A-Z of Services
Cancer Office
- Service Contact: 020 8401 3986
- Address: Ground floor, Nightingale House, Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
About the acute medical service
The contact details for this department are:
Tel: 020 8401 3986
Emal: CH-TR.urgentreferraloffice@nhs.net
Please click on 'how to refer' for details of referring patients on the urgent suspected cancer pathway
Croydon Health Services is part of the London Cancer Alliance (LCA). The LCA is a group of 16 cancer care providers and aims to ensure cancer care in London is at a high quality and is delivered efficiently for all patients.
The Trust works in close partnership with Macmillan cancer support and has an on-site support centre at Croydon University Hospital for patients, families and carers.
The Trust works in partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, who provide and support cancer services for Croydon patients.
"From my first appointment I have been fully kept up to date and involved in ongoing clinical decisions and have received all documentation in the post regards my care."
NHS Choices, December 2014
Breast cancer
According to Cancer Research UK, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. It predominantly affects women but men can get breast cancer too.
The Bradbeer Unit
Croydon Health Services has the long established Bradbeer unit, a dedicated breast cancer unit. The team see around 2500 women each year, of which approximately 250 will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
You will be referred by your GP and all patients are offered an appointment within two weeks.
The Bradbeer Unit was designed to offer a one-stop breast clinic, this means if you are referred with suspected breast cancer you can expect to be tested and to receive your results on the same day.
In addition, the Unit works closely with a genetics service and provides a family history screening service.
Breast cancer nurses
Experienced Macmillan breast care nurses offer regular dedicated clinics for breast cancer patients offering ongoing support and advice.
Surgery and breast reconstruction
Our expert consultants perform breast reconstruction surgery at Croydon University Hospital. Complex breast reconstruction is performed by plastic surgeons at St George’s Hospital.
Location
The Bradbeer Unit
Ground floor, The London Wing, Blue Zone, Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
Cancer Office
Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
Main Outpatients
First floor, The London Wing, Blue Zone, Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
How to refer
Urgent suspected cancer (USC)
If a patient shows possible signs and symptoms of any type of cancer it is important that GPs and dentists make an USC referral. Please note that all GPs should process referrals via eRS. More information on the electronic referral service (eRS) can be found here.
Dentists should continue to refer via email on CH-TR.urgentreferraloffice@nhs.net and tumour site specific referral forms can be found here.
Please advise the patient they need to be available to attend the hospital within the next 14 days.
Tumour site specific referral forms can be found using the link: https://www.healthylondon.org/cancer/suspected-cancer-referrals/MS-word-referral-forms
If you need to contact the USC office, please use the following contact details:
Tel: 020 8401 3986
Email: CH-TR.urgentreferraloffice@nhs.net (for all urgent suspected cancer (USC)
Exclusions
Please note Croydon Health Services does not offer a service for suspected Bone Sarcoma or for Ophthalmology
Cancer services
Croydon Health Services is part of the London Cancer Alliance (LCA) and works in partnership with LCA pathway groups to provide high-level cancer care to those diagnosed with cancer. The Trust is proud to achieve a consistent record by meeting or exceeding national cancer targets each year.
The Trust works in close partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and has an on-site support centre at Croydon University Hospital for patients, families and carers.
Other partners include, South East Cancer Help Centre, Croydon Citizens Advice Bureau, voluntary organisations, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (RMH) and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, who provide and support cancer services.
The cancer service also provides:
- A rapid access service for gynaecology
- Gynaecology oncology clinic
- Direct testing for prostate cancer and gastroenterology
- Cancer clinical nurse specialists offer additional support to cancer patients acting as point of contact, ensuring a continuity and co-ordination of individual patient care.
Cancer centres
Patients are treated at a cancer centre depending on their type of cancer. Specific arrangements are made with the cancer centre and agreed as part of multidisciplinary team discussions.
Croydon Health Services provides a diagnostic service for all cancers and the following treatments in partners with other Trusts:
|
Type |
Treatment |
Cancer centre |
|
Breast |
Surgery |
Royal Marsden Hospital -chemotherapy -radiotherapy |
|
Colorectal |
Surgery |
Royal Marsden Hospital -chemotherapy -radiotherapy |
|
Dermatology |
Surgery |
St George’s Hospital -complex surgery requiring plastics |
|
Gynaecology |
Diagnostic & low risk endometrial surgery |
Royal Marsden Hospital -chemotherapy, -radiotherapy -surgery |
|
Haematology |
Level II service |
Royal Marsden Hospital -level III and level IV |
|
Lung |
Diagnostics, palliative care and follow up for radiotherapy |
Royal Marsden Hospital -chemotherapy St George’s Hospital -surgery |
|
Paediatrics |
POSCU Level1 |
Great Ormond Street Hospital Royal Marsden Hospital |
|
Urology |
Surgery and bladder chemotherapy |
Royal Marsden Hospital -radiotherapy St George’s Hospital –complex surgery |
|
Upper GI |
Diagnostics |
Royal Marsden Hospital -surgery |
Breast cancer
The breast care unit has a large and expert multidisciplinary team.
One-stop clinic
After referral all women are offered an appointment within two weeks and most are seen in a one-stop clinic where consultation, imaging and needle test results are available on the same day. The unit works closely with a genetics service and provides a family history screening service.
Diagnostic imaging
Digital mammography and ultrasound scans are performed in the dedicated Bradbeer Unit and CT and MRI are performed in the main x-ray department.
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Patients requiring chemotherapy or radiotherapy before or following breast cancer surgery will be referred for assessment and treatment at The Royal Marsden Hospital.
Breast care nurses
Our experienced and dedicated Macmillan breast care nurses run clinics providing lymphoedema and prosthetic fitting services, alongside ongoing support and information.
Surgery and breast reconstruction
All surgery except complex breast reconstruction is performed at Croydon University Hospital. Complex breast reconstruction is performed by plastic surgeons at St George’s Hospital.
Contact information
Cancer Office
Ground floor, Nightingale House
Croydon University Hospital
530 London Road
Croydon
CR7 7YE
Tel: 020 8401 3986
Tel: Bradbeer Unit 020 8401 3448
Tel: Macmillan breast care nurses 020 8401 3652
Fax: 020 8401 3337