Skin XL Nurses – delivering support and advice to skin cancer patients

Lincolnshire’s hospitals are now able to offer improved support and care for patients with a skin cancer diagnosis through a dedicated Skin Cancer The team is part of the Skin XL project run within United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, and supported by Lincolnshire STP and East Midlands Cancer Alliance, which uses specially trained nurses who support patients and help them deal with the medical and psychological needs of a skin cancer diagnosis.

It is made up of Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS’s), Skin Surgery Nurses, Skin Cancer Support Nurses and a Clerical Support Worker.

The nurses are able to attend ‘breaking bad news’ appointments and offer support. A dedicated nurse can then follow-up the consultation with a one to one session where they help patients to understand any medical implications of their diagnosis and are able to answer questions and provide a variety of information and also emotional support.

In addition to this, the two Skin Cancer CNS’s are currently undergoing training to be able to run clinics for patients that have been referred into the service. What we deliver for our patients will be enhanced further with the qualification of the two Skin Surgery nurses who will be able to support clinics with biopsies, when they complete their training in October 2020. 

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