About our service
Our Macmillan skin cancer clinical nurse specialists provide specialist knowledge, care and support for patients and their families, from point of diagnosis, throughout treatment and during the management of follow up care, including skin cancer surveillance.
You will be introduced to our Skin Cancer Nurse Specialists at point of diagnosis and will receive a helpful information pack containing our contact details. Your nurse specialist is your first point of contact if you have any concerns and we’ll signpost you to other relevant health care professionals and departments involved, to help reduce hospital admissions and GP appointments throughout your pathway.
To make sure patients have a choice of location for follow up appointments, our nursing service covers clinics at University Hospital North Durham, Sunderland Royal Hospital and Sedgefield Community Hospital.
To contact our Dermatology team, including Lead Dermatology Clinician Dr M Vatve, Lead Dermatology Nurse Specialist Mrs Kerry Osborne and Nurse Specialist Miss Helen Potts, please telephone: 0191 3332307 or email: cddft.skincancercns.nhs.net.
To contact our Plastic Surgery team, including Lead Plastic Clinician Mr R Chalmers and Lead Plastics Nurse Specialist Mrs Lindsay Johnson, please telephone: 0191 3332326, 0774 8180439 or email: cddft.skincancercns.nhs.net.
Normal working hours are 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
During out of hours please contact our Macmillan advice line for support on: 0808 80800000