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Cancer

Cancer is a class of disease in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth,…

Care Homes / Residential

There are three broad groups of residential care homes:ones that provide help with activities of…

Care Quality Commission

The Care Quality Commissionisthe health and social care regulator for England. They regulate the care…

Carer Support

There are a number of agencies, both local and national, offering support for people caring…

Carer Support - Local

Contacts for Statutory Carers Assessment Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) - County Council 01225 396000 Somerset Direct 0845…

Chemotherapy

The termChemotherapymeans 'drug treatment'. In cancer treatment, where this term is mainly used, the drugs…

Child Death (Bereavement)

These national organisations specialise in offering support to parents and families grieving the loss of…

Children and Young People

Dorothy House has a Children and Young People Service offering psychological, emotional, social support and…

Clothing

Specialist clothing is diffiicult to find when the body has changed due to illness or…

Colostomy

A colostomy is the result of a surgical operation that raises a piece of the…

Community Nurse

Community nurses are registered nurses who work in schools, local surgeries, health centres and also…

Complementary Therapy

Complementary therapies can work alongside approved medical treatments, helping to improve quality of life and…

Continuing Health Care

NHS continuing health care is a package of care for people with ongoing health care…

Counselling / Psychotherapy

Individuals and families seeking information concerning local counselling and psychotherapy resources can contact the British…

Creative Therapy

Creative activities are known to have many positive emotional and physical benefits. On a practical…

CT Scan

A CT (computerised tomography) scanner is a special kind of X-ray machine. Instead of sending…

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