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West Midlands Cancer Drug Fund - Information for Patients
A new cancer drugs fund was announced by the Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health in July 2010.
The West Midlands has been given £5.4m by the Government to set up a regional cancer drug fund to help patients get access to new cancer drugs. This money is only available up to the end of March 2011 and like all finite NHS resources, we need to use it wisely.
This fund will help those cancer patients who need access to drugs now before the national Cancer Drugs Fund for England replaces this in April next year.
More information available here:
East Midlands Cancer Network
Further information available here:
Macmillan Cancer Information Centre
The Macmillan Cancer Information Centre provides information and support to patients and carers, healthcare professionals and members of the public.
It offers information about cancer at all stages of the disease, the types of treatment that may be offered to patients and the services that are available locally.
If you or your family have been affected by cancer, you can get free, confidential welfare benefits advice from our Benefits Adviser who is available at the Hospital. Appointments can be arranged via the information centre or by any staff member working in the Oncology department.
The information Centre is located in the main hospital entrance immediately before the WRVS coffee shop. It is open Monday – Friday between 10.00am and 4.00pm
Alternatively ring Macmillan Cancerline who have extended opening hours on:
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