Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2025
FORCE Cancer Charity

Impact Report 2024-25

FORCE Cancer Charity provides free, non-clinical support for people affected by cancer in Exeter and across Devon, operating from a centre on the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital site. In 2024/25, the charity recorded over 16,000 visits, appointments and contacts, saw an 8% overall rise in activity, and welcomed 1,471 new registrations. Services include counselling, physiotherapy, complementary therapies, exercise programmes, outreach clinics in rural Devon, and a pre-loved wig service, all supported by over 120 regular volunteers.

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Counselling appointments up 30%; complementary therapy appointments up 28%

📊Key Metrics

16,368 visits, appointments and contacts in 2024/25, an 8% overall increase Key Metric 1
1,471 new patient registrations in 2024/25 Key Metric 2
120+ regular volunteers supporting services across Exeter and three outreach locations Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Exercise group attendance rose by nearly 20%, with significant increases in yoga and Pilates
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📍Geography

South West

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