Improving the Cancer Journey Service

We know that getting a cancer diagnosis can impact on many parts of our lives.

'Improving the Cancer Journey’ (ICJ) is a Macmillan funded Link Worker service that can help people affected by cancer (so families and carers too). 

ICJ is part of Scotland’s Cancer Strategy to help people access the support they need ‘at the time that it is right for them’.

We have teams in East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian & West Lothian & offer everyone time to talk about what matters to them, help them access local supports and services and be a listening ear/point of contact.

If you support cancer patients or know someone who has been diagnosed, then this service may be able to help with a number of issues.

Since starting in Summer 2021, we have worked with over 2200 people including more than 200 family members. ICJ works with services to help people with money & benefits (over £2million secured so far), become more physically and socially active, find emotional support & help with practical issues that people experience. 

Self-referrals welcome and we can usually see people within 2 weeks of hearing from you.

How to refer:

The service takes self-referrals.

To self-refer contact loth.icj@nhs.scot/ 0131 537 1500 or find out more by going to our webpages NHS Lothian Improving the Cancer Journey 

‘The main thing from the appointments was I felt I wasn’t alone and that there was help available.’