- You may be offered a telephone clinic appointment during the year(s) when you are not attending a traditional outpatient appointment at the hospital.
- You may be offered telephone clinic appointments for all your consultations and only visit the hospital when necessary for example, if the specialist nurse or doctor wishes to see you in person or if you request to be seen at the hospital.
How does the telephone clinic work?
An appointment will be sent informing you of the date and time that you will be called. The letter will also include the telephone number we have on our records for you. If this number is not correct or if you have another number that would be more convenient for us to call you on, for example a mobile, or works number, please let us know.
If the date or time of your appointment is not suitable, please let us know and we can discuss an alternative.
Please note
You are at risk of being discharged from the Long Term Follow Up Service if you do not attend an appointment on two consecutive occasions.
The nurse specialist will telephone you on the date, and at the time given on your appointment letter. She will confirm with you that you are willing to be assessed over the telephone.
The assessment will include:
- Your general health
- Questions about any symptoms you may have.
- Details of any medications you are taking.
- Discussion of long term health risks you may have following your previous cancer treatment.
- Discussion of routine investigations, for example, heart scans, lung tests, blood tests, you have had and when these may be due again.
- Offer you the opportunity to ask the nurse about anything that may be worrying you.
- Offer health promotion information and advice.
- Planning your next appointment.
Following the telephone appointment, the nurse specialist will write to your GP to inform her/him of the consultation.
Any issues arising from the telephone consultation will be discussed with a member of the Long Term Follow Up medical team. If the nurse specialist or the doctor feels that you should be seen and examined by the medical team, an outpatient appointment will be booked for you. The specialist nurse will inform you of the date and time.
What are the benefits to you?
- Fewer hospital visits
- Less time off work
- No problems with parking or transport
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns at any time, please contact one of the nurse specialists in Long Term Follow Up:
Over 18 years age group
Long Term Follow Up Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tel: 0113 206 8959
For queries about appointments, please contact:
Long Term Follow Up Co-ordinator
Tel: 0113 206 7806
Leeds Cancer Support
Leeds Cancer Support complements care provided by your clinical team. We offer access to information and a wide range of support, in a welcoming environment for you, your family and friends.
We can be found in the information lounges in Bexley Wing and also in the purpose built Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre.
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre
The Centre is on the St James’s Hospital site and offers a variety of support services including complementary and supportive therapies. These therapies include Reiki, relaxation and visualisation, hand and foot massage and many others. We also offer a weekly exercise class and a monthly support group. You can just drop in for a coffee and a chat anytime.
Contact numbers for Leeds Cancer Support
Information Lounge Level 1 Outpatients Department
Open from 10am – 4pm. Tel: (0113) 206 8816
Information Lounge Level -2 Radiotherapy Department
Open from 8.30am – 6.30pm Tel: (0113) 206 8940
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre
Open from 10am – 4pm. Tel: (0113) 206 6498
All the above services can be emailed on:
Maggie’s Centre
If you or someone you love has cancer you may have lots of questions. Maggie’s is a warm, welcoming place where you can meet people who are experiencing similar things to you. You may also be able to find support groups specific to your needs and get advice and information from their professional staff. You don’t need an appointment and all support is free.
Open Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 5.00pm. Tel: (0113) 427 8364
Address: St James’s Hospital (next to the multi storey car park),
Alma Street, Leeds LS9 7BE
Email: [email protected]
Website: maggiescentres.org
UNITY – The After Cure Choir and Social Group
Our choir has been together for a few years now and was set up by the Long Term Follow-up team to provide an opportunity for our patients, friends and family to get together in a friendly environment.
You don’t need to be an amazing singer or have any musical ability as our aims are to make friends and have fun with people who have been through similar experiences and, understand what it’s like to have been through treatment during childhood, as a teenager or, as a young adult.
We meet in the evening every couple of weeks in the Maggie’s Centre which is on the St James’s Hospital site next to the multistorey car park. You don’t need to attend all the sessions but if you can attend occasionally, that’s fine.
If you are aged 16 years or over please join us for a cuppa, a chat and a sing! It will be lovely to see you there and please feel free to bring a friend or family member with you. If you are interested in learning more about the choir and/or our social group please contact your Key Worker and we will get back to you with more information and directions.
Alternatively, please email us on [email protected]
Chaplaincy Service
Chaplains are non-judgmental, sympathetic listeners to anyone of any faith, as well as those without a religious faith. They can offer comfort and encouragement. You may ask faith related questions, but that is optional, and it is entirely up to you. They are purely there to give you support.
If you wish to contact a Chaplain at St James’s University Hospital please call: 0113 206 5935
If you wish to contact a Chaplain at Leeds General Infirmary please call: 0113 392 2914
or Chaplaincy secretary on 0113 206 4365