HOW DO YOU GET your treatment transfered to another hospital - my dad has prostate cancer - my mum would like him to be treated at weston park in sheffield rather than in doncaster - HELP - how long can thread titles get by the way, I am sure that I...

[NorbertStanleyFletcher]

my dad has prostate cancer, and hates his current consultant, for reasons that I will detail in a later post. He is currently being treated at DOncaster, and is waiting for his CAT scan to see if it has spread to bones and all that. We would like his treatment to be transferred to weston park in sheffield, as it is a specialist cancer hospital. They are not going to ask for a transfer until after the scan as there have been some really appalling delays in his diagnosis already (for a later post too)

WHo should he ask for this to happen? WIll it delay treatment? Their GPs practice is a bit shite (may even now be run by private american company), can he ask the consultant to transfer him?

When should he ask?

HELP

sorry if long

What does he feel he wants to do?

< did that make sense? >

He doesn't want to stay with his current consultant.

He hates him with a passion and will make a formal complaint as soon as he is no longer under his care.

One of the foremost cancer hospitals in the country is quite close

They would rather go there (it might not be the one that the GP refers EVERYONE to, but it is the one that at CANCER patient should be at, but he wasn't a cancer patient when he was referred to the hospital he is at now iyswim?)

Fletch - I don't know what to advise.

I suppose you will have to fight hard for the best treatmentas quickly as possible.

God, I feel for you.

don't worry tnog -

Any post at all is welcome.

And you are right.

I guess I was just hoping that one of the gazillion on MNers would know the BEST (quickest) way to move who his going to see after the cat scan

Fletch - I only have expereince of second opinions - not totally relevant but worth exploring - the best way to do that is through your GP. Find the name of the consultant at the new hospital and ask for a named referral to him. You are entitled to a second opinion. They could do this now - still wait for the scan at Doncaster and then transfer to Weston Park for his treatment.

Otherwise can they afford a private consultation with the specialist at Weston (if he does them)? Again your GP would have to refer but you could transfer to him under the NHS afterwards.

Hope he is doing OK.

Thanks for that - have to go off line now but will check their site in a bit

OK - I have found a the consultant on their website, so now I think he needs to get his GP to refer him. I suppose he could do that before the scan (since it will take a little bit of time)

OK - so the plan is to get the date for the cat scan and then call the GP, get an appointment for 2 days before and get re-referred, of go private to get on the list, but not all consultants take private so we will have to see......

I know that I am talking to myself by the way

If it helps Fletch, talk away.

Glad you've got a plan at least. How long before the scan.

You could call the consultant's secretary at Weston Park. She'll know if he does private and she'll probably have his private secretary's number.

How is your dad doing, Fletch?

Someone I know did this after some appalling treatment at their local hospital (not Doncaster). They found out the name of the consultant at Sheffield and rang his secretary direct and said they wanted to come to him. It was sorted out quickly and as far as I know treatment wasn't delayed.

Hope it gets sorted and that he gets betetr treatment.

Thank you all so much for your help and very helpful suggestions.

He has an appointment on Wednesday (we presume for a cat scan - he didn't ask when they rang - doh)

Mum is ringing to speak to the secretary at Weston Park today, to find out what they have to do to get moved.

Fingers crossed

For those of you who stayed with me and helped me on this thread I thank you.

He has had tests and tests and ... YAY... the cancer has not spread.....

He does not have to have surgery or chemo, just radiotherapy for 4 weeks as the starting point.

Really please for you fletch, just read you thread for this first time, i live in Sheffield and i have family that have had treatment at Weston park, i hope your fathers treatment goes really well.

Well Done you for pushing to get his treatment here, he is in the best place, they really know there stuff.

Oh Norma - so pleased you got good news. lol at him being a grumpy bugger. He's allowed I think

good result - didn't see this earlier but think he will ne much better off at Sheffield. He's a typical yorkshireman then your dad?, hope he continues to get on ok.

He ain't from yorkshire (though he should have been!)

Weston park is where he is going. Who can argue with a specialist cancer hospital