Teenage Cancer Trust partnership
100 hours of support in England and Scotland for young people facing cancer, through additional actions for communities by Water Plus
A hundred hours of support work is happening in England and Scotland, thanks to additional actions by national business water retailer Water Plus - providing extra help needed by young people, including for their mental wellbeing and relationships, throughout their treatment for cancer.
Photo shows, left to right: Alex Dawson, Senior Relationship Manager at the Teenage Cancer Trust, Midlands, Becky Salisbury, Teenage Cancer Trust TYA Clinical Liaison Nurse Specialist, Tony McHardy Corporate Managing Director at business water retailer Water Plus, and Emma Liggins, Customer Operations Manager at Water Plus.
A new chapter in community support
It marks the start of a major new charity partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust, under the additional steps Water Plus is taking to support communities and drive positive impacts.
Water Plus has already raised money for support groups for adults with cancer, in the last year - and wanted to widen the positive impacts it can have to help young people. It’s also continuing to raise awareness about regular checks employees can take, for their health - and sharing resources and information.
A brighter future
The two-year partnership will see hundreds of more Youth Support Co-ordinator hours provided in England and Scotland - through Water Plus awareness-raising and fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Teenage Cancer Trust funds specialist nurses, youth support teams and hospital units, including in Staffordshire, the Midlands, in Edinburgh and in Glasgow, to provide the very best care and support during treatment and beyond, applying funds raised to the areas of greatest need.
A shared commitment
Tony McHardy, Corporate Managing Director at Water Plus, met one of the Teenage Cancer Trust’s nurses at Royal Stoke University Hospital, who meets young people from across Stoke-on-Trent - to mark the partnership’s start and hear more about the support provided.
Tony McHardy said: “It’s fantastic to start our partnership with making a positive impact right from the beginning, with essential support for young people facing cancer. It was great to meet a Teenage Cancer Trust nurse and some of the fundraising team, as we launched our joint effort to make sure every young person facing cancer has excellent support and care.”
Of the 100 Youth Co-ordinator hours – 75 are in the Midlands and 25 are in Scotland, providing support for young people.
Water Plus won a Better Society Award, in 2024, for Communication and Education for its work with customers and its colleagues around water management, including delivering water-saving in large-scale projects and cutting carbon emissions and energy use.
There are 92 Teenage Cancer Trust nurses and Youth Support Co-ordinators and 28 specialist cancer units built-in hospitals across the UK. Every day, seven young people in the UK hear the words "you have cancer".
Water Plus, which works with organisations, including hospitals and other public sector sites, providing water retail services including customer service and account management, meter reading, water-saving site audits and additional water tracking technology, is also part of a Careers Hub in Staffordshire and a Careers Enterprise Programme, to encourage young people into work in the future.
