Kerry Wilson - Colorectal Cancer Support Worker
Gemma Pott - Colorectal Cancer Support Worker
Monday - Friday 08:30 - 16:00 (Excluding Bank Holidays)
As Colorectal Support Workers we provide person-centred care for our colorectal cancer patients. We work closely with the Colorectal Nurse Specialist, Surgeons and Health Care Team to ensure that the patient pathway for colorectal cancer is integrated across health and social care, supporting our patients to maximise their quality of life.
We support our patients virtually and face to face, should you have chemotherapy treatment here at Leighton Hospital. We are office based and triage all incoming calls to the Colorectal Nursing Team. As and integral part of the team we able to provide telephone advice to you with the basic clinical awareness and knowledge we have, but have the ability to recognise and respond appropriately when faced with more complex issues.
We have a wealth of information and services that we have access to and can signpost you to should you need help with managing life after your diagnosis and treatment, for example
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Counselling
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Hypnotherapy
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Fatigue
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Regaining fitness levels
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Benefits
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact us, we look forward to hearing from you!