Our Services A - Z - Cancer services

Our clinical teams are working hard to keeping in contact with patients to ensure that they receive the appropriate support and treatment.

If you are a patient with cancer, you can contact your Clinical Nurse Specialist if you have concerns or questions about your care. This number will have been provided to you when you received your diagnosis.

Please see below for individual cancer services:

• Acute Oncology
• Breast Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Gynaecology Cancer
• Head and Neck Cancers
• Haematological Cancers 
• Lung Cancer
• Skin Cancer
• Urology (prostate, kidney and bladder)
• Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer (oesophageal, stomach, liver and gallbladder)

We work closely with Macmillan Support and Information Centres in West Lancashire and Southport and have developed an innovative programme of referral to ensure all cancer patients are offered the opportunity to be supported by a Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA).  HNA and care planning are offered to all patients diagnosed with cancer along with support to patients living with and beyond cancer.

We support local Macmillan Health and Wellbeing events in Southport and Formby, and West Lancashire.  These events provide education and information to people affected by cancer.

The Trust continues to adhere to the two-week wait for patients to be seen by a consultant after referral by their GP for suspected cancer.

National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES)

The NHS wants to make sure patients have a good experience of care. Getting feedback from patients helps us improve and give patients what they need. The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) asks cancer patients (16 years and older) about their experiences of care. Their feedback helps us to improve cancer services across England. If a patient receives treatment for cancer in the hospital as an inpatient or day-case and leaves between April and June 2026, they may be invited to take part in the survey later in the year. For more details about the survey, visit www.ncpes.co.uk.

Could it be cancer?

Are you worried about cancer? If you are experiencing symptoms it is only natural for you to be concerned.

We are always here to help.

Don’t ignore your symptoms, call our Cancer Symptoms Advice Line, on 01744 646 222, and speak to a specialist nurse confidentially.

We can arrange the tests or specialist appointment you need quickly.