Our Services A - Z - Lilac Centre

• About the Team

  Clinical Director / Lead Haematology Consultant - Dr David Taylor

  Cancer Lead Nurse - Diane Dearden

  Chemotherapy Lead Nurse - Wendy Ebbrell

  Lilac Centre Manager - Victoria Kilshaw

  Unit Sisters

  • Lindsey Ditchfield
  • Sophie McDonagh
  • Jane O'Shea
  • Emma Holland
  • Jessica Ellis

  Counsellor

  • Deborah Johnson
• Location

  St Helens – Lower Ground Floor, Purple Zone

• Contact Details

  Lilac Centre 

  Reception Tel (Monday - Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm): 01744 646166
  Nurse station Tel: 01744 646169/6170

  Haematology Patients - Out of hours 5.00pm – 09.00am (Weekends & Bank holidays)

  Ward 2A Tel: 0151 430 1560        

  Oncology Patients - Out of hours 5.00pm to 09.00am (Weekends & Bank holidays)

  Clatterbridge Triage Tel: 0800 169 5555

  Lilac Centre Counselling Service Tel: 01744 646173

  Haematology Ward 2A Whiston Hospital Tel: 0151 430 1560

  Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Tel: 01744 646794

  Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist Tel: 01744 646796 or 01744 646789

  Macmillan Cancer Information Centre at St Helens Hospital Tel: 01744 647000

   

• Volunteers

  The Lilac Centre has a number of volunteers who help; providing an exceptional service to both patients and support to staff. This includes helping with day to day activities on the Lilac Centre and also providing some of our complementary therapies. They are all exceptional and extremely appreciated.

• Relevant Leaflets/Documents/Links

  Breast Cancer Care

  www.breastcancercare.org.uk/
  Main switchboard:

  Tel: 020 7960 3400

  Information and services:

  Tel: 0345 077 1895

  St Helens Cancer Support Group

  93 Corporation Street, St Helens WA10 1SX.

  Tel: 01744 21831

  Lyndale Knowsley Cancer Support Centre

  40 Huyton Lane, Huyton, Liverpool L36 7XG.

  Tel: 0151 489 3538

  St Helens Central Carers Support Group

  Carers Centre,

  31-35 Baldwin Street, St Helens WA10 2RS.

  Tel: 01744 675615

  Widnes & Runcorn Cancer Support

  Tel: 0151 423 5730/0151 424 8989

  DSS Benefits Enquiry Line

  Tel: 08457 123456​

  Title - Accessing Your Patient Portal Following a Skin Cancer Diagnosis

  Description - Your follow up will include regular face to face contact with your specialist skin cancer team and access to an online patient portal called My Medical Record (MMR).

  Title - Care of your peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)

  Description - A PICC is a peripherally inserted central catheter. It is a thin flexible tube that is inserted into a vein in the upper arm.

  Title - Colorectal Unit self supported follow up

  Description - Follow-up is necessary as, in a small number of cases, bowel cancer can return. Your surveillance investigations ensure any problems that arise are picked up early.

  Title - Complementary Therapies

  Description - Complementary therapies are provided in a designated room at the Lilac Centre, St. Helens Hospital for patients who have been diagnosed with or treated for cancer at the Trust.

  Title - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pleural Aspiration Aftercare advice

  Description - After the procedure, a small dressing will be placed over the puncture wound site. This can be removed after 24 hours.

  Title - Enhanced Rapid Discharge Home

  Description - The Enhanced Rapid Discharge from hospital to home is designed to support the wishes of patients in their last hours or days of life when their preferred place of care is home.

  Title - H.O.P.E. (How to Overcome Problems Effectively) Course

  Description - The HOPE Course is a free course, available to all patients who have completed cancer treatment. The course is a self-management course designed to help you cope emotionally, psychologically and physically after completing cancer treatment. It provides the opportunity to meet other people who have also recently completed treatment and together find new ways to move on with a new meaningful life.

  Title - Having a lung biopsy

  Description - A lung biopsy is a way of getting a sample of tissue from the lungs using a small needle. It helps us to find out what is wrong.

  Title - Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Team

  Description - This leaflet has been written to answer some of the questions that you may have about Palliative Care, and the provision of Palliative Care within our hospitals.

  Title - My Medical Record (MMR)

  Description - Have your opportunity to enhance your quality of care. Are you under the care of the St Helens Skin Cancer Team? In addition to regular face to face follow up appointments, you may also be eligible for access to an online patient portal called My Medical Record (MMR).

  Title - Neck Dissection

  Description - Your consultant has advised that you need to have surgery to remove the lymph nodes, also known as glands, from your neck in an operation called a neck dissection.

  Title - Non-Specific Symptoms - Faster Diagnostics Pathway

  Description - The Faster Diagnosis Pathways are designed to ensure patients are investigated and have cancer diagnosed or ruled out within 28 days of their referral.

  Title - Rapid Diagnostics Service

  Description - Your GP has referred you to the non specific rapid diagnostics service because you have symptoms that may need further investigation.

  Title - Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

  Description - This booklet should be read in conjunction with the Understanding Melanoma and Treatment with Surgery Information booklet.

  Title - Skin Cancer and War Pension

  Description - Men and women with skin cancer who have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces may well qualify for a lump sum payment or regular pension if it is believed that the tumour arose as a result of sun exposure during their period of service.

  Title - Sun Protection and Vitamin D after diagnosis of Melanoma

  Description - After a diagnosis of melanoma it is advisable to reduce the amount of time that you spend in the sun and to avoid sun burn.

  Title - Suspected Brain Tumours

  Description - Following a scan an abnormality in your brain has been found, which may be a malignant brain tumour(s) (cancer). This leaflet is to help you understand: Primary and secondary brain tumours (cancer), What will happen next? Steroid medication and how this will help? What is a seizure and medication to help? Where to find support.

  Title - The Cutting Room, Hairdressing and Wig Salon Service

  Description - This booklet explains the services provided by our two professional hairdressers/wig technicians at The Cutting Room. The Cutting Room is a private, fully equipped salon, which is based at the Lilac Centre at St Helens Hospital.

  Title - The Lilac Centre/ Ward 2A

  Description - This booklet is designed to give you any relevant information about your care and treatment whilst having chemotherapy or other treatments both as a day patient on the Lilac Centre, St Helens Hospital or as an inpatient on Ward 2A, Whiston Hospital.

  Title - The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Explained

  Description - This leaflet contains information about the multidisciplinary team who will be looking after you.

  Title - Welcome to Haematology Supported Self-management follow-up

  Description - Traditionally, patients with a haematology condition such as yours have attended clinic for a face to face review with the team to discuss blood results and any new symptoms.

  Title - Your Hospital Team

  Description - Our aim is to provide high quality personalised care, ensuring that patients are supported to make decisions that are right for them, achieved through working together with clinical teams and patients and their families...

• Patient Information Leaflets

  Title - Therapy Aftercare Advice

  Description - Complimentary therapy treatments such as aromatherapy should be a wonderful experience, and may help to improve health and well-being. The treatments encourage the elimination of waste products from the body, and may help to balance body energy. Clients should take note of the following...
• Relaxation Techniques - Audio Tracks

  Please use the links below to listen to our relaxation tracks:

   

Page last updated on 09th May 2024