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The Lung Cancer Team is a multidisciplinary team that includes Respiratory Consultants, Radiologists, Histopathologists, Thoracic Surgeons, Oncologists, an MDT Pathway Navigator and Clinical Nurse Specialists. We work together to provide a patient-centred and high-quality service from pre-diagnosis to confirmed diagnosis, throughout treatment and follow-up appointments.
The lung cancer specialist nursing team will be your point of contact throughout this process and are available Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00. We encourage patients to approach the lung cancer nursing team for any support needs or queries they may have.
Information for New Patients
This may begin with attending an appointment to see one of the Respiratory Consultants. This may happen after attending the Emergency Department, a referral from your GP, hospital admission or another speciality. At this appointment, the results of any scans you may have had will be discussed fully with you as to what will happen next. This may include further imaging, pulmonary function tests, biopsy or referral to another specialist team.
We realise that this can be a stressful time for patients and their families and we aim to ensure that every patient who receives a new diagnosis of likely cancer will be able to meet with a Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) at the time that diagnosis is given. The CNS will provide details of how you can keep in contact whilst your investigations continue.
Once all the necessary tests have occurred, you will be discussed in our multidisciplinary team meeting to discuss the best possible treatment options. A member of the team will be in contact with you regarding the results or if further investigations are required.
Although the average appointment may last 30 minutes or less, we strive to provide patients with the time they need to fully discuss their diagnosis and ask questions to the consultant.
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We appreciate the need for patients to be fully supported and we aim to enable this whenever possible. Please be aware that our consultation rooms are often small and we cannot accommodate large numbers of family members or friends under normal circumstances.
It is helpful if you can ensure that you are accompanied by the same family member or friend on each attendance.
Please note, that relatives or friends are not able to be present whilst endoscopy or CT or MRI scans are performed.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment, ou can telephone the Outpatients Appointments line at: 01246 512673
Alternatively, you can telephone the number on your appointment letter.