The Macmillan Upper Gastrointestinal Specialist Nurse Led Service provides a service to patients, their family and friends, that have been diagnosed with, undergoing investigations or are currently having treatment for an upper gastro-intestinal cancer.
The Nurses offer support and advise to patients that have been diagnosed with any of the below cancers throughout their entire pathway:
- Oesophageal
- Gastric (stomach)
- Duodenal (small bowel)
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gallbladder
- Biliary
They can:
- provide advice face to face and over the telephone
- support you, your family and carers at time of diagnosis and afterwards
- discuss treatment options and support you in coming to important decisions
- offer specialist advice to other health care professionals
- answer any questions you may have about your treatment and care
- liaise with the community teams in order to support you at home
- assist you if any complications arise whilst you are under our care
Contact Upper Gastrointestinal Specialist Nurses
Telephone advice line (Monday to Friday): 0117 4140515
Please leave a message and they will always get back to you.