A specialist cancer care centre run by a compassionate multidisciplinary team in Enfield
At Kings Oak Hospital in Enfield, our oncology team takes a patient-first, holistic approach to cancer care. Our cancer treatment centre allows patients immediate access to expert oncology assessment and diagnostics, including CT, MRI, and PET scans as well as comprehensive blood tests.
Once a diagnosis has been made, we take a patient-focused approach to cancer treatment, with a focus on communication and supporting you in your cancer journey. Each treatment plan is personalised to your individual needs and goals.
We are not only leaders in the medical aspects of cancer treatment. Our specialist cancer nurses also provide the accessibility needed for patients going through an understandably stressful time. We organise allied treatments including complementary therapies and counselling where required as part of our holistic care approach.
Our oncology consultants and wider multidisciplinary team including consultant radiologists (imaging specialists), pathologists and various surgical specialists have strong professional relationships enabling rapid communication across our hospital where required, thereby easing communication concerns during treatment. Our team are here throughout your treatment to offer our answers to your questions, however small.
For patients attending chemotherapy treatment, we offer private rooms rather than a ward-based environment, and appropriate nursing support throughout patient stays.
Oncology is the medical specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Many cancer units, whether they be within the NHS system or private healthcare, will specialise in particular fields of cancer treatment. Kings Oak hospital provides expertise across a broad spectrum of cancers including the subspecialties of breast, lung, non-melanoma skin, urology, colorectal, and upper gastrointestinal cancers (GI).
Where appropriate, Kings Oak Hospital specialists will liaise with oncology colleagues in other units to direct patients to the most appropriate care.
Cancer treatment is specific to the location, type and stage of the disease. Oncologists are here to provide information on treatment options for each patient and their individual need. Oncologists are also experts in appropriate frequency, dosing and forms of differing medications and other agents used to fight cancer.
Generally, the types of treatments we provide are:
We also provide consultation about radiotherapy and other treatments that are delivered at other networked hospitals on the NHS or privately. The radiotherapy treatments we oversee include external beam radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and advanced radiotherapy techniques, including stereotactic radiotherapy.
For our chemotherapy patients, we offered a dedicated line of associated treatments to support our patients through this difficult time.
We are now able to offer scalp cooling procedures to reduce hair loss, an understandable additional stress for many of our patients. We also have a dedicated chemotherapy suite, with specialist nurses who not only provide support for patients undergoing chemotherapy, but also holistic care for their other needs.
Our nurses support patients in the outpatient clinics, throughout their treatment journey, and also during their rehabilitation. Dedicated support groups are also run by our clinical nurse specialists and our oncology unit liaises with other centres to organise holistic therapies such as acupuncture, reflexology and massage.
The cost of cancer treatment depends on what treatment you are having, how long your course of treatment is, and various other factors personal to you.
Most of our cancer patients use private medical insurance to fund their treatment. Oncology treatment is covered by most policies, but you should speak to your provider to find out the details. Once you are a patient at Kings Oak Hospital, we will liaise directly with your insurer about payment, so that you can focus on yourself and your treatment.
Whether you are using insurance or choose to self-fund your cancer treatment, you will usually need a referral from a GP or another healthcare professional.
In an initial consultation, patients can expect to see an oncology consultant in person, usually supported by a clinical nurse specialist. Usually after the consultation and an examination, you will need to have some tests to make or to confirm a diagnosis.
Common tests our cancer patients have following their initial consultation include:
Kings Oak Hospital has a dedicated imaging facility and all these tests can be performed onsite.
Where appropriate our oncology specialists will request a specialist nuclear medicine scan known as a PET scan. We partner with nearby medical centres to arrange these scans and your results will be seamlessly delivered back to your care team at Kings Oak.
In almost all cases blood tests will also be requested to aid diagnosis and to assess a patient’s overall health status prior to treatment. Individual cases may vary but some common blood tests used in oncology include:
Following assessment some patients may be appropriate to refer onto other specialties if it is considered they require further assessment or diagnosis or monitoring for other medical problems. This may be required to ensure optimal health to start the cancer treatment.
Where diagnostic tests return results which may be amenable to surgery to remove suspected tumours our oncology team at Kings Oak hospital will seek an immediate referral to the relevant surgical specialty on site.
Some of the benefits of choosing to go private with Circle Health Group include:
The oncology department at Kings Oak hospital works within a multi-disciplinary framework led by our experienced consultant oncologists. For our patients this means surgeons, physicians, radiologists pathologists and specialist cancer nurses all work closely with each other to really give our patients the best possible care, and individualize our patients treatments based on their personal needs.
The support of our clinical nurse specialists throughout our patient’s diagnosis, treatment and throughout their cancer journey and are accessible to provide any additional support and information regarding treatment or next steps at each stage.
Kings Oak oncology service offers rapid access to consultations (within one week) and our on-site chemotherapy services, and on-site diagnostics and teams at these dedicated units enable us to organize a full range of urgent treatments, often within 24 hours.
Once diagnosed with cancer, patients need to feel well supported. Treatment with Kings Oak oncology team will mean that when attending for treatment sessions you will be treated by friendly, familiar faces whether it be your consultant, treating nurses and other specialists. This inspires confidence and our patients trust in the delivery of their care and that their team is accessible.
When attending for chemotherapy treatment, our patients can have the advantage of their individual room, excellent additional nursing support and provided with nutritious meals and drinks as their treatment allow. This means unlike a ward-based environment there is enough privacy and space to bring a relative or friend for support.
To book a consultation with one of our oncologists near you, use our online booking system, or give us a call and one of our dedicated advisors will help you find an appointment time that suits you.
Be sure to have the details of your referral to hand. This might be from your GP or from another specialist. We’ll need the details when you book.
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