Freedom of information requests

Cancer Diagnosis Services

Questions

Which of the following is offered to a patient at the point of a positive cancer diagnosis?

1. Face to face counselling 
2. Literature relevant to proposed cancer pathway 
3. Lifestyle advice 
4. A formal psychological assessment (if yes, by whom)
5. An extended psychological support programme (if yes, by whom)
6. Regular formal psychological assessments (specify frequency)
7. Restricted access to nurse specialist
8. Unrestricted access to a nurse specialist 
9. Referral to a cancer support charity 
10. One or more self-help app (specify)
11. One or more supervised digital self-help programmes or apps (specify)

Response

1. Yes- following assessment patients will be referred to local counselling services. 
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No- undertake Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), we have staff who are level 2 trained. this may result in a referral for psychological therapies. 
5. No
6. No- HNA offered at diagnosis, end of treatment and any point patients requests. This may trigger a referral for psychological therapies. 
7. Yes- Monday - Friday service 8-6pm. Answer machines available for out of hours and weekends which are responded. Acute oncology services available unrestricted hours for patients of treatment. 
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. No- Not for all cancers. Patients are signposted to charitable organisations which apps, such as NET, Mindful/Calm apps. 
11. No- Not for all cancers. This is cancer site department such as NET, Macmillan, Mindful/Calm apps