LOCAL SERVICES:
QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL:
Telephone main switchboard: 023 9228 6000
Website with details of all departments click here.
Breast Services Reception: 023 9228 6000 ext 6336
Breast Screening Unit: 023 9228 3613
Oncology Reception: 023 9228 6000 ext 4756 (phone line open from 8:30am – 4:30pm, answerphone after this time)
Oncology Day Unit: 023 9228 6000 ext 3321
Acute Oncology Service: 02392 286000 ext 3316 (out of hours emergency service during chemotherapy)
Blood testing: information is on the hospital website here.
Patient and liaison service (PALS): feedback, comments, compliments and complaints Telephone: 0800 917 6039
Website information and contact form click here.
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre
Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm for pre-booked and drop-in appointments offering emotional support and information to anyone affected by cancer. A wig service and signposting to other support is available.
Telephone: 02392 283323 or use their self-referral form online here.
CARERS
Support for carers is available via the Portsmouth Carers Centre.
Telephone 02392 851864 or find out more here.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Portsmouth City Council provides an Independence and Wellbeing service that can help people to access a range of community-based support. Find out more here
EXERCISE REFERRAL – PREHABILITATION AND REHABILITATION
Help for people wanting to improve their health and wellbeing, based at the Mountbatten Centre and other locations in the city. Access via a referral from your GP. To contact the exercise referral team by email, click on the ‘Portsmouth’ link towards the bottom of the webpage here.
HIVE PORTSMOUTH
The HIVE Directory contains contact details for hundreds of groups and organisations supporting communities across Portsmouth. Find out more here.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT – TALKING CHANGE
NHS Primary Care mental health service for Portsmouth. Self-refer via their website here.
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Self-refer for physiotherapy via the Solent NHS MSK website here.
ONLINE UK-WIDE CANCER INFORMATION AND SUPPORT
Breast Cancer Now
Information and support, downloadable publications, breast care nurse support line, Becca App, forum, support for younger people and people with secondary breast cancer. Find out more here.
Moobs (Male Breast Cancer Support Organisation)
Men are welcome at Portsmouth Breast Cancer Friends, but we currently only have women regularly attending. If you are a man in the Portsmouth area who has had a breast cancer diagnosis, and would like to talk to us about support, please get in touch via our contact form. If you are looking for specific information and support for men, Moobs is a resource for men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, providing information about their diagnosis directly to those that require it. It also hosts support groups online. Find out more here
Cancer Research UK
Information and research about breast cancer and treatments, helpline, forum. Find out more here.
Coppafeel
Information and resources promoting self-examination. Find out more here.
The Lymphoedema Support Network
Information and helpline for people living with lymphoedema. Find out more here.
MacMillan Cancer Support
Information, online community, support by phone, email and chat. Find out more here.
Specific information about financial issues is here.
If you are new to the UK and need information and support in your language, click here.
Penny Brohn UK
Cancer charity offering online information, therapeutic support groups, webinars and other resources. Find out more here.
Shine Cancer Support
Information and networks for people diagnosed in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Find out more here.