Head and neck cancer
The Macmillan Head and Neck Cancer Nursing Service provides comprehensive and holistic care for patients receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or both.
The service offers:
- advice and support for patients and their carers regarding treatment and possible side effects
- psychological support
- comprehensive information about head and neck cancer, planned treatments (radiotherapy and chemotherapy) and follow-up care
- close liaison with other agencies to provide continuity of care
- a contact and resource for patients and their cares whilst receiving treatment at the Centre
- information about useful organisations and patient support services
- time to discuss problems and issues of management
- smoking cessation
- practical advice regarding laryngectomy/tracheostomy care
- practical advice regarding gastrostomy and PEG feeding
Contact
The nurse can be contacted directly Monday to Friday between 9.00am - 5.00pm on 0151 556 5329.
Alternatively, you can ask your doctor, radiographer or nurse, who can contact us by telephone or page us via the hospital switchboard.
At the weekends and bank holidays please contact the hospital on 0151 556 5000 and ask for the senior nurse on duty.
