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Thank you so much! 2007 was another great year in Wiltshire and Macmillan Cancer Support is constantly delighted by the generosity of the local people and businesses. There are many ways in which they raise money for Macmillan, including joining in with UK-wide events such as the World's Biggest Coffee Morning and the Walk Wonders Challenge; running marathons for Macmillan; taking on personal challenges; undertaking street collections and organising local events such as fashion shows, nearly-new sales, head shaves, sponsored events, dog shows and many more.
Macmillan Cancer Support is working in partnership with the NHS in Wiltshire to improve cancer treatment and care given to people with cancer and their families. In the last five years Macmillan has funded the following posts in Wiltshire:
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Seven Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists based at the new Great Western Hospital
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In the past, Macmillan has funded palliative care consultant sessions which worked between the Great Western Hospital and The Prospect Hospice in Wroughton
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Macmillan has agreed funding for a Macmillan Clinical Psychologist to work between the Great Western Hospital and The Prospect Hospice in Wroughton. The recruitment process continues as to date we have not recruited into the post.
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More Macmillan grants for people who are experiencing financial difficulties as a result of their illnesses. In 2007 Macmillan gave over £51,500 to people in Wiltshire in need.
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Funding the ongoing training of Macmillan medical staff to ensure that they are up to date with the latest developments in cancer treatment and care
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A social worker
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Welfare Benefits Adviser based at the Citizen's Advice Bureau in Swindon.
In West Wiltshire, July 2004 saw the opening of the new Cancer Information and Support Service situated within the Warminster Library. Macmillan Cancer Support worked in partnership with the Wiltshire County Council and the West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust to provide a centre for anyone with concerns about cancer and during the past four years it has provided help to more than 1,000 people. The three agencies would now like to extend cancer support services to other areas of Wiltshire by building on the Warminster model. From 27 June, CISS will no longer be staffed by a Cancer Information Manager. However library staff will continue to provide a special collection of books and leaflets and will work with the charity Positive Action on Cancer which provides counselling services. The service opened in 2004 with Macmillan Cancer Support agreeing to fund the Cancer Information Manager's post for four years and the reburbishment of the Centre which Wiltshire County Council provides in the library. Macmillan's funding model is to support the development of a service or post usually for the first three years.
With more people being diagnosed with cancer every year, the need for Macmillan's services is increasing in Wiltshire. Many of us will be diagnosed with cancer. Many more of us will have close friends and relatives who will get cancer. Improvements in diagnosis and medicine, as well as improvement in care pioneered by Macmillan, mean that many more people are living with cancer and living longer. Your continued support helps us to help them.
In Wiltshire, we continue to climb mountains; we make coffee; we give our time and we work together. We are committed to improving the lives of people affected by cancer. We are committed to involving everyone we can. We are committed to making a stronger, bolder, more inclusive Macmillan. We are all Macmillan, join us.