Overdue: 385 days
Public benefits
The Benefits will be for those cancer patients who have been turned down for treatments in Northern Ireland to extend and improve their quality of life and or improve their chances of survival and are for the charitable purposes of advancement of health and savings lives The direct benefits include: 1) Improving the health, well-being and
quality of life of beneficiaries by providing a range of therapies and treatments to treat, complement and support their holistic health. 2) By providing information , advice , guidance, moral and practical support for sufferers of cancer and their families , friends and carers, this will help them come to terms with their diagnosis, manage their symptoms , improve their health , well-being and quality of life . 3) By bringing together people with cancer, their families, friends and carers as well as those with an interest in the disease, this will provide encouragement, help and support for beneficiaries. 4) By providing financial advice and assistance this will benefit patients by relieving financial strain caused by treatments. Especially at key times such as Christmas. This will help extend or improve their quality of life. How the benefits can be demonstrated 1) Provision of therapies and treatments to treat , complement and support holistic health Patients are currently and will have sessions of therapies such as Lymph drainage reflexology, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Cancer appropriate spa treatments paid for directly by N.I.C.A.M. We would aim to expand these services as this will improve their health and well being and ease the side effects of treatment. Patients currently and will receive direct financial reimbursement for travel costs incurred in travelling for treatments not available in Northern Ireland, easing financial strain and making a previously unaffordable treatment option available and therefore prolonging and or saving lives. Patients currently and will receive financial assistance in obtaining and paying for treatments that are currently not provided by the N.H.S. in Northern Ireland, prolonging and or saving their lives. Patients will receive use of our social media and media links to crowd fund for life extending and or life saving treatments not currently available in Northern Ireland. Relieving stress and resulting in them obtaining treatments that will extend or save their lives. 2) Providing information, guidance and support for patients and their families. N.I.C.A.M. have two medical trustees and one cancer patient trustee, we also have a medical advisor and part of what we do is keep up to date with the latest research and treatments for cancer so we can pass this information on to cancer patients who have reached the end of the treatment options currently available on the N.H.S. in Northern Ireland can make an informed choice about next steps. This will result in the prolonging and or saving of lives and easing the stress and burden on the patient, their family, friends and carers. 3) Bringing together cancer patients, their families and friends and everyone working to further the cause of cancer patients in Northern Ireland. We currently use our large social media platform to promote the services of all Northern Ireland based cancer charities to make patients aware of all the services out there and to promote fundraising for these services. We also use this platform to bring patients and patient’s families together to support each other and to alleviate isolation for patients. Currently patients or their loved ones can contact us at anytime or contact us to be signposted to other services. This is to make life easier for the patient and all who care for them as they are not burdened with researching, we do that for them. 4) Providing financial advice and support N.I.C.A.M. currently give direct grants to incurable cancer patients at key times such as Christmas and we would hope to expand this. We also signpost patients to benefits and financial advice provided by other bodies. We also have a database of other charities that provide holidays and services for cancer patients. This is to improve quality of life for cancer patients and their families
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
By providing advice , support and financial assistance to those who cannot currently access treatments in Northern Ireland . By providing support and financial assistance to patients to relieve the side effects of treatments .By providing support and financial assistance to patients under financial strain because of treatment . By supporting
patients family, friends and carers
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Carers
- General public
- Physical disabilities
How the charity works
- Medical/health/sickness