
"For these patients, minutes and miles matter. Transfers risk delays at every step: co-ordination, transit and bed-waits on admission. In emergencies like neutropenic sepsis, treatment must be instant."
"If this unit was in King's College Hospital, excellent though the hospital is, it would have been a huge burden on me to visit him there. Parking is very difficult, and train or bus travel is very inconvenient for those of us who live in the southern part of Bromley borough. Chemotherapy treatment is brutal, and having regular family visits is a very important part of raising the morale of a patient suffering from blood cancer. This, alongside the devoted care from the doctors, nurses and support staff in this small specialised unit, has been instrumental in my husband's ongoing recovery."
A 12-bed ward at Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington provides haematology inpatient cancer care. King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has proposed moving that provision to King's College Hospital in Camberwell, about 12 miles away. Nearly 30,000 people signed a petition launched by Chartwell Cancer Trust opposing the relocation. Relocation is argued to risk delays in coordination, transit and bed waits, which can be critical in emergencies such as neutropenic sepsis. A patient's wife described daily visits during an eight-month treatment and said travel difficulties, parking problems and longer journeys would harm patient morale and recovery. The trust says no final decision has been made.
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