Irish Cancer Society – Spending in Meath, Cavan & Louth

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• Cancer Information Service: The Cancer Information Service includes the National Cancer Helpline (Freefone 1800 200 700), cancer chat and social media. The service is free and confidential, staffed by specialist cancer nurses, providing advice and support to people concerned about cancer. During 2012 our nurses supported 28,383 enquiries, 197 of these enquiries were from people in Meath.
• Daffodil Centres: Daffodil Centres are walk-in information and support centres, based directly in hospitals. Daffodil Centres provide support to cancer patients, their family, friends and the general public – anyone who has any question or concern about cancer. There are currently seven Daffodil Centres in hospitals across the country with plans for more in the next two years. In 2012 Daffodil Centres across the country received a total of 27,184 enquiries.
There is a Daffodil Centre in nearby Tallaght Hospital. The centre received a total of 5,783 enquiries during 2012.
• Nursing Services: Night nurses care for cancer patients across the country in their own home during the last days of their life. 330 nights of care were provided to 70 cancer patients in Meath.
• Care to Drive: Care to Drive is a free transport service, whereby trained volunteer drivers bring cancer patients to and from their hospital treatment so that travelling to and from the hospital is one less thing the patient needs to think about. Care to Drive operates from ten hospitals across the country with plans to expand the service to more hospitals during 2013. Care to Drive facilitated 336 journeys for 19 cancer patients in Meath.
• Financial Aid: The Irish Cancer Society’s financial aid programme provides a grant to support cancer patients who are experiencing financial hardship due to their cancer diagnosis. During 2012 €41,350 worth of financial aid was given to cancer patients in Meath.
• Survivors Supporting Survivors: The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme connects someone going through a cancer diagnosis with someone who has been through a similar diagnosis and is several years post treatment. This means a cancer patient can speak to someone who really knows what they are going through. All survivors are carefully selected and trained to give support, practical information and reassurance. The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme has trained volunteers in Meath.
• Cancer Support Centres: The Irish Cancer Society support local cancer support centres, offering training, grants, information and support to centres that choose to become affiliated to the Society. There are 48 centres affiliated to the Society and receiving support. One of these centres (Aoibheann’s Pink Tie in Dunboyne) is based in Meath.

Irish Cancer Society in Cavan

• Cancer Information Service: The Cancer Information Service includes the National Cancer Helpline (Freefone 1800 200 700), cancer chat and social media. The service is free and confidential, staffed by specialist cancer nurses, providing advice and support to people concerned about cancer. During 2012 our nurses supported 28,383 enquiries, 137 of these enquiries were from people in Cavan.
• Daffodil Centres: Daffodil Centres are walk-in information and support centres, based directly in hospitals. Daffodil Centres provide support to cancer patients, their family, friends and the general public – anyone who has any question or concern about cancer. There are currently seven Daffodil Centres in hospitals across the country (University Hospital Galway, Beaumont Hospital, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Bons Secours Hospital Cork, St. James’s Hospital, Tallaght Hospital and the Hermitage Medical Clinic) with plans for more in the next two years.
• Cancer.ie: The website, www.cancer.ie, provides a range of information to people with cancer, people who want to reduce their risk of getting cancer, or to people who want to fight back against cancer. During 2012 www.cancer.ie was re-developed to make it easier to use. The Society is continuously improving this vital resource.
• Nursing Services: Night nurses care for cancer patients across the country in their own home during the last days of their life. During 2012 156 nights of care were provided to 35 cancer patients in Cavan.
• Care to Drive: Care to Drive is a free transport service, whereby trained volunteer drivers bring cancer patients to and from their hospital treatment so that travelling to and from the hospital is one less thing the patient needs to think about. Care to Drive operates from ten hospitals across the country with plans to expand the service to more hospitals during 2013. In 2012 Care to Drive brought 398 patients on 6,392 journeys.
• Financial Aid: The Irish Cancer Society’s financial aid programme provides a grant to support cancer patients who are experiencing financial hardship due to their cancer diagnosis. During 2012 €9,450 worth of financial aid was given to cancer patients in Cavan.
• Survivors Supporting Survivors: The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme connects someone going through a cancer diagnosis with someone who has been through a similar diagnosis and is several years post treatment. This means a cancer patient can speak to someone who really knows what they are going through. All survivors are carefully selected and trained to give support, practical information and reassurance. The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme has trained volunteers in Cavan.
• Cancer Support Centres: The Irish Cancer Society support local cancer support centres, offering training, grants, information and support to centres that choose to become affiliated to the Society. There are 48 centres affiliated to the Society and receiving support. Two of these centres (Yana Cancer Support Centre and Cuan Cancer Support Group) are based in Cavan.

Irish Cancer Society in Louth

• Cancer Information Service: The Cancer Information Service includes the National Cancer Helpline (Freefone 1800 200 700), cancer chat and social media. The service is free and confidential, staffed by specialist cancer nurses, providing advice and support to people concerned about cancer. During 2012 our nurses supported 207 of these enquiries from people in Louth.
• Daffodil Centres: Daffodil Centres are walk-in information and support centres, based directly in hospitals. Daffodil Centres provide support to cancer patients, their family, friends and the general public – anyone who has any question or concern about cancer. There are currently seven Daffodil Centres in hospitals across the country with plans for more in the next two years. In 2012 Daffodil Centres across the country received a total of 27,184 enquiries.
There are five Daffodil Centres in nearby Dublin hospitals. They received a total of 23,660 enquiries during 2012.
• Nursing Services: Night nurses care for cancer patients across the country in their own home during the last days of their life. During 2012 324 nights of care were provided to 54 cancer patients in Louth.
• Care to Drive: Care to Drive is a free transport service, whereby trained volunteer drivers bring cancer patients to and from their hospital treatment so that travelling to and from the hospital is one less thing the patient needs to think about. Care to Drive operates from ten hospitals across the country with plans to expand the service to more hospitals during 2013. In 2012 Care to Drive brought 398 patients on 6,392 journeys.
Care to Drive facilitated 14 journeys for 3 cancer patients in Louth.
• Financial Aid: The Irish Cancer Society’s financial aid programme provides a grant to support cancer patients who are experiencing financial hardship due to their cancer diagnosis. During 2012 €37,550 worth of financial aid was given to cancer patients in Louth.
• Survivors Supporting Survivors: The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme connects someone going through a cancer diagnosis with someone who has been through a similar diagnosis and is several years post treatment. This means a cancer patient can speak to someone who really knows what they are going through. All survivors are carefully selected and trained to give support, practical information and reassurance. The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme has trained volunteers available across the country.
• Cancer Support Centres: The Irish Cancer Society support local cancer support centres, offering training, grants, information and support to centres that choose to become affiliated to the Society. There are 48 centres around the country affiliated to the Society and receiving support. One of these centres (the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre), is in Louth.

Irish Cancer Society in Westmeath

• Cancer Information Service: The Cancer Information Service includes the National Cancer Helpline (Freefone 1800 200 700), cancer chat and social media. The service is free and confidential, staffed by specialist cancer nurses, providing advice and support to people concerned about cancer. During 2012 99 enquiries were from people in Westmeath.*
• Daffodil Centres: Daffodil Centres are walk-in information and support centres, based directly in hospitals. Daffodil Centres provide support to cancer patients, their family, friends and the general public – anyone who has any question or concern about cancer. There are currently seven Daffodil Centres in hospitals across the country with plans for more in the next two years. In 2012 Daffodil Centres across the country received a total of 27,184 enquiries.
• Nursing Services: Night nurses care for cancer patients across the country in their own home during the last days of their life. During 2012 197 nights of care were provided to 44 cancer patients in Westmeath.
• Care to Drive: Care to Drive is a free transport service, whereby trained volunteer drivers bring cancer patients to and from their hospital treatment so that travelling to and from the hospital is one less thing the patient needs to think about. Care to Drive operates from ten hospitals across the country with plans to expand the service to more hospitals during 2013. In 2012 Care to Drive brought 398 patients on 6,392 journeys.
Care to Drive facilitated 18 journeys for 4 cancer patients in Westmeath in 2012.
• Financial Aid: The Irish Cancer Society’s financial aid programme provides a grant to support cancer patients who are experiencing financial hardship due to their cancer diagnosis. During 2012 €17,005 worth of financial aid was given to cancer patients in Westmeath.
• Survivors Supporting Survivors: The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme connects someone going through a cancer diagnosis with someone who has been through a similar diagnosis and is several years post treatment. This means a cancer patient can speak to someone who really knows what they are going through. All survivors are carefully selected and trained to give support, practical information and reassurance. The Survivors Supporting Survivors programme has trained volunteers in Westmeath.
• Cancer Support Centres: The Irish Cancer Society support local cancer support centres, offering training, grants, information and support to centres that choose to become affiliated to the Society. There are 48 centres around the country, affiliated to the Society and are receiving support. One of these centres (Lakelands Area Retreat & Cancer Centre) is based in Westmeath.