Macmillan Cancer Trust
The Macmillan Cancer Trust was formed in 1974 to support a Palliative Care unit at Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, Dorset, souther England. It operates Albany Lodge, a hotel in Bournemouth for Cancer patients and carers and also supports a range of posts and services for cancer diagnosis and treatment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
The Macmillan Cancer Trust (Registered Charity No 268218) evolved from the fund raising committee for the building of the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital, the first in the Country. This Committee included amongst its members representatives from the League of Friends at the Royal Victoria Hospital (now Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital) and the local National Society for Cancer Relief (now Macmillan Cancer Support).
During the final building stages of the Unit it was decided to form a Trust to be identified with the Unit and it was registered as a Charity on 25 July 1974 as "the Macmillan Cancer Trust"
The aims of the Trust are to support those who are suffering from cancer and other terminal diseases where No Cure is expected, and to provide help and support for the whole family. Latterly the Trust has aided services which provide early diagnosis of Cancers with a view to enabling early treatment and, ideally, recovery.
The Trust acts as the custodian of all funds donated towards its aims and both initiates and responds to a wide variety of needs supporting the NHS primarily for the Macmillan Unit but also for other Cancer sufferers in southeast Dorset and west Hampshire.
Although the Charities share the same name, The Macmillan Cancer Trust is not a part of Macmillan Cancer Support (which is the UK national cancer charity).
References
- Charities Direct Listing
- Charity Commission Listing
- Partnership with the Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital Trust