Bringing cancer treatment closer to patients in communities across the country

Hope for Tomorrow is a pioneering national charity with its head office based in Gloucestershire, founded in 2002 by Christine Mills OBE. Currently in partnership with nine NHS trusts, the charity has a fleet of 14 mobile cancer care units and nurse support vehicles across England, bringing vital cancer care into communities. Our mission is to help people fit cancer care into their lives - rather than the other way around - saving patients time, travel, and cost, while easing the burden on NHS oncology departments. Hope for Tomorrow was responsible for the world’s first mobile cancer care unit, ‘Helen’, which was launched in 2007 by patron Sir Stirling Moss, setting the standard for a more accessible approach to cancer care, which is more convenient and closer to the patients that need it, whilst simultaneously increasing capacity for the NHS.

Between 2024 and 2025, the charity’s units provided a space for more than 27,100 patient visits across 42 locations. Hope for Tomorrow’s mobile cancer care units not only eliminate long hospital waits and travel times but also provide a welcoming, community-led environment - often set up in convenient locations like supermarket car parks, garden centres or community hospitals. Patients report significant benefits, for example, 76% of patients say they tolerate treatment better on the mobile units, and over half state that it increases their chance of completing treatment, with many extra benefits such as savings on parking and fuel costs. The units currently serve regions including Gloucestershire, South Wiltshire, Kent, Suffolk, Essex, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk.

Entirely reliant on charitable donations, Hope for Tomorrow raises funds through national campaigns and events like its flagship fundraiser, Cuppa for Cancer Care, launched in 2023 by Gloria Hunniford, and its annual Walk of Hope. Supporters can also fund a full day of treatment through Pay for a Day or take part in corporate sponsorships. Under the leadership of CEO Tina Seymour and a committed group of trustees, the charity continues to transform cancer care, including treatment, diagnosis and screening - making it more patient-centric, local, and life-enhancing for thousands across the country.

PLEASE HELP US TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER CANCER CARE CLOSER TO PATIENTS AND REDUCE HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Upcoming Events

Tickets and more information are available for all events on our website - https://hopefortomorrow.org.uk/all-events/