Your Sarcoma Cancer Nurse Specialists
A diagnosis of a sarcoma can cause worry for you, your relatives or carers. Our Sarcoma Specialist Nurses are here to offer advice and support to you and your family following a Sarcoma Cancer diagnosis. They have expert knowledge and experience in Sarcoma cancer and may sometimes be referred to as your key worker. The sarcoma cancer specialist nursing team includes a lead nurse and clinical nurse specialist and provides a vital link between you and your sarcoma doctors. You may have contact with any member of the team throughout your cancer journey.
What our Sarcoma Cancer specialist nurses can do for you:
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Advice and support following a diagnosis of sarcoma cancer diagnosis, different types of sarcoma, investigations and treatment options.
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Emotional support for you and your family
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Time to talk about any concerns or questions you may have
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A full holistic needs assessment of your needs whenever you need, with assistance to support any symptoms and concerns you may have at these times.
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Contact with local and national cancer services and support groups
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Liaison with other health care professionals to provide continuity of care
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Information regarding benefit entitlements for cancer patients
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Nurse led sarcoma cancer follow up clinics
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Referrals to specialist services such as counselling, complimentary therapies, lymphoedema support and palliative care teams
The role of the Sarcoma cancer clinical nurse specialist:
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To act as your key worker
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To make sure your care runs smoothly
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To act as a point of contact about any aspect of your care
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The service is confidential. You can discuss your worries and / or concerns directly
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To provide a link between you and your Sarcoma cancer doctors
Who can access this service?
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Any patient who has a diagnosed Sarcoma cancer
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Family and carers of any diagnosed Sarcoma cancer patients
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Other health professionals to access information and to provide a seamless pathway of care for the patient
Nurse-led clinics
Most Sarcoma cancer patients will require regular clinic check-ups after treatment. The Sarcoma cancer specialist nurse’s run a nurse led follow up clinic weekly. Please contact your CNS if you would prefer to be seen in the nurse led follow up clinic as part of your ongoing care.
If you are being followed by your surgical team, the Sarcoma specialist nurses are still available for advice and support at any time and are in attendance at your consultant led follow-up appointment
Sarcoma cancer Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT)
Sarcoma is a rare cancer and treatment is often shared between the specialist sarcoma unit at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals in Liverpool, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Bebington in Cheshire and here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The Sarcoma Cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) is a team of experts who specialise in caring for patients with Sarcoma cancer. The MDT meets on a weekly basis via Microsoft Teams web link to discuss your recent investigations and treatment. If your case is discussed at the MDT meeting, a specialist nurse may contact you following the meeting to inform you if there are any changes to your treatment plan.
What is a Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA)
A cancer diagnosis can affect you in many different ways.
A holistic needs assessment is a discussion between a you and a healthcare professional in which concerns can be identified and a personalised care and support plan can be put in place. It is a way to start a conversation about any needs or concerns that you may have and allows the team to signpost these concerns to relevant services that can assist and support accordingly. This could include; Practical, emotional, spiritual or physical concerns as well as identifying areas where more information or further support is needed.
Contact us:
The Sarcoma cancer specialist nurses work from 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.
If you have any questions or concerns at any time, you can contact the sarcoma cancer specialist nurses on 01772 522492 or 07935513565. A voicemail service is available for non-urgent and out of hours messages and the team will aim to return your call within one working day. Please note that all telephone calls from the hospital are from an anonymised or withheld number. If your telephone blocks anonymised calls, we may not be able to contact you. Please let us know if this affects you.
Please note that this is not an emergency service and does not operate out of hours. You should contact your GP if you need advice on the same day.
