Local charity Mayo Cancer Support Association was officially conferred with full membership of the National Cancer Control Programme’s Alliance (ACCSC) of Community Cancer Support Centres at a ceremony in Dublin earlier this month.
Based at Rock Rose House in Castlebar, Mayo Cancer Support is a registered charity that has been providing emotional support to local people affected by a cancer diagnosis or bereavement for over 25 years.
Its services include professional one-to-one counselling, complementary therapies, group activities, survivorship programmes, and children’s services – all of which are available free of charge to cancer patients/survivors and their loved ones.
Full membership of the Alliance is the equivalent of a “Q Mark” for community cancer support centres like Mayo Cancer Support.
Manager of Mayo Cancer Support, Orla Gillespie, explains that the attainment of full ACCSC membership was one of a number of key projects pursued by the organisation in 2024, to mark its 25th anniversary.
It involved engaging in a rigorous self-assessment and peer review process to demonstrate that the services it provides are operated to best practice standards.
Ms Gillespie paid tribute to the staff and board members of Mayo Cancer Support for engaging and cooperating with the process so enthusiastically.
For more information on Mayo Cancer Support visit the website https://www.mayocancersupport.ie/, email info@mayocancersupport.ie or call (094) 9038407.
