Enter and View - Chemotherapy Cancer Services at Great Western Hospital
We visited the Chemotherapy Cancer Services at Great Western Hospital on 6th December 2023.
Our Enter and View visits are a way that we can gather information about services and collect views of service users, staff and volunteers.
Following on from our visit we have made some recommendations to the service provider based on the feedback we have received and what we observed.
Our Enter and View visits are a way that we can gather information about services and collect views of service users, staff and volunteers.
Following on from our visit we have made some recommendations to the service provider based on the feedback we have received and what we observed.
Our recommendations are:
- Improved storage and facilities for staff members; to safely care for their patients, store and administer treatments as well as providing an improved staff area to help maintain their wellbeing.
- New equipment such as footstalls, working lamps, privacy curtains and adjustable tables.
- A dedicated space just for cancer treatment, so that patients aren’t waiting in corridors or being asked personal information in front of a packed waiting area.
- Refreshed décor, to help brighten the area and help patients feel calm and relaxed.
- Facilities on-site to prepare medications and avoid timely delays to treatment and disruption in the running of the day therapy units.
- Improved access and signage for patients requiring both chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the same day.
- An improved food selection for patients, to support those experiencing difficulties swallowing.
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