Meet the Ipswich cancer nurse specialists

I am the Macmillan skin cancer clinical nurse specialist, based at Ipswich Hospital within the Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Outpatient Department.  I am the keyworker for patients with skin cancer.

The clinical nurse specialist/keyworker role involves:

• supporting patients and their family/carers within their treatment pathway, both emotionally and practically
• acting as a link between the patient, family/carer and members of the multidisciplinary team
• sharing information and advice on all aspects of cancer and cancer care
• liaising with other health professionals on behalf of the patient
• offering advice and information/explanation of treatment
• accessing advice from other healthcare professionals as required
• assisting with financial information, claims and grants and refer to appropriate specialist as appropriate
• acting as keyworker and transferring over care to appropriate healthcare professionals, when necessary
• counselling patients and family/carers and referring on, as necessary
• facilitating the Ipswich Hospital Skin Cancer Support Group meetings
• educating the general public, staff and ensuring personal continuing professional development
• attending relevant local and national meetings

You are welcome to contact me if you have any questions or concerns in between follow-up appointments.

Email Rachel Alexander

Phone Rachel Alexander: 01473 704 717

I am a Macmillan Lung cancer Nurse Specialist. I work 4 days a week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 08.00-17.30 however another member of the Lung Team is always contactable when I am unavailable.

We are involved in patients care from their initial/suspected diagnosis and during and after treatment. When we first meet you will be given a card with our contact details so we can be available to support you every step of the way.

Hello, I am Angelika Rohrig. I provide emotional and psychological support to children and young people under 18 years old and their families when someone close to them has a cancer diagnosis.

I support families from diagnosis through treatment and beyond.

I qualified as a social worker in 1986 and as a counsellor in 1994. I have worked in this role since 2015. Before that I worked as a counsellor in Addenbrookes hospital and in a specialist adoption team.

I usually suggest an initial meeting to discuss how I can best help. I can offer face to face sessions with children on their own or family sessions, I liaise with schools, I provide parenting advice and can refer and signpost to other agencies.

I am now a CNS in the colorectal team in Ipswich, having previously worked at Colchester Hospital and, before that, for 12 years as a nurse endoscopist at Ipswich Hospital.