Bereavement support
The Pitch
Focus Areas
Delivery plan
Budget breakdown
| 36 Hours Psychologist staffing costs for peer support groups | £1,692 |
| 36 hours Cancer Support specialist staffing costs for peer support groups | £1,116 |
| 7 x 6 Sessions with a Psychologist | £1,974 |
| Overheads for peer support and 1:1 sessions | £858 |
Beneficiaries
37 people
Expected impact
Outputs – 24 peer support groups will be facilitated for a group size of up to10 people (once every fortnight, for new and repeat visitors) and the 1:1 sessions funded will be a block of 6 sessions for 7 people. We estimate that 37 people will be directly supported in the first 6 months of funding, the indirect impact of this support will be felt by all their family and friends and for many years Outcomes – We know that bereavement support can help people cope with the loss of someone they care about. It can provide emotional, mental, and physical benefits to bereaved families and loved ones, such as reducing risks of mental health related problems and illnesses and can even save lives. It can also reduce the socio-economic costs of bereavement that affects us all. Impact- Your funding will ensure that anyone in the City who has lost a loved one to cancer will have access to expert bereavement support.
Track record
At Maggie's Barts we see up to 100 people every day for cancer support. Maggie's have been providing expert cancer support for more than 25 years in 25 centres across the country on NHS cancer specialist hospital grounds. Our cancer support specialists and clinical psychologists see up to 100 people every day and we work closely with St Barts hospital, so we know that there is a pressing demand for bereavement support. For our most recent impact report we asked visitors at Maggie's the following questions: 99% of respondents said that taking part in a course or workshop group was ‘helpful’ or ‘very helpful’ 99% of respondents found support from a Cancer Support Specialist to be ‘helpful’ or ‘very helpful’ 100% of respondents reported that information about cancer and its treatment was ‘helpful’ or ‘very helpful’ 98% of respondents agreed that taking part in a support group was ‘helpful’ or ‘very helpful’