Cancer Centre

Milton Keynes Cancer Centre brings together under one roof all hospital cancer services. It offers oncology, clinical haematology and cancer-related chemotherapy services, inpatient and outpatient services alongside a wellbeing support service.

It provides a dedicated space offering treatment and a wide range of information and support services to anyone affected by cancer, all within a comfortable and welcoming environment that is also appropriate for patients’ families.

Cancer Centre facilities include:

• Outpatient consultation rooms, procedure rooms and a specialist treatment rooms.
• A 24-bed inpatient ward (16 single en-suite rooms) including two two-bed bays and a four-bed assessment bay.
• Chemotherapy Suite.
• Irene Crosswell Macmillan Wellbeing Lounge.
• Holistic support and group therapy wellbeing rooms.
• 11 clinic rooms.
• Quiet rooms and family visiting rooms, a spacious and uplifting environment with beautiful landscaped gardens and artwork.

Within the Wellbeing Lounge, which offers information and support in the Cancer Centre, there is a group activity room, a therapy studio for patient clinic appointments and an information lounge. The wellbeing team includes a physiotherapist, dietitian and psychologist who work within the lounge alongside nurses in supporting patients, assisted by volunteers who offer a listening ear.

A link corridor has been constructed between the Cancer Centre and the main hospital building for patients, visitors and staff to use.

For more visitor information, including restaurants, shops, and car parking, click here.

National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2024

We are pleased to announce that the patient sample list has been finalised and we will begin fieldwork mailing activities soon. Please see the letter here from Dame Cally Palmer, National Cancer Director for NHS England.

Therefore, we would like to inform you about the useful tools we have created to help publicise and promote the survey. These can be found on the survey website here: https://www.ncpes.co.uk/promoting-the-survey. The toolkit includes social media cards, posters, infographics, and a promotional banner for email signatures. Along with the user guide we kindly ask that you use these to promote the survey and encourage patients to take part.

Research carried out as part of the NCPES has shown that certain demographic groups are consistently less likely to respond to the survey, including young people and some ethnic minority groups. We also have a video that can be used to encourage groups we hear less from to participate in the survey to help shape cancer services: https://youtu.be/JXH0NkptZDg and social media clips are also available to download.

Thank you very much for your ongoing support on the NCPES 2024.

Cancer Centre Help Line

We have a Patient Help Line for patients to use regarding questions and queries about Cancer Services and concerns regarding Covid-19 and how it impacts their appointments or treatment. The helpline will be open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm. The number is: 01908 997 634.

Accessibility

MKUH has partnered with AccessAble in order to provide a detailed access guide for the public. This guide lets you know what access will be available when you visit our hospital and services. In order to find out more about the route you will use for the Cancer Centre please follow this link: https://www.accessable.co.uk

Join as a member of MKUH

Signing up to membership of Milton Keynes University Hospital is free, and benefits include NHS discount; email newsletters; opportunities to attend membership events and participate in service improvement initiatives and surveys; and voting for your local hospital Governor and even standing as a Governor in elections. It takes 60 seconds to sign up, which you can do by clicking here.

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