Who are we?
The Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team are part of Lincoln County Hospital’s Lung Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).
The team includes:
3 Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists.
1 Macmillan Lung Cancer Care Co-ordinator.
We work closely with all members of the MDT as well as GPs, Community Nursing Teams and other Allied Healthcare Professionals that may be involved in your care.
How can we help?
We are here to offer specialist advice, support and information to:
- people undergoing investigations where there is a concern they may possibly have a lung cancer or Mesothelioma as we know this can often be a very worrying time for patients and their families/important others.
- people with a primary lung cancer/Mesothelioma diagnosis.
- families and important others of those undergoing investigations for, or with a diagnosis of, lung cancer or Mesothelioma.
Keyworker role
We will be your ‘keyworkers’. The role of the keyworker is to act as a point of contact, help co-ordinate your care and provide information on investigations and/or treatment options to support you and your family/important others with decision making.
We can also refer to other specialist teams to ensure you feel supported throughout your care, including both health and social care and volunteer agencies, to support you at home where necessary.
Follow-up appointments
We are a very busy team, and we may not always be able to attend clinic for all your appointments. If you wish to see one of us in clinic, please contact us prior to your appointment and we shall make every attempt to be there. If for any reason we cannot attend, we will then contact you by telephone as soon as we can.
Contact details
Our usual working hours are:
Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm (excluding Bank Holidays).
Direct dial: 01522 573041 (24-hour answer service available)
Please note: If you call outside of our normal working hours or we do not answer, please leave a message on our answer machine, including your name and contact details and we will return your call as soon as we can.
Appointment related enquiries:
For any appointment related enquiries please contact your consultant’s secretary (see below for relevant contact details):
Respiratory Consultants secretaries:
01522 573417
01522 573226
Various Locum Consultants secretaries:
01522 707297
Oncology Consultants secretaries:
01522 572211
01522 572217
Hospital Transport
If you require hospital transport to attend your appointments, please ring the following number: 0300 300 3434. If you have any difficulties, then please contact us and we will see if we can help with the booking.