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This page gives more information about cancer treatment at the hospital you selected. It uses words and pictures to bring together the results of different assessments and surveys, to help you make decisions about your treatment.
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Kennington Road, Ashford,Kent,TN24 0LZ
This section highlights some points that people have told us are important about cancer services. Where the images are in green, this means that the hospital has performed well in this area.
Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre
Patients treated with dignity and respect
Patients given name of clinical nurse specialist
Colon and rectal cancer services at this hospital were rated as high performing when they were last assessed against Department of Health quality measures. They met 80 out of 100 of the measures listed.
When services at this hospital were last assessed, there were no serious issues.
people said they were treated with dignity and respect by staff at this hospital.
people said they were involved as much as they wanted to be in decisions about their treatment.
people said they were given the name of a clinical nurse specialist in charge of their care.
people felt that they generally worked well together to give the best possible care.
people rated this hospital as very clean.
people had information about their type of cancer.
people had information about their operation.
people had information about treatment side effects.
people had information about what to do after leaving hospital.
This hospital trust sees between 200 and 300 new cases of people with colon and rectal cancer each year.
Unfortunately we do not have information on the unplanned readmission rate for this hospital.
When services at this hospital were last assessed, surgeons who perform operations for colon and rectal cancer managed at least 20 new cases a year. This is the number expected to keep up their skills and expertise.
Unfortunately we do not have information on the number of car parking spaces at this hospital.
Unfortunately we do not have information on the number of disabled parking spaces at this hospital.
Unfortunately we do not have information on the cost of car parking at this hospital.
There's a lot of information on this page and you may find that you don't need all of it to help you decide where to have your treatment. Only you can know what is important to help you make your decision. But here are some suggestions for more information that may help:
The assessments and survey reports we used to gather this information may have identified areas where this hospital trust isn’t performing as well as it could.
If you choose to have your treatment at this hospital you could explain to your doctor or nurse that you have looked at this information and there are some areas you would like to discuss. You might also find it helps to see more about where this information comes from
Ask for as much written information as you think you might need – about the cancer, your treatment, possible side effects, and about what to expect after your treatment has finished.
Here are some questions you could ask:
You might find it useful to print the points on this page to take with you to your appointment. Our section on where this information comes from gives details of the sources we have used, which might help your discussions.
There is a Macmillan cancer information and support service at the hospital. These services offer free, confidential information and support for all aspects of living with and after cancer.
Please note – we only have details of Macmillan cancer information centres at the moment. Where there is no Macmillan service, another information centre may be available. Please check with your keyworker or Clinical Nurse Specialist.