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LSC Head and Neck

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Mr Ajay Nigam, Consultant ENT Surgeon from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Trust, is the Chair of the Lancashire & South Cumbria Head & Neck Network Site Specific Group (NSSG).

The role and purpose of the Head & Neck NSSG is to improve the experience and outcomes of cancer care for Head & Neck patients in the Lancashire & South Cumbria footprint. This involves consideration of strategies and plans for service improvement and service development across the patient pathway, incorporating all aspects of care at appropriate stages of the patient's journey. The aim is to achieve the best possible outcomes and best quality of life for all patients who use Head & Neck cancer services within the Alliance

Members of the NSSG will be responsible for feeding back information/decisions from the NSSG to their clinical and managerial colleagues.

Group contact: Susan Booth, NSSG Administrator
Email: susan.booth17@nhs.net T: 07720 206405

Head & Neck NSSG Key Documents

Cancer CSG report_HandN 18-19 Head & Neck NSSG - Achievements 2016-17 NSSG attendance for Head and Neck 2018-19 Patient Pathways and Referral Guidelines July 2016 Structure of the Head and Neck Service

Head & Neck NSSG Clinical Guidelines

Head and Neck Cancer Network Management Guidelines v2.0- 2019 TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours 8th edition UK Head and Neck Cancer Guidelines 2016
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