Sarcoma Unit

Consultants and other health professionals at the RNOH have been instrumental in the creation and development of the London Sarcoma Service. The London Sarcoma Service is one of the largest sarcoma services in Europe with an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients with sarcoma. It provides a comprehensive service to patients of all ages from the first consultation, through investigation, to treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up, seeing about 500 new patients with sarcoma each year.

For more information please see the London Sarcoma Service website.

The services offered include:

• Surgical excision of tumours
• Limb salvage (an alternative to amputation - the limb is saved and prosthetics are used to replace the diseased part.)
• Massive replacement - the replacement of the major proportion of the cancer affected limb using custom made prostheses
• Amputation

Referrals can be received from GPs or hospital doctors. For further information on how to refer, please contact the Sarcoma MDT Office on 020 8909 5112 or alternatively, please complete one of the following forms to rno-tr.cancerreferrals@nhs.net:
GP referral form / GP referral form (for GP's out of London) / Sarcoma MDT Proforma.

All referral information has to be received by 3pm on a Wednesday for discussion at that Friday’s MDT. If your case is urgent, please ring us on 020 8909 5111/5600

Consultant secretaries

Jan Wakeman Blue – Secretary to Mr Pollock and Dr Dileo
020 3947 0041 / janblue@nhs.net

Jane Moody – Secretary to Mr Aston
020 3947 0041 / jane.moody@nhs.net

Rowena Tuthill – Secretary to Prof Skinner
020 3947 0041 / r.tuthill@nhs.net

Allan Yank – Secretary to Prof Briggs and Mr Gikas
020 3947 0041 / allan.yank@nhs.net

Rohma Ansari - Secretary to Mr Gerrand
020 3947 1484 / rohma.ansari1@nhs.net

Nurse Consultant

Julie Woodford – Nurse Consultant in Cancer and Supportive Care
020 8909 5512 / julie.woodford@nhs.net 

Mitika Nandha - Secretary to CNS team / Julie Woodford
020 8909 5878 / m.nandha@nhs.net

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Hannah Baldwin – Clinical Nurse Specialist (children and young adults)
07554 330838 / hannah.baldwin@rnoh.nhs.uk

Millicent Lipshaw - Clinical Nurse Specialist (children and young adults)
07554 330838 / Millicent.lipshaw@nhs.net

Jo Coleman – Clinical Nurse Specialist
020 8909 5710 / joannecoleman@nhs.net

Louise Gillings – Clinical Nurse Specialist
020 8909 5282 / louise.gillings@nhs.net

Nicki Willis – Clinical Nurse Specialist
07920 295206 / nicolawillis@nhs.net

Jane Martin - Clinical Nurse Specialist (Spinal)
020 3947 0495 / jane.martin20@nhs.net

Therapies

Jennifer Fulton – Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist in Amputee Rehabilitation (Therapy Lead Amputee and Sarcoma Services)
020 8909 5830 / jennifer.fulton@nhs.net

Joshna Hirani – Sarcoma Occupational Therapist
020 8909 5830 / joshnahirani@nhs.net

Hannah Hughes – Sarcoma Physiotherapist
020 8909 5830 / hannah.hughes8@nhs.net

Sarcoma

• Mr Will Aston - Surgical treatment of arthritis, including cartilage transplantation, arthroscopic knee surgery, knee and hip replacement surgery, complex hip and...
• Professor Tim W R Briggs - Bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Complex hip and knee surgery. Complex revision hip and knee surgery. Cartilage transplantation.
• Mr Craig Gerrand - Bone and soft tissue tumour surgery, bone and soft tissue sarcoma, metastatic bone disease
• Mr Panagiotis Gikas - Primary hip and knee joint replacements including anterior approach hip replacement. Revision hip and knee Joint replacements Complex hip and...
• Mr Rob Pollock - Bone tumours, soft tissue sarcoma, primary and revision hip and knee and cartilage transplantation.
• Professor John Skinner - Hip replacement and revision surgery. Knee replacement and revision surgery. Bone and soft tissue sarcoma surgery; resection and reconstruction.