Macmillan Day Care Dundee

Macmillan Day Care provides a friendly relaxed and supportive environment for patients looking to enhance their independence and quality of life. 

Day care is available to people who live in and around the Dundee area with cancer and other life limiting illness.

A range of services are available to help you to live with your illness and any problems associated with it.  This includes practical and emotional support from the multidisciplinary team, self management and rehabilitation support.

The multidisciplinary team includes nurses, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, doctors, rehabilitation assistants, dietitian, chaplain, complementary therapist and family support workers.  The team is also supported by volunteers.

You can be referred by your General Practitioner, District Nurse, Hospital Specialist, Community Macmillan Nurse, relative or carer.   You can also refer yourself to the unit.

We will contact you by telephone and invite you to visit Day Care with your family/ carer.  Most visits take place on a Monday.   This gives you an opportunity to see the unit, meet staff and discuss your needs.  You can either attend on a regular basis once weekly or as an out patient on Mondays.

Within your first month's attendance you will be assessed by different members of the day care team such as the nurse, physiotherapist or occupational therapist. 

After a set period of time, normally 3 months, the day care team will work with you on your plan of care.

This will then be reviewed and further attendance, or discharge, will be discussed if appropriate.

We encourage people to make use of their own transport to day care.  Volunteer transport can be arranged if required.

Refreshments and lunch are provided free and any special dietary needs can be catered for.

Please bring any medication you may require with you during your attendance.

Open to patients Monday to Friday 9.30am - 3.30 pm (excluding public holidays)

Staff are available from 8.30am - 4.30pm

Telephone:  01382 423170