. York, Halifax, Bradford, Huddersfield, Skipton and Leeds are all areas where suppers take place. BTRS runs suppers for parents who have a child with a brain tumour and for adult patients and their family.

Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, based in Leeds, provides expert palliative care for people living with a life-limiting condition. They offer a huge range of support to people, from inpatient care and care in people’s own homes with the support of their expert team of community nurse specialists to day services that help people remain independent longer and offer respite to carers.

Saint Michael's Hospice aims to improve the lives of people affected by terminal illness, those living with conditions and their families and carers in Harrogate. The services they provide include wellbeing support, symptom management and respite care, end-of-life care and bereavement support.

The Wisdom Hospice provide support for people with a life-limiting illness across Medway and Swale. The support they provide includes in-patient services, bereavement support, family support, palliative care at home and respite care and complementary therapies.

Maggie's centre in Glasgow offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

Maggie's centre in Oxford offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

This group meets quarterly from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. It is aimed at patients, families and friends of those diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Yorkshire Cancer Community is an information and support network for people affected by cancer and those who support patients and carers in the Yorkshire and Humber area.

An online resource that shares support groups for all kinds of cancer, including generic cancer support groups. You can search for a support group by entering your postcode to see all the groups in your area,

Marie Curie provide information, advice and support for people living with a life-limiting illness and their families.

Their website has a range of practical information for caregivers as well as a support line, online chat and online community

Headway is a volunteer-led charity that promotes understanding of all aspects of brain injury and provides information, support and services to patients, their families and carers.

Headway IOW provide a range of services including family and carer support and community support.

A Macmillan benefits adviser can offer specialist advice to help ease financial concerns, including information on benefits, tax credits, grants and loans. You can speak to these advisers face to face or over the phone, and they'll help you to work out what financial help you could be entitled to. Follow the web link to find one near your home or call Macmillan Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

Columbus Direct provides an online quotation and medical screening process to help customers with pre-existing conditions to arrange for travel insurance cover. The Mediquote Expert^TM medical screening system covers over 250 medical conditions, many at no extra cost and, if they can cover your specific medical condition(s), you can get an online quote and buy your travel insurance in minutes. Alternatively, you can always call one of their advisers to go through the medical screening process.

brainstrust run a welcoming and supportive online community in our closed and carefully moderated Facebook group. With over 2,500 members, it is a safe space for you to share experiences and support others.

Maggie's centre in West London offers a space for those living with a brain tumour and their loved ones to speak to others going through a similar experience and find advice, support and strategies for coping. It covers both emotional and practical concerns, from the day-to-day impact of diagnosis to help with money worries.

Bolton Macmillan Information & Support provide a range of services for people living with cancer. These take place in their 3 centres across Bolton.

Their services include: support groups (including a walking group), emotional support services and money and welfare advice.

Beechwood offers free support to those affected by cancer, and their loved ones. Their specialists provide a range of support from one to one counselling to group sessions, whether you're at the very beginning of a diagnosis or have finished treatment.

Phyllis Tuckwell is a Hospice Care service for adult patients, and their families, living with cancer or another terminal illness (such as heart, lung or neurological disease) across the whole of West Surrey and part of North East Hampshire.

The services they provide include hospice at home, an in-patient unit, carer support and a living well service.

They provide cover for many pre-existing medical conditions. They have made it easy for you to get a quick and comprehensive quote; you can get an easy instant online quote using their online medical screening process.

Freedom specialise in providing travel insurance solutions to people with medical conditions and have been doing so for many years. They pride themselves on great customer service and strive to help people get the cover they need. Their policies are constructed to cover most pre-existing medical conditions and more importantly, designed to respond should an emergency arise on holiday.

This charity offer free, confidential and independent advice on a wide range of issues including employment, benefits, housing, debt, consumer rights, discrimination and relationship breakdowns to everyone regardless of age, income, ethnicity, gender or religion.

This unique drop-in service is run for those touched by cancer including patients, carers and relatives. To make this support as hassle-free as possible there are no referrals necessary and you don’t have to make an appointment. Support, offered by qualified and experienced professionals, can be given for as long as you need it and is flexible in terms of location. The staff here can offer you information, guidance and advice. The centre also has a cafe serving homemade food and drinks.

Phone lines are open:

Mon-Wed 10am-4pm

Thurs 1pm-6pm

AllClear Travel provides medical travel insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions who find difficulty in getting travel insurance elsewhere, whether it's because of medical conditions, disability or age.

Cruse Bereavement Care is a national charity which offers free support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. They ha80 local branches delivering services locally across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Turn2us is a national charity offering information and practical help to people facing financial insecurity. The support they provide includes an online Benefits Calculator, a PIP Helper tool, a grants search function, as well as written information sheets on a range of topics related to finances.

There's a warm welcome waiting for carers at this centre. They can offer drop-in support or just some time out for a drink and a chat. The charity also offers holiday lodges, free beach huts, befriending, a carers choir and more.

At BCP Carer Support (formerly CRISP), we support unpaid adult carers across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with:

1. Friendly advice and information
2. Opportunities to connect with other carers in your community
3. Services to support you in your caring role
4. social events
5. training courses
6. new services
7. other helpful information

Travel insurance for pre-existing medical condtiions doesn't have to be expensive.  Staysure consider all medical conditions and offer a full medical screening process.

This centre, based in Bournemouth,offers cancer courses, online cancer support, wellbeing and exercise, befriending, counselling, reflexology, aromatherapy and information services to anyone affected by cancer. The centre is open for drop ins Monday – Friday: 10am – 1pm

Insurancewith is designed for people with pre-existing medical conditions and has been developed by people who have had personal experience of cancer. When providing a quote for travel insurance they look for actual risk rather than perceived risk meaning they can offer highly competitive rates.

Travel insurance for anyone with a serious illness or pre-existing medical condition.