​Improving the Cancer Journey official launch event

Join NHS Western Isles staff, Western Isles Cancer Care Initiative (WICCI) colleagues, and Improving Cancer Journey (ICJ) Link Workers for a special Improving the Cancer Journey launch event at the WICCI offices in Stornoway on 19th August between 10am-3pm.

The ICJ service is a joint project between Macmillan Cancer Support, NHS Western Isles, and Western Isles Cancer Care Initiative which aims to provide every person affected by cancer – including families and carers – with vital assistance in finding support for any non-clinical concerns they may have.

This event is a celebration of the success of the service to date, and a chance to look forward together to even greater successes in supporting people affected by cancer in the Western Isles.

The ICJ service in the Western Isles was commissioned to the third sector by NHS Western Isles and has its natural home in the highly regarded and well-established WICCI.  With Link Workers based in the offices in Lewis and in Uist, the service supports anyone from the Butt to Barra.

Timothy Durbin, Macmillan ICJ Pan Island Programme Manager, NHS Western Isles, said: “A cancer journey will impact both the individual and those close to them. Challenges relating to finances, housing, emotional wellbeing, physical health, and family dynamics are common and can be especially overwhelming during a time when coping may feel most difficult.

“Since beginning to take referrals in January, the service has made an extremely strong start, having already had upwards of 60 referrals, and helping to find a wide range of support for the concerns and questions raised.”