Cancer Services at Rivers Hospital
Rivers Hospital is an established provider of cancer services from screening and rapid diagnosis, to surgical treatments, chemotherapy and support services. Our multi-disciplinary teams work together to pursue the best possible outcome for patients.
Benefits of choosing Rivers for cancer services:
- Diagnosis waiting times are two weeks on the NHS or three days at Ramsay Health Care
- Treatment waiting times are 62 days on the NHS or under 7 days at Ramsay Health Care.
- A wider range of diagnostic tests, treatments and drugs may be available to consultants so they can offer the most appropriate treatment to individual patients.
Plans for a new dedicated Cancer Centre on the hospital site are in-progress and include the provision of radiotherapy to provide a seamless pathway for patients' for their entire treatment journey.
Types of cancers seen at Rivers Hospital:
- Prostate
- Breast
- Skin
- Gynaecological
- Colorectal
- Lung
- Blood
- As well as a few less common cancers
Screening
Screening for bowel, breast, cervical, prostate and skin cancer.
Rapid diagnosis
Appointments within 72 hours to ensure rapid diagnosis.
Treatment
Wider range of treatments and new therapies.
Support
Access to complementary and support services.
