Information

Advice and Support

AGE UK (Berkshire) 0118 959 4242 (Information, support & essential services for over 60’s)

Citizens Advice Bureau – West Berkshire 0300 222 5941

Newbury & District Crossroads 01635 30008 (Trained care workers will allow carers a break)

Newbury Cancer Care 01635 31542

Patient Advice & Liaison Service 0118 960 5027

Newbury Breast Care Support Group 0779 500 3040

Sue Ryder Community Team 01635 273720

Counselling

Time to Talk 01635 760331

Relate (relationship difficulties) 0118 9876161

Samaritans 01635 42452 / 116 123

Emergency Alarm Systems

AGE UK Alarm Service (Aid-Call) 0800 0304385

Sovereign Housing Association 01635 572220

Equipment Loan

British Red Cross Society 01635 40081

Home Meal Delivery

Wiltshire Frozen Foods 0800 6522911

Oak House Foods 0333 370 6700

Guide to Financial Support

Job Centre Plus (Newbury) 0843 816 6266

Pension Service (home visiting) 0191 216 8050 (for over 60’s)

The Pension Service 0800 731 7898

Financial Grants

Macmillan Benefit Support 0808 808 0000

Newbury Cancer Care 01635 31542

Hospitals

Churchill Hospital Oxford 0300 304 7777

Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice 0118 955 0400

Great Western Hospital Swindon 01793 604 020

John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford 0300 304 7777

Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading 0118 322 5111

Sue Ryder Nettlebed Hospice 01491 641384

West Berkshire Community Hospital Newbury 01635 273300

Marie Curie Nursing 0800 6344520

Macmillan Cancer Information Centre 0118 322 8700

NHS England 111

Patient Information

Patient Information Point – West Berkshire Community Hospital 01635 273324

Sue Ryder Community Team 01635 273720

Police/Ambulance/Fire

Emergency 999

Non emergency 101

Adult Social Care

Social Services 01635 503050

Out of hours 01344 786543

Surgeries

The Chapel Row 0118 9713252

Burdwood Surgery 01635 868006

Downlands Practice at Compton 01635 248251

Eastfield House Surgery 01635 41495

Falkland Surgery 01635 279972

Hungerford Surgery 01488 682507

Kintbury Surgery 01488 658294

The Lambourn Practice 01488 71715

Strawberry Hill Medical Centre 01635 917917

Thatcham Medical Practice 01635 867171

Woolton Hill Surgery 01635 253324

Out of Hours Doctors

Westcall 111

Mobility Aids

ShopMobility 01635 523854

Stair Lifts (purchase or hire)

Acorn Stairlift 0800 326 5199

AST Services Ltd 01753 654879 07973 669115

Stannah Stairlift 0800 715 455

Transport

Cabco 01635 333333 (Taxi – also takes wheelchairs)

Newbury Cancer Care 07717 783811

Volunteer Centre West Berks 01635 49004

Blue Badge Parking 01635 42400

Useful Websites

My Cancer My Choice https://mycancermychoices.org/

West Berkshire Council Westberks.gov.uk

Citizen’s Advice Bureau West Berkshire Cab.org.uk

Macmillan Macmillan.org.uk

Sue Ryder Sueryder.org

Welfare Benefits Direct.gov.uk/benefits

Newbury Breast Care Support Group Nbcsg.net

Marie Curie Mariecurie.org.uk

Crossroads Care Oxfordshirecrossroads.org.uk

14-21 Time To Talk t2twb.org

For Further Information

To download a PDF leaflet for all of the contacts listed above, please click here. For any more information, please use the following details:

Director of Operations
Newbury Cancer Care
The Rosemary Centre
West Berkshire Community Hospital
Benham Hill
RG18 3AS

t. 01635 31542
e. [email protected]

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