Royal Cornwall Hospitals 

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The Cove Macmillan Support Centre - here to help you find information and support when you need it. From information about specific types of cancer, treatments and how best to live with it, to support with finances and benefits, diet, exercise, the way you look and even if you just need someone to talk things through with. We can help give you back some feeling of control and help you feel more confident about the future.

LARF Cornwall - LARF work in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with teenagers and young people undergoing treatment for cancer and leukaemia.  We help provide ancillary support, to stand alongside medical intervention. LARF generously part-fund the TYA Nurse Specialist post.

• Teenage Cancer Trust | UK Cancer Charity: provides information about cancer, events and activities you can get involved with.

• Move Against Cancer: supporting you to move /exercise.

• Willow Foundation: Special Days are bespoke experiences booked throughout the UK and they come in three different varieties:

  1. Days Out - These are fun-packed day trips designed around your interests. Examples include a trip to a theme park, tickets to a sporting event, a day at the zoo and many more besides.

  2. Breaks - This could be a short stay at a hotel or a longer break in self-catering accommodation – such as a holiday park or cottage.

  3. At home - We also arrange experiences at home which could be an option for those who are less mobile or who find it hard to leave home. Your Special Day at home could be a party for you and your loved ones, a very special photoshoot to capture a precious family moment, a pamper day or a film party!

• Teens Unite | Teen Cancer Support: peer support groups and activities, online and face to face

• Ben Saunders Foundation: a holiday retreat in the Cotswolds.

• Flynnes Barn: you can come together to find friends who are living through similar experiences and enjoy a variety of creative and outward-bound activities.

• Youth Cancer Trust: Free wellbeing holidays (young person plus a friend/sibling/partner) and online support. 

• Blood Cancer UK | We're here to beat blood cancer  Support for anyone worried about blood cancer with expert information and advice.

• The Brain Tumour Charity: A charity offering a wide range of inclusive and accessible services for everyone affected by a brain tumour. They have a Young Adults Service for anyone aged 16-30 with a brain tumour diagnosis, which helps to connect you with others and supports you with any information you might need.

• Sarcoma UK
  A charity offering a range of support and information about sarcoma cancers. They have a Sarcoma UK Support Line that you can call or email, a list of local sarcoma support groups you can attend and a range of up-to-date information guides about sarcoma that you can view on their website.

At the Cove Macmillan Cancer Support Centre we have an allocated TYA room with soft furnishings, flat screen tv, gaming facilities and a juke box. From here, there are patio doors that open onto the new outdoor space with a beautiful bespoke seating area. Our young patients are encouraged to feel free to use this room as a safe space to listen to music, meet friends or to relax comfortably while waiting for any of their appointments.

Hospital facilities

Restaurant and café information

• The Royal: Monday to Friday: 07:00am to 4:00pm

• Trelawny Café: 06.30am to 9:00pm every day 

• Knowledge Spa coffee shop: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm.

• League of Friends Coffee Bar (Tower Block entrance): Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm.

• League of Friends Refreshment Bar (Mermaid Centre): Open during clinic hours, Monday to Friday. 

• WH Smiths (Trelawny Wing entrance): Monday to Friday: 7:00am to 8:00pm, Saturday: 8:00am to 6:00pm, Sunday: 9:00am to 6:00pm

Vending machines

• Tower Entrance – Snacks, Hot Drinks 

• Renal – Cold Drinks, Snacks 

• Maternity – Hot Drinks, Snacks 

• The Hub – Snacks 

• KSPA – Snacks, Hot Drinks, Cold Drinks 

• ED Foyer – Snacks, Hot Drinks, Cold Drinks 

• Main Entrance – Snacks, Cold Drinks 

• 1st Floor Trelawny – Hot Drinks 

• Ground Floor Trelawny – Snacks, Cold Drinks, Hot Drinks

ATM / Cash Machine

There is a cash machine located in the main entrance to Trelawny wing. It does not charge for withdrawals.

The Cove Macmillan Support Centre 

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust 

Treliske | Truro 

TR1 3LJ

The Cove Telephone: 01872 256363 

Main Hospital Switchboard: 01872 250000

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