Clinical services and Information Support Centre

The Institute will house an Information Support Centre to provide accessible information for patients, families, professionals and the general public. The centre will hold information on clinical services, treatment choices and up-to-date research findings. Staffed by information officers, it will also offer a drop-in service, outreach to local community organisations and cancer networks, and services specifically tailored to the different groups it serves.

“ Inside, the challenge is to stay real and grounded, unfussy but at the same time warm and welcoming. We users will arrive with a welter of needs – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual…Some will be amazingly buoyant and optimistic, others stunned that suddenly life is short. Yet others will be looking for relief and support while going through a bad patch, yearning to emerge and put life together again. The impressions I have in my mind are about ebb and flow, not being sucked in or blown out, but being held long enough to make good decisions for oneself and others we love…”
Feedback from a potential user