I would like to help DCCS Please fill in your name and address, tick the appropriate box(es) and send to the address below. Thank you. BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE Name................................................. Address............................................... ........................................................ ........................................................ ...........................Postcode.................. I enclose a donation I would like to organise an event I would like to join a local group I would like to start a local group Please send me Gift Aid details I would like to publicise DCCS Derriford Children’s Cancer Service Your local Children’s Cancer charity Helping to make a real difference to children suffering from cancer, and their families, in your area. Help from a specialist team, who work closely alongside the families. Who better to know their needs I would like to leave a bequest Dr Myooren Wimalendra . BSc MBBS MRCPCH Fundraiser – Graham Parkinson Hill Crest, Drakewalls Gunnislake, Cornwall. PL18 9EJ Telephone: 01822 832820 Consultant Paediatrican Registered Charity Number 1048679/NHS Derriford Children’s Cancer Service Your local Children’s Cancer charity How does DCCS help? Derriford Children's Cancer Service was established to enhance the care, support, and facilities provided for children undergoing treatment for cancer, and their families, which are not available through statutory funding or other charitable bodies.  Funding decisions are made by Dr Myooren Wimalendra, Consultant Paediatrician with special responsibility for paediatric oncology and his team, which includes medical and nursing staff, lead nurse, play-specialists, social worker and clinical psychologist.   The team works very closely with the children and families, developing strong "partnerships in care". Who better, then, to know their needs, than the Health Care Professionals and families working alongside each other. The needs of children with cancer are often immediate. The DCCS fund can respond to that immediacy, often on the same day. That is what makes the real difference to the child and his or her family. " The equipment we needed may have sounded trivial to others but is was so important to enable us to keep things as normal as possible for Sally. It was delivered to us the same day". Sally's Mum.   The existence of the DCCS fund means that the oncology team can plan for the future by developing and providing the services that are needed. New Developments Clinical Psychologist The Psychologist’s role is to support, children, their siblings and families who are struggling emotionally with the experience of having cancer. The Psychologist is part of the multi-disciplinary team and involved in thinking about the experiences of children and families alongside other team members as well as attending clinics. The emotional impact of childhood cancer cannot, and should not, be underestimated. The family journey from diagnosis, through treatment, to remission or through bereavement can, at times, be intensely difficult for families to manage. The Psychologist works directly with children and their families to help them to cope with difficulties that may arise along their cancer journey. Derriford Children's Cancer Service exists to provide additional care and support for children and adolescents with cancer, and their families, which is not available from any other source. It also supports and raises the level of knowledge and expertise of all those caring for the family and the child with cancer.       Funds a clinical psychologist to provide psychological support to children and their families to help them with the emotional impact of childhood cancer. Funds activities of the Siblings’ Support Group to enable brothers and sisters to cope with the emotions of childhood cancer. Funds activities of the Parents’ Support Group helping them to meet other families, allowing supportive relationships to develop. Funds activities of the Teenagers’ Support Group. Specialist equipment to enable children to be treated at home and in the hospital setting. Funds attendance of young cancer sufferers at the annual Adolescent Conference. Funds attendance of nurses at Educational Conferences in oncology. Specialist training for oncology nurses ensuring the highest quality and standards of care. Parental input / representation at Paediatric Cancer Focus Group Meetings, helping us to identify and meet the families’ needs. Financial assistance for families in particular need as identified by members of the paediatric oncology team, including family holidays, patient transport to specialist hospitals. Provision of Fridges and Televisions for isolation cubicles on Wildgoose ward.