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NHS Pan Birmingham Cancer Network

  • Financial advice

    The centres listed below will provide you with free financial advice. They can help you check the benefits you may be entitled to and fill in application forms.

  • Bridges

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  • Bridges, B69 3HX
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    SGS House, Penthouse Suite
    Johns Lane
    Tividale
    Oldbury B69 3HX.

    Contact: Harpal Matharu, Macmillan Welfare Rights Adviser

    Tel: 0121 6122939
    Fax: 0121 6122934

    Email: bridges.support@nhs.net

    Opening hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Thursday and 9am-4.30pm on Fridays.

    Bridges service has a welfare rights adviser attached to the service that provides full benefit checks for cancer patients and their carers/families. The welfare advice officer completes all the relevant forms and proactively follows up claims. If claims are refused, the officer will do reconsiderations/appeals, attend tribunal hearings and take cases to commissioners.

     

  • Macmillan Benefit Information Service

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  • Macmillan Benefit Information Service, WS1 1SE
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    139-144 Lichfield Street
    Walsall WS1 1SE

    Contact: Kasmir Kaur, Macmillan Lead Adviser

    Tel: 01922 700685
    Fax: 01922 64801

    Email: kashmirkaur@cab.walsall.org.uk

    Opening hours: 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday

    The Macmillan Benefit Information Service provides benefits advice and assistance for patients and carers affected by cancer. The service is free, independent, confidential and impartial. The service is delivered via the telephone, home visits and outreach sessions at the local hospital, day hospice and cancer information centre.

     

  • Macmillan Benefits Service

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  • Macmillan Benefits Service, B11 2HG
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    Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau
    744-746 Warwick Road
    Tyseley
    Birmingham B11 2HG

    Contact:
    Jane Ballantyne, Team Supervisor
    Agnes Syldatk, Support Worker

    Tel: 0121 683 5601
    Fax: 0121 683 5691

    Email: macmillan@bcabs.org.uk

    Office hours: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm

    This Birmingham based welfare benefits services offers advice across Birmingham to all people affected by cancer (patients, carers and relatives). Advisers are currently available at Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and City Hospitals on different days each week over a two week rota for appointments or drop-in advice (subject to availability), and also once a month at John Taylor Hospice.

    Availability will generally be from 10am to 4pm but the service endeavours to be flexible to fit in with demand.

    On receipt of a referral we contact the client to arrange a convenient time and location for the appointment, generally at one of the hospitals. We also provide telephone advice between 10am and 1.30pm on 0121 683 5601.

    Self referrals by telephone, this service is available: Monday to Friday, 10am-1.30pm, appointments by arrangement.