UKE Homepage
DE
/2024-relaunch/logo/logo_ucc_hamburg.svg){kind=logo}
Social Counseling
A cancer diagnosis usually leads to significant changes in everyday life and personal circumstances. Our social services team provides guidance and supports communication with institutions and authorities during your hospital stay and after discharge.
A cancer diagnosis often brings an overwhelming amount of information and many decisions that need to be made. Responsibilities of institutions and authorities—as well as the possibilities and limitations of social legislation—are not always easy to understand. You may feel alone with many of the questions that arise during a cancer journey, especially after you have been discharged from the hospital.
Questions regarding social and legal issues or managing changes in daily life often come up only during or after completion of outpatient cancer treatment. It may become important to reassess life goals or address practical challenges in light of new health conditions, and to adjust plans continuously as needed.
/2024-relaunch/ucc-hamburg_uke_sozialdienst_20191204-32_sv_2_3_st_plus_768x1.jpg)
This is where the outpatient social services at UCC Hamburg come in. Our social workers are specialists in addressing and clarifying psychosocial and social-law issues within a holistic care framework. The goal is to support you individually in making well-informed, independent decisions, putting them into action, and strengthening your ability to participate fully in daily life. This also includes helping you access medical and social support services and evaluating these options together with you.
The outpatient social services at UCC Hamburg complement outpatient medical and therapeutic care and can be accessed either by you directly or through your primary care physician and/or therapist.
…What’s Next?
Outpatient Social Counseling for Patients
To register for social counseling, please send an email to:
If you wish, we are happy to include your family members or other trusted persons in the counseling session. The service is free of charge, and no referral is required.
We support you with the following matters:
Social Security:
- Information and assistance with social and legal questions
Health insurance / transitional benefits, disability pension
Unemployment benefits (e.g., Social Security II / Hartz IV) and basic security
Integration support for people with disabilities
- Matters related to severe disability status
- Medical rehabilitation
- Outpatient palliative care and hospice
Care and support services in case of existing or impending need for care
Home care
Medical aids
Medical home care (nutrition, oxygen, etc.)
Short-term / long-term care
- Matters with authorities, institutions, and cost bearers
Social Support:
- Workplace issues and services for participation in working life (professional reintegration)
- Housing matters
- Power of attorney, legal guardianship, advance directives
Social Promotion:
- Support in coping with illness and developing strategies to manage daily life
- Connections to further counseling services and self-help groups
Our goal is to work with you to identify, develop, and implement the necessary support and decisions that are important for you in relation to your cancer diagnosis and your social and/or professional participation.
Team
The UCC Hamburg social services team is happy to assist you and looks forward to hearing from you.
/2024-relaunch/bilder/kontaktbild-annkatrin-n%C3%B6ll_st_plus_300x1.jpg)
/2024-relaunch/bilder/kontaktbild-jasmina-vuckovic_st_plus_300x1.png)
Further Information
Do you have any questions or would you like to make an appointment? Here you will find our contact details for UCC Hamburg.
MehrThe UCC Hamburg newsletter provides information about all of the network's events and the latest developments.
MehrHelp us improve care for cancer patients. Whether as a one-time donation, standing order, or even a bequest, we appreciate every contribution.