This is my twelfth treatment here in Radiotherapy. I have found everyone here to be kind, helpful and friendly. I have nothing but positives to say about what happens here. My schedule of appointments has been pretty good and everything runs to time most of the time - in fact it runs like clockwork.
However, I would like to mention a negative experience I had in connection with my CT Planner scan which was about a week before treatment started. There was some confusion about whether I needed to have a cannula or not and it transpired that the instructions were contradictory. Consequently I was left on the bed for about 10 mins, without a top on and freezing cold whilst this was sorted out, but nobody came to tell me what was happening. It annoyed me that this wasn’t picked up from the start. I think the actual protocol was ambiguous. The nurse followed this up and there was an investigation, so I was pleased about that.
The only improvement I would like to see is more toilets - there are simply not enough for the numbers of people - and a minor issue here is that there are no hooks on the back of any of the toilet doors, which means you have to put your jacket on the floor.
"Kind, helpful and friendly"
About: Cancer Services / Radiotherapy Cancer Services Radiotherapy DD1 9SY
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