Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is proposing to change the Cancer Navigator service from a 7 day to a 5 day week service.

The Cancer Navigator service is an enhanced phone based service for all cancer patients in the Trust, their families and carers, and community clinicians.

Imperial has said that the evidence suggests that there is a very limited demand for the weekend service (less than 3 per cent of total calls to the service), and that it dies not enhance patient experience, improve safety, or maximise the use of Trust resources.

It is proposed that from April 2018 the Navigator service would operate 8am – 6pm, Monday – Friday, which would align the service with clinical support ensuring a safer, higher quality service, and better patient experience.

Anyone with questions or views on the proposed change can contact Claire Barry, Macmillan Programme Manager at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, by Friday 9th February at 5pm.

Email Claire Barry

The government is asking people for their views on a green paper setting out measures to improve mental health support for children and young people.

The green paper focuses on earlier intervention and prevention, especially in and linked to schools and colleges.

The proposals include:

• creating a new mental health workforce of community-based mental health support teams
• every school and college will be encouraged to appoint a designated lead for mental health
• a new 4-week waiting time for NHS children and young people’s mental health services to be piloted in some areas

Have Your Say on Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services

The consultation closes midday on the 2nd March 2018