Tell us about your experience of cancer care during the pandemic.
Situated on the 1st floor Weston General Hospital. Drop-in service, no appointment necessary or call:
Tel: 01934 881079 or Switchboard 01934 636363 – Ext: 5079
Website: www.waht.nhs.uk
The Centre, where possible, will provide information: in large print, audio, CD/CD Rom/DVD, languages other than English and for people with learning difficulties.
Situated on the ground floor at Weston General Hospital.
Tel: 01934 636363 – Ext: 3611
Freephone: 0808 808 0000
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk
Information and emotional support for people living with cancer. Cancerbackup has amalgamated with Macmillan Cancer Support.
Freephone: 0808 800 4040
Website: www.cancerhelp.org.uk
A national information service for all types of cancer.
The Gynaecological cancer team at Weston General Hospital work with University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust to provide gynaecology cancer services for local people. Some operations and treatment such as chemotherapy can be provided at Weston General Hospital. Complex surgery is delivered at St Michael’s Hospital and radiotherapy at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre.
Caring for patients with cancer is complex and this means we take a multi- disciplinary team approach.
The Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) consists of specialist doctors, nurses and other health care professionals trained specifically in the care and management of women with gynaecological cancer
Consultant gynaecology surgeon
Consultant medical oncologist (Chemotherapy)
Consultant clinical oncologist (Radiotherapy)
Consultant in palliative care medicine
Consultant radiologist
Consultant radiographer
Consultant histopathologist
Clinical psychologist
Clinical nurse specialists
Research nurses
MDT co-ordinator
As an MDT we meet at Weston General Hospital on Tuesdays and St Michael’s Hospital in Bristol on Wednesdays to discuss all cancer cases. The gynae-oncology clinical nurse specialists are your point of contact and work between both hospitals. You may contact them whenever you require further information about any aspect of your diagnosis or care.
We are available to support patients, their families and carers and health care professionals.
Katy Horton-Fawkes
Jayne Alexander
Donna Beckett
Phone; 0117 342 5177
E-mail; Gynaecancernurses@uhbristol.nhs.uk
Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm
Friday 8am to 3pm
For further information please follow the link HERE