where you are treated

When patients are receiving treatment for their cancer, a good ward environment is essential to make the best of what can be a difficult experience. At both UCH and RNOH, we look after sarcoma patients of all ages. At UCH we have a paediatric oncology ward for children up to 12 years, an eighteen-bed Teenage Cancer Trust Unit for 13-19 year olds, and two oncology wards for adult patients. At RNOH there are both paediatric and adult wards. Out-patient chemotherapy is given at UCH in paediatric, adolescent, and adult Day Care Units. In a unique innovation at UCH, some in-patient infusional chemotherapy is being transferred from the ward to the Ambulatory Care Unit, by delivering the intravenous fluid part of the regimens in large fluid bags carried by the patient in a back-pack. This allows patients to be able to leave the hospital during treatments which would otherwise mean staying on the ward with a drip for several days.