MOBILE HEALTHCARE PROVISION
There are three treatment chairs inside the special cancer care vehicle.
chemotherapy in April the same year after being told the cancer had a 15% chance of returning. Initially, this was undertaken at the Airedale General Hospital, but the opportunity to receive treatment on one of Hope for Tomorrow’s MCCUs operating in Harden proved a welcome one. She said: “I know the hospital really well, having been there numerous times five years ago when my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It felt strange coming back again, this time with me being the cancer patient, and it brought back memories. The unit helped me dissociate from that environment, and provided a friendly, more intimate experience.” Although the journey to Airedale Hospital from her home in nearby Riddlesden was relatively short, she cites the ‘whole hospital palaver’ as being ‘an often stressful, lengthy process with frustrating challenges to deal with’, such as parking issues and longer waiting times.
Eliminating onerous journeys Patients can have often have an
onerous journey to and from hospital appointments, particularly those who have to travel from further afield. It doesn’t stop there, however – there are other aspects of the visit which are never straightforward, and everything can take that much longer; it can be a nuisance. Luckily, being self- contained, the unit has no long corridors for patients and staff to walk down, which saves time. Everything is at hand, and it all makes for a better experience.
The two sound-proof consultation rooms also feature videoconferencing facilities. After more than five months visiting the
unit, Rebecca Walker has now successfully completed treatment, but says that she won’t forget Hope for Tomorrow and the positive impact it made on her. She said: “I am eternally grateful to the nurses on the MCCU – as a patient you get to develop a special rapport with them, and I even remember all of their names, something not always possible in the hustle and bustle of a hospital. If I ever had to return
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