With one in two people sadly developing some form of cancer in their lifetime, thousands of people receive a diagnosis daily, which will turn their world upside down. When you’re faced with a cancer diagnosis, time becomes crucial. How can people spend more time doing the things they love, whilst still getting the life-saving treatment they need? We care about the lives of cancer patients and have made it our mission to make a difference to the way their cancer treatment is delivered. Our mobile cancer care units help patients to fit treatment into their lives, not the other way round. Our fleet of mobile cancer care units travel into the heart of communities, and by working closely with the NHS Trusts throughout the country, we work together to help as many people as possible. Once partnered with a NHS Trust, Hope for Tomorrow fundraise to pay for the build and maintenance of a unit, whilst the NHS Trusts provide the staff, drivers and medication. It costs approximately £77,000 to run one unit for a year, helping on average 4,000 patients. Last year we delivered over 26,000 cancer care treatments to cancer patients across England, who needed our support. Our units park in large accessible and convenient spaces like supermarket or community centre car parks, closer to patients’ homes or workplaces. This means patients don’t have to travel lengthy distances to receive their treatment and can save money and time – time to do the things they want to do, leading a life outside of cancer. Patients receive the same exceptional care onboard a unit, just as they would in hospital but most importantly, it’s a more relaxing and homely environment. Because of the less clinical and stress-free atmosphere onboard a unit, patients have told us they are able to tolerate their treatments better. Hope for Tomorrow don’t receive any government funding for our units and instead we rely on the generosity of our local communities to support us. It costs £212 per day to keep one of our mobile cancer care units on the road, helping on average 20 patients per day. www.hopefortomorrow.org.uk
