"CLIC Sargent" facts

At any one time 10,000 children will be undergoing treatment for cancer - many will spend this Christmas in hospital.

CLIC Sargent is the ONLY charity in the UK to provide all round care for these children and their families 365 days a year.

CLIC Sargent is the only charity to offer all round support and care from the moment a child is diagnosed.

Our services include:

  • Nurses in hospitals and in the community
  • Specialist Doctors
  • Family Support Workers
  • Survivor and bereavement support
  • Play Specialists
  • Financial Support
  • Holidays
  • Homes from Home
  • Research
  • Teenage Support
  • Free Phone Helpline

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Every day 10 families are told their child has cancer. As the UK's leading children's cancer charity, CLIC Sargent is the only organisation to offer them all round care and support. That’s because we’re there every step of the way:

During treatment – providing specialist nurses, doctors, play specialists, Homes from Home in hospital & at home – offering specialist social care and family support in the community – specialist youth services, holidays, grants, helpline.

After treatment – helping survivors, supporting those bereaved, research.

Homes from Home

CLIC Sargent Homes from Home offer families of children with cancer a free place to stay for the duration of their child’s treatment - often saving them driving hundreds of miles every day to and from the specialist hospitals or staying in expensive hotels for months at a time.

They provide support during treatment, providing specialist nurses, doctors and play specialists In the hospital and at home offering specialist social care & family support in the community. They look after families after treatment helping cancer survivors and supporting those bereaved by cancer and providing funding for ongoing research to help treatment in the future.

CLIC Sargent has 7 Homes from Home across the UK with an 8th opening soon. CLIC Sargent wants to provide this service to all families experiencing childhood cancer wherever they are in the UK.

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CLIC Sargent's Charity Registration Number is 1107328