MY Cancer Services

Find out all you need to know about the cancer services provided by the Trust.
About us
Our vision is to deliver the highest quality of cancer care to the people of Wakefield district and North Kirklees. Find out about the services we offer at Mid Yorkshire for cancer patients and their families.
Oncology 24-hour helpline
You can contact the Oncology 24-hour helpline via the following method.
Monday to Sunday (seven days a week), 24-hours
- Tel: 01924 546 272
Please note that as of 8 March 2023, the way we provide our Oncology 24-hour helpline changed. By continuing to call 01924 546272, the helpline at night time between 6pm and 8am, seven days a week (Monday to Sunday), will now be answered by experienced Oncology nurses at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Find out more about the changes to the Oncology 24-hour helpline.
Cancer Board
The role of the Cancer Board is to provide assurance that there are systems and processes in place to delivery and monitor the Trust’s cancer agenda. The Board ensures that the Quality Committee receive regular reliable assurance on the cancer agenda and associated risks including performance, quality of clinical services, safety, effectiveness and patient experience and advises on the cancer agenda and highlights any risks to delivery.
The Cancer Board consists of senior managers and clinicians from all specialties and cancer sites. The group will strive to ensure safe and effective care is delivered within the financial and practical constraints experienced throughout the NHS.
Through delivery of seamless holistic care, across all cancer pathways from suspicion, through diagnosis, to living with and beyond cancer or end-of-life care, the focus of all our teams will be on improving experience and outcomes.
Cancer information and support
When someone is diagnosed with cancer it has an effect on all aspects of your life. It can have physical, emotional, financial, practical and relationship effects too. To get support with everything other than your medical care and treatment, we have a support service based at Pinderfields Hospital.
The contact telephone number is 01924 546072, Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm.
You can also email the team
For more information visit our Macmillan Cancer Support Centre.
Patient information leaflets
When a referral is made to the hospital and a cancer diagnosis is made individuals may receive multiple leaflets and pieces of information.
We have included our frequently used information below.
Referral to the hospital
Information for patients who have been referred to hospital on a cancer pathway [pdf] 258KB
Urgent referral women's services [pdf] 135KB
Post Menopausal Bleeding clinic [pdf] 177KB
Referral to the head and neck spcialist [pdf] 156KB
Diagnostic breast clinic [pdf] 153KB
Welcome to Urology Investigation Unit [pdf] 143KB
Flexible cystoscopy [pdf] 140KB
Trans-recatal ultrasound [pdf] 263KB
Information for patients who have been referred to hospital on a bowel cancer pathway [pdf] 232KB
Skin team
Skin cancer specialist nursing service [pdf] 134KB
Breast team
Breast pain clinic [pdf] 139KB
Understanding holistic needs [pdf] 138KB
Follow-up after treatment for breast cancer [pdf] 176KB
Information for patients at increased risk of breast cancer [pdf] 163KB
Lung team
Establishing your diagnosis - lung investigations explained [pdf] 161KB
Information following surgery for lung cancer [pdf] 198KB
Having a lung biopsy.pdf[pdf] 232KB
Lung Nurse Specialist Team [pdf] 169KB
What is a Bronchoscopy? [pdf] 181KB
Information for patients about lung nodules [pdf] 175KB
Urology team
Information for patients who have been referred to hospital on a prostate cancer pathway [pdf] 187KB
British Association of Urological Surgeons
Oncology team
Advanced clinical practitioners oncology [pdf] 135KB
Safe eating for immuno-compromised cancer patients [pdf] 521KB
Having a PICC Line [pdf] 237KB
Head and Neck team
Radiotherapy Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer - Tube Feeding Options [pdf] 189KB
Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck
Short Course Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck
Medial Sural Artery Perforator ( MSAP) Free Flap Surgery
Pectoralis Major Pedicled Flap
Anterolateral Thigh (ALT) Free Flap Surgery
Psychology team
Cancer and palliative care psychology service [pdf] 231KB
Cancer services and support
Financial support for people affected by cancer [pdf] 160KB
Prescription costs (cancer care) [pdf] 180KB
Your cancer journey.pdf[pdf] 153KB
Cancer wellbeing support [pdf] 191KB
Cancer and palliative care psychology service [pdf] 231KB
Information for your palliative care and end of life care [pdf] 182KB
Macmillan Information and Support Centre.pdf[pdf] 160KB
Cancer Registry
Patient information videos
Living With and Beyond Cancer - Lung Cancer
Living With and Beyond Cancer - Colorectal Cancer
Living With and Beyond Cancer - Health and Wellbeing
Living With and Beyond Cancer - Patient Power, Yorkshire Cancer Community
Living With and Beyond Cancer - Penile Rehabilitation
Patient experience and feedback
The Cancer teams welcome feedback on the experience of patients and families as this helps us continually improve our services and understand where we are doing things well.
National Cancer Patient Experience Survey
Each year we participate in the national survey conducted on behalf of NHS England. The latest survey results can be found on the NCPES website.
There was no survey in 2019 or 2020 due to the global pandemic Covid-19. In 2021 the survey structure will change following consultation with the national advisory group.
Cancer Partnership Group
The Cancer Partnership Group was formed in 2003 and consists of people living with cancer and their carers with a focus on supporting the work of the clinicians, nurses and managers in improving cancer services at Mid Yorkshire.
Members are current or former cancer patients or their carers who live locally and want to use their experience to help develop new services and make improvements to existing ones. The group ensures the patient’s voice is heard.
The group meets every two months with the senior cancer management team and their views are sought to support the delivery of cancer services and enhance the patient experience. Group members are involved in areas such as patient experience, patient care, patient information, peer review and facilities.
If you have a patient or carer who would like to join this group, please contact Keely Clawson, Lead Cancer Nurse, by email
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance - Patient Panel
The aim of the panel is to support cancer patients, carers and anyone effected by cancer to get involved with and influence the work of the Cancer Alliance.
The panel ensures the patient voice is heard and broad representation is available. For more information or to be involved visit the Cancer Alliance website.
Yorkshire Cancer Community
This group are an information and support network for people affected by cancer. They support patients in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Visit the Yorkshire Cancer Community website for more information.
Healthwatch
Wakefield Healthwatch are a local independent champion for people who use healthcare services in the Wakefield district and provide advice, information and signposting but also gather views and feedback of experiences. Find out more about Healthwatch Wakefield.
Kirklees Healthwatch provide the same service but to the people of the Kirklees district. Find out more about Kirkless Healthwatch.
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
This team are based in Mid Yorkshire Hospitals and are able to take comments, expressions of appreciation and process any complaints when things haven’t gone as you expected. You can find more information on our patient information leaflet.
How to make a comment, make a complaint or express your appreciation [pdf] 163KB
Partnerships
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals cancer teams work in partnership with many organisations and groups of professionals. Our most important partnership is with our patient and carer groups who help focus our developments in services and identify areas for improvements.
Other partnerships are listed below.
Cancer Locality Group
The aim of the Cancer Locality Group is to ensure the population of Wakefield district and North Kirklees receive cancer services that are high quality, sustainable and responsive to patient needs, represent best value for money and improve patient outcomes and experience.
Membership of the Cancer Locality Group is made up of key representatives involved in cancer services across Wakefield and Kirklees to provide principal clinical and management expertise.
Core membership
- Senior Commissioning Manager (NHS Wakefield CCG)
- Transformation Programme Manager (NHS North Kirklees CCG)
- Cancer Clinical Lead, NHS Wakefield CCG
- Cancer Clinical Lead, NHS North Kirklees CCG
- Cancer Clinical Lead, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Lead Cancer Manager, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Lead Cancer Nurse, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Public Health Representative (Local Authority – Wakefield Council and Kirklees Council)
- Cancer Research UK Representative
- Patient Representative
This list is not exhaustive and the membership will largely be to the Cancer Locality Group to determine. The Cancer Locality Group meets monthly and the meeting is chaired by the MYHT Lead Cancer Manager.
The Dr Jackson Cancer Fund
The Dr Jackson Cancer Fund, first set up in 1977, has raised more than £1.5 million to help provide cancer care for patients who in the main have been treated within the services offered by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Charity was launched by a local GP, Dr Ken Jackson, and Urology surgeon Mr Mel Robinson, in order to manage donations handed to them to help and support other cancer patients.
Some of the objectives of the Dr Jackson Cancer Fund is to provide funds for the purchase of equipment for the treatment or prevention of cancer patients and provide funds for Mid Yorkshire to purchase medical and surgical equipment. Fundraising efforts by the Dr Jackson Cancer Fund have helped fund a significant number of equipment, grants, meeting rooms and units for the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
The Charity always needs volunteers for organising events, tin collections, selling raffle tickets, running a tombola stall plus supporting their retail premises. For more information visit the Dr Jacksons Cancer Fund website.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan are a national cancer charity. They provide physical, financial and emotional support from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond for many cancer patients.
They support Mid Yorkshire Hospitals with access to funding to support frontline staff, invest in new roles, provide education and support. They provide free information booklets to our patients and host a very informative website. They provide a helpline 7 days a week from 8am-8pm on 0808 808 0000.
To find out how else they work in partnership and what support they provide visit the Macmillan website.
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance
There are a total of 19 cancer Alliances across the United Kingdom. Alliances bring together NHS organisations, local councils, charities, community and voluntary organisations and groups of patients and families affected by cancer to design and deliver services, reduce variations and share best practice.
For more information visit the Cancer Alliance website.
Information for GPs
The referral forms for each of the tumour-sites for use by GPs when referring patients on the two-week suspected cancer pathway are listed below.
Breast Referral Form [pdf] 70KB
Gynaecological Referral Form [pdf] 96KB
Haematology Referral Form [pdf] 88KB
Head and Neck Referral Form [pdf] 96KB
Lower GI Referral Form [pdf] 49KB
Maxillofacial and Oral Referral Form [pdf] 42KB
Neck and Lump Referral Form [pdf] 37KB
Rapid Diagnostic Service Referral Form [pdf] 51KB
Sarcoma Referral Form [pdf] 66KB
Thyroid Referral Form [pdf] 28KB
Upper GI Referral Form [pdf] 68KB
Urology Referral Form [pdf] 97KB
Patient information leaflets that GPs will be giving to patients upon referral are listed below.
Information for patients who have been referred to hospital on a prostate cancer pathway [pdf] 193KB
Information for patients who have been referred to hospital on a cancer pathway [pdf] 271KB
Information for patients who have been referred to hospital on a Bowel Cancer pathway [pdf] 237KB
Delivering a cancer care review
Documents and reports
The Macmillan Centre Annual Report provides a valuable breakdown of data and information collected from service users, and reveals the impacts that the service is making on those affected by cancer across the Wakefield and North Kirklees district.