The cancer centre for South Cumbrians has been doubly recognised for its high standards at a national award night.
The Rosemere Cancer Centre achieved its best-ever results for patient experience, as well as winning the prestigious HSJ patient safety award for elective recovery.
The award shows that the team were highly commended for patients who are referred on a cancer pathway.
Anne Tomlinson, lead nurse cancer & end of life care, said: "I am delighted with the results of the recent National Cancer Patient Experience Survey - it is a testament to the care provided by our staff at the cancer centre here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
“I am particularly proud that we have scored highly with regards to involving patients' relatives in their care and that the whole healthcare teams work well together."
The HSJ award was given to the Trust thanks to their new initiative, ‘Tell People Quickly That They Don’t have Cancer’.
The majority of people referred on this pathway do not have cancer but have worrying symptons, and the initiative is able to confirm, give advice and treat other conditions.
This change has improved the long waits experienced for those patients who are referred for cancer yet need to be treated for other conditions.
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