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This gives you information on the role and contact details for your skin Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).
You have been referred to the CNS because your doctor suspects or has found that you have a cancer diagnosis.
The CNS will be your main point of contact throughout your diagnosis and treatment.
How to contact your CNS
Your Clinical Nurse Specialist
Direct line: 020 8934 3002
Macmillan 24-hour hotline
For all patients under the care of the Royal Marsden (Fulham, Sutton or Kingston branches)
Tel: 020 8915 6899
How your CNS can help you
Your CNS can help by:
- giving you written information and explaining things so you and your family understand your diagnosis and care
- offering advice on dealing with problems caused by your diagnosis or treatment
- listening and giving emotional or practical support
- offering information about services and other organisations
- talking about your diagnosis and care with other health and social care professionals, for example a dietician or social worker.
How we decide what treatment to offer you
In line with national guidelines, decisions on the best way to treat your disease will involve a range of specialists meeting together to discuss treatment options. This is called a Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) meeting.
At these MDT meetings, the specialists in skin cancer will review your diagnosis and your scans and test results.
Your CNS is at all MDT meetings to represent your views and to feed back the discussion to you if you want them to.
When the team has gathered all the necessary information, which can sometimes take time, they will discuss your case to plan your best treatment options.
This plan will be discussed and agreed with you at your next clinic appointment.
Specialists who make up the skin cancer MDT
|
Consultant dermatologist |
A senior doctor who manages your cancer team |
| Clinical oncologist | A doctor who specialises in treating cancer with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other cancer drugs |
| Surgeon | A doctor who performs operations |
| Macmillan Support Worker (Kingston and St George’s Hospitals) | Support staff for the CNS team |
| CNS | A clinical nurse specialist who represents your views at the MDT |
Support and information
Kingston Hospital provides support and information services.
These include counselling, complementary therapies and a variety of workshops for cancer patients and their carers.
See Contacts section below.
Language translation
If you need help with language translation, email the Haematology department and they will arrange this for you. See under More information below.
Translated information is available in some languages from:
More information
Kingston Hospital Skin Cancer Unit
NHS on sun protection and vitamin D
Macmillan Cancer Support on:
- general advice on cancer support services offered nationwide
- advice on benefits and financial support
SKCIN (Karen Clifford Skin Cancer Charity) skin cancer charity
Cancer Wellbeing London: health and wellbeing events in your area
Cancer Care Map: find cancer support services near you
Contact information
Kingston Hospital skin cancer nursing team and Macmillan support worker, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Email: khft.
Kingston Hospital Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service, Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm. Email: khft.
Kingston Hospital Cancer Counselling Service, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Email: khft.
Kingston Hospital dermatology and plastic surgery admin
Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton Clinical Oncology and Radiology, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Telephone:
Kingston Hospital skin cancer nursing team and Macmillan support worker: 020 8934 3002
Kingston Hospital Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service: 020 8973 5001
Kingston Hospital Cancer Counselling Service: 020 8934 2114
Kingston Hospital dermatology and plastic surgery admin: 020 8934 6473
Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton Clinical Oncology and Radiology: 020 8661 3374