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Apr 2021
Thousands of NHS patients to benefit from home-based cancer treatments
In a drive to save NHS patients from repeat hospital visits, thousands are to be offered cutting-edge cancer treatments in the comfort of their own homes.
Specialists nurses from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester are currently offering at-home immunotherapy and chemotherapy treatment to around 250 patients a day. The service is deemed to be have been such a success that it is now being rolled out further.
It is believed up to 10,000 patients with kidney, bowel, breast, prostate, lung or melanoma skin cancer will benefit from the latest targeted treatments.
Patients will receive their first two treatments in a clinic to allow them to be assessed and monitored for any potential complications, and if given the all-clear, can then choose to have the remainder of their treatments at home.
Stephanie Hechter, outreach service manager at The Christie, said “Patients don’t have to spend time travelling to and from hospital appointments, and they don’t need to worry about parking or sitting around in waiting rooms.”
Ms Hechter added that her team was working with experts at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London, which may soon follow their lead. She went on to say “The benefits of at-home treatment were even greater last year, when many patients were worried about coming to hospital. Our way, they get a time slot and one-on-one nursing care. It meant no one missed appointments – we were able to keep providing treatment at home.”
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