To book or find out more about any of the course on this page:
- Call our helpline on 020 3826 2555 and refer yourself. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm. Out of hours and during busy periods there is an answerphone. Please leave a message and we’ll call you back.
- Email us: [email protected]@nhs.net
- Drop in to the Lynda Jackson Centre and speak to the team
- A member of your healthcare team can refer you
Headwear workshops
Head Wrappers, run sessions at the Lynda Jackson Centre every two months. Focusing on alternatives to wigs, the sessions help people look good and support them to feel more confident as they undergo cancer treatments which may cause hair loss.
Sessions include advice on making the most of scarves, hats and hairpieces, scarf-tying techniques and practical tips for hair and scalp care before, during and after treatment.
Workshops take place on the third Thursday of each month, 1pm – 2pm.
Please click here for information about the NHS wig service (hyperlink to Kim’s new leaflet and hair loss page (hyperlink to the hair loss page).
Beauty and skincare
Look Good Feel Better is a cancer support charity which runs skincare and make-up workshops to help people with the visible side effects of cancer treatment.
Workshops are held at the Lynda Jackson Centre every month on Tuesday afternoons. Led by trained beauty consultants, the sessions are informative and, most importantly, fun and provide an opportunity to meet others in a similar situation.
Workshops for women include skincare and make-up advice and those for men including grooming basics and shaving advice specifically geared towards some of the challenges of treatment. You’ll be given a complimentary gift of products, donated by different cosmetics companies and shown how to use them to the best effect.
Look Good Feel Better also run virtual workshops and tutorials on skincare and make-up, hair loss and hair care, nail care, grooming for men and topics for young adults. Full details are available on their website
Moving Forward
This course is run by Breast Cancer Now and suitable for people who have completed, or are near the end of, their treatment for primary breast cancer. The course is run online or in person over 2 consecutive weeks for 3-hour sessions.
The course provides information, support and professional guidance on a range of topics to help people cope with changes, manage uncertainties and establish a ‘new normal’. This is done with the support of expert speakers.
For further information or to book a place please call Breast Cancer Now on 0808 800 6000, or visit their website: www.breastcancernow.org/moving forward
