The role of a MACS Supporter

All our Supporters are volunteers who provide help and advice to patients, for example; 

• Accompany patients on hospital visits
• Organise medical translators for hospital and doctors appointments 
• Arrange translations of hospital documents 
• Provide information regarding the sourcing of medical equipment, prosthesis etc
• Home visits to assist with shopping and/or to offer patients and sometimes their loved ones, the opportunity to talk 
• Above all, provide contact for families at their time of need - for them to know there are people ‘out there’ ready to help wherever possible. This knowledge can help bring great reassurance to patients and their carers.
• The Group have access to professionally qualified carers - visits can be arranged

MACS is a registered charity and as such, is totally dependent upon the commitment of our volunteers and in addition to the personal help and support they offer, MACS Supporters work extremely hard to increase awareness of the Group and help raise much needed funds for the immediate and future medical requirements of patients.