People in Nantwich can have their say on plans to transform cancer care in Cheshire.
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust – which provides specialist cancer care across Cheshire and Merseyside – wants to develop a major new cancer hospital in Liverpool.
And they intend to give patients, families and residents in Nantwich and Crewe a chance to say what they want to see at a roadshow in the town.
The new hospital, which would be on the same site as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the University of Liverpool, would enhance patient care and the scope for groundbreaking research.
It is asking people for their views on the proposal during a public consultation running until October 19.
And people from Cheshire can find out more when the Transforming Cancer Care consultation visits venues in the area this week.
The consultation team will be at Morrisons in Nantwich tonight (August 14) from 4pm-7pm and at Tesco in Congleton from 10am-2pm on Friday (August 15).
Dr Peter Kirkbride, Medical Director of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, said: “Cancer is something that will affect most of us, either as a patient or a relative, at some time in our lives.
“More people are developing cancer and we are seeing more complex patients who have conditions like diabetes, heart and kidney disease as well as cancer.
“Having a cancer centre in Liverpool on the same site as a large teaching hospital and the university would provide clinicians and patients with vital on-site access to intensive care and other key medical and surgical specialties.
“It would also enhance collaboration between clinicians and academics, firmly establishing our region as a major centre for world-leading cancer research and clinical trials.
“We are very keen to hear people’s views so we would encourage everyone to get involved and have their say through the public consultation.”
Full details of the proposals, a short film and the consultation documents and questionnaire are available at www.transformingcancercaremc.nhs.uk
People can contact the Consultation Team on 0151 296 7068 or [email protected]
More roadshow events are being planned so visit www.transformingcancercaremc.nhs.uk for the latest information.
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