Appointments

 

First appointment

Your first appointment will normally be in the Consultant Led Clinic. This will usually be in Oncology Outpatients, Level B of the Cancer Centre. Your doctor will normally be accompanied by your clinical nurse specialist. Read more about your first appointment.

 

Medical team review

During treatment you will also have a weekly review by your medical team. This is your opportunity to raise any concerns or flag any effects of treatment that you may be experiencing. Find out more about our outpatients appointments.

 

Surgery

If you are having surgery, you will have a Pre-Op appointment. You will also have a follow up with the surgeon post- surgery. Discover more about cancer surgery at Royal Surrey.

 

Prehabilitation

Your consultant may refer you to a course of exercise to improve your physical fitness, along with educational and wellbeing support, in preparation for surgery. You will be contacted by the Physiotherapy Department to arrange this. Find out more about prehabilitation.

 

Blood tests 

During treatment you will need regular blood tests. If you are having chemotherapy these blood tests will need to take place prior to receiving treatment.

 

Stoma nurses

You will be introduced to our stoma nurses if it is felt that there may be a need for bowel surgery.