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Health Charities

Macmillan Cancer

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

Youth Health Talk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

The PALS service is accessible to patients, their carers, friends and family. The PALS service treats every enquiry with the same level of importance and the same level of confidentiality.

The service is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Tel: 0800 0525 270

email: WestYorksPALS@nhs.net.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust also have a PALS office situated at Pinderfields Hospital Level C

The Office is available by telephone 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday and to callers in person between 10.00am and 4.00pm

Tel: 01924 542972

Email: pals@midyorks.nhs.uk

There is also an NHS England customer contact centre. They will be dealing with calls from patients and the public about issues relating to primary care, for example calls about GP practices or registering with a dentist. For more information, you can: