Thursday 21 November 2024
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) provides cancer care to a population of approximately 250,000 people across Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire. The Hospital receives approximately 12,000 suspected cancer referrals per year and diagnoses approximately 2,000 new cases of cancer each year.
SFT are a part of Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance and maintain a strong working relationship with the Wessex Cancer Alliance, as some patients diagnosed with cancer at SFT will be referred to Southampton, Bournemouth and Poole Hospital for treatment.
We have the facilities to diagnose and treat a range of cancers including:
SFT provides inpatient, day care and outpatient services for all areas of cancer treatment. Where particular or highly specialised treatments are required, patients are referred to the appropriate tertiary centre (another hospital, which would mainly be University Hospital Southampton or University Hospital Dorset), where those specialist services can be provided. We also work incredibly closely with our colleagues in primary care and the community.
There are multidisciplinary teams for each type of cancer. These teams include colleagues such as:
For more information on the Cancer Support Team Roles at SFT, view our information leaflet here.
These colleagues meet weekly to discuss each newly diagnosed case, in order to agree the best treatment plan and next steps.
SFT also has a dedicated Cancer Support Team who are on hand to provide holistic, practical support, advice and guidance to people affected by cancer, including families and friends.
Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
