Introduction
The Cancer Services Directory has been produced to build on existing communication links between primary and secondary care. The Directory contains vital information about the multi-disciplinary teams responsible for cancer care at the Sunderland Cancer Unit. A particular emphasis is given to the Specialist Nurse who is recognised as an important communication link between the patient, the PCT and the Cancer Unit. Hopefully the Directory will help primary care direct patients onto a care pathway that ensures that patients are seen by the most appropriate team in the most appropriate place and in the timeliest fashion.
Improvements in patient flow between primary and secondary care should lead to better patient satisfaction. There is already in existence, guidance on the appropriateness of referral and how that referral might be made most efficiently by a faxed pro-forma. This directory is more about making sure that colleagues are aware of the multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
Inevitably teams change and Directory details become dated and inaccurate but to maintain what we believe is a crucial dialogue between all health professionals the directory will be subject to annual amendment to maintain its accuracy.
Many thanks for the time and effort that everyone has put in to producing this important Directory.
Mr. C. Hartley
Lead Clinician for Cancer Services
Team Members
| Cancer Lead Clinician |
Chris Hartley, Consultant ENT |
| Exec Cancer Lead |
Mark Smith, Executive Director for Strategy & Service Development |
| Cancer Services Manager |
Denise Inskip, Cancer Leads Group Facilitator |
| Cancer Lead Nurse |
Melanie Robertson, Oncology Nurse Consultant |
| Cancer Lead Breast |
Obi Iwuchukwu, Breast Consultant |
| Cancer Lead Colorectal |
John Corson, Colorectal Consultant |
| Cancer Lead Gynaecology |
Gavin MacNab, Consultant Gynaecologist |
| Cancer Lead Head & Neck |
Rob Banks, Head & Neck Consultant |
| Cancer Lead Haematology |
Scott Marshall, Consultant Haematologist |
| Cancer Lead Haematology |
Victoria Hervey, Consultant Haematologist |
| Cancer Lead Lung |
Ian Taylor, Consultant Physician |
| Cancer Lead Upper GI |
John Painter, Consultant Gastroenterologist |
| Cancer Lead Urology |
Damien Greene, Consultant Urologist |
| Cancer Lead Thyroid |
Tim Leontsinis, Consultant ENT |
| Cancer Lead Skin |
Katie Blasdale, Consultant Dermatologist |
| Lead Histopathologist |
Hugh Cochrane, Consultant Pathologist |
| Lead Radiologist |
Ralph Marsh, Consultant Radiologist |
| Lead Oncologist |
Ian Pedley, Consultant Oncologist |
| Primary Care Cancer Lead |
Henry Choi, General Practitioner |
| Lead Palliative Care |
Mark Lee, Palliative Care Consultant |