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One of the concerns for people affected by cancer on the Island, is travelling to the UK for treatment. Some cancer tests and treatments are not available on the Isle of Man, so we link into specialist centres mostly in the Merseyside & Cheshire Cancer Network.
Making travel arrangements to go off-Island for treatment
If you need to travel off-Island for treatment, the Department of Health & Social Security (DHSS) will provide assistance to organise your travel. This is done through the Patient Transfers Department, based at Crookall House, Douglas.
For more information on the support available from Patient Transfers, click here to visit the DHSS web pages, or you can contact them directly:
Patient Transfers Department
Crookall House
Demesne Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 3QA
Telephone: 01624 642673
Fax: 01624 642617
Travelling to Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology for Radiotherapy
If you are having radiotherapy, you may need to travel to Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology for treatment. Some patients stay in the local area whilst they have their treatment, and some patients stay as in-patients on the ward at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology.
Where you will stay during treatment will be discussed with you in more detail at your oncology clinic appointment, and if appropriate you will be given a booklet about the accommodation available in the Clatterbridge area. Usually, you will need to book the accommodation yourself, although Patient Transfers will make the travel arrangements.
Your Clinical Nurse Specialist or the Macmillan Cancer Information Centre can answer any questions you may have about making these arrangement.
Patients are usually allowed to take someone with them when they go for radiotherapy. They can also claim back up to £28 per person, per night, towards the cost of the accommodation. For more details, please contact the Patient Transfers Department.
Sources of support when you are at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Centre
The Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Centre is based on the right hand side as you go through the main entrance into Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. If you have any queries, please ask in the Centre for information and support.
Wirral Manx Society
These are a group of volunteers with Manx connections who visit people from the Island whilst they are staying in Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. A leaflet about the Wirral Manx Society is available from the Isle of Man Macmillan Cancer Information Centre.
Macmillan Wirral Health Information & Support Project
Based at Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Road where you can drop in any time. There is also a friendly drop in service in Moreton Library on Monday afternoons. Offer the same level of information and support as other Macmillan Cancer Information Centres. Telephone 0151 652 5512 (24 voicemail) or email suekernaghan@wirral-libraries.net.
Wirral Holistic Centre
The centre offers a range complementary therapies which may be helpful. For more information click on the following link.www.wirralholistic.org.uk
If you are visiting other hospitals in the Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network region, click here for more information.
