Multi-Million Pound Maggie's Centre for Dumfries Will Bring Hope to People Like Mum Sarah

Multi-million pound Maggie's Centre for Dumfries will bring hope to people like mum Sarah

Sarah McDiarmid, 42, who is living with incurable stage four secondary cancer has welcomed the news, saying she hopes the plans can be approved quickly and the centre can be open to support patients and families soon.

Cancer care centre agreed for region - DNG Online Limited

PATIENTS and families across the region this week welcomed news that a Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre is set to finally open in Dumfries. After several years of talks, a site has been agreed in the grounds of the infirmary with a construction timescale of “the coming years”. Once complete, it will offer free emotional, practical, and social advice and support, with sessions featuring psychologists and benefits advisors, for the 1200 people who are …

Green Light For Maggie’s cancer care centre in Dumfries

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has announced they have the ‘green light’ to plan a Maggie’s cancer care centre in Dumfries.  National cancer charity Maggie’s can now move forward with plans to bring their professional programme of support to Dumfries and Galloway, the home of their founder Maggie Keswick Jencks. Dame Laura Lee DBE, Chief Executive of cancer care charity Maggie’s, said: “I am delighted we now have the green light to plan a Maggie’s ce…