Services

Macmillan Next Steps

Cancer Rehabilitation

Next Steps is an NHS specialist cancer rehabilitation service which supports anyone living in Gloucestershire who have been diagnosed with breast, colorectal, prostate or a haematological cancer.

You can refer into the service if you are 18 years or above and live in Gloucestershire and/or are registered with a GP practice within Gloucestershire.

Refer yourself

Contact us

2nd Floor, Southgate Moorings
2 Kimbrose Way
Gloucester
GL1 2DB

Email nextsteps@ghc.nhs.uk
Telephone 0300 421 6586

What the service offers

Next Steps provides a number of services and courses aimed to help support those affected by the above.

Take Control is a 3 hour course that focuses on identifying key areas that most patients struggle with such as:

fatigue/feeling tired
worries and anxiety
relaxation and sleep activity
diet
looking to the future and goal setting.

Courses

HOPE - Helping Overcome Problems Effectively

This course goes more into detail about some of the topics in ‘Take Control’ and also:

Communication with friends, relatives and health professionals
Managing uncertainty and fear of recurrence
Body changes
Looking after yourself and looking forward

Recipe for Health

A four week programme about living a healthy life style through diet and exercise, targeting weight management The course is run by a specialist dietitian and a Macmillan therapies assistant practitioner.

Active Every Day

A physical programme which runs for one hour a week over six weeks. The course is led by cancer specialist physiotherapists and exercise specialists, who are trained to safely help you become, and stay, active.

1:1 clinic appointments

Appointments are available with our cancer specialists (dietitian, physiotherapist, personal trainer and fatigue management) to enhance recovery from the physical and psychological consequences of cancer.