UCLH recently became the designated specialist centre for the treatment of head and neck cancer for the people of north and east London and west Essex. This means that patients will continue to have some of their cancer treatment at their local hospital, but may be seen at UCLH for surgery or other specialist treatment.
We work closely with local hospitals, GPs and other community services to ensure a smooth transfer of your care between different hospitals.
Highly specialised services
We are one of the largest head and neck centres in England bringing together clinicians from many specialities including, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology services. As well as specialist nursing, anaesthetic and rehabilitation services. Some of the specialist services include:
- Reconstructive surgery – we offer a range of surgical procedures for reconstruction following cancer treatment to restore appearance and function.
- Pre-cancer screening – we use the latest diagnostic techniques to help detect early signs of cancer. We also screen for and treat conditions that could eventually turn into cancer.
- Minimally-invasive tumour resection - minimally invasive surgery is used when possible to remove tumours that are located near important areas. This allows patients to recover more quickly than they would with traditional, open surgery.
- Sarcoma of the head and neck – we provide surgical treatment for The London Head and Neck Sarcoma Service including major cases of skull base surgery.
- Clinical trials – we have a range of clinical trials available to our patients, pioneering new treatment approaches.
- Proton beam therapy - a new clinical facility is being built that will make UCLH one of only two NHS proton beam therapy (PBT) centres in the UK. Proton beam therapy will be used to treat a variety of head and neck cancers.
Service management
Martina Hakkak
Other contact information
General enquiries
020 47 2176 - OMFS
020 47 2149 - ENT
020 47 2374 - OMFS
uclh.headandneckadmin@nhs.net
For urgent GP advice telephone 020 3456 7890 and ask for the on-call SHO or SpR for the speciality.
Contact Pathway Coordinators
Pathway Coordinator (Deepti Sinha, Nicholas Kalavrezos, Colin Liew, and Matthew Garrett)
Bushra Begum
Email: bushra.begum7@nhs.net
Tel: 020 3447 2176
Pathway Coordinator (Paul Stimpson, Francis Vaz, Jonathan Hughes, Raghav Dwivedi, and Peter Lion)
Kunji Patel
Email: kunji.patel@nhs.net
Tel: 020 3447 2149
Pathway Coordinator (Axel Sahovaler, Clare Schilling, Luke Williams)
Suneetha James
Email: suneetha.james@nhs.net
Tel: 020 3447 2374
Contact booking officers
Booking team (head & neck new referrals)
Bikash Devkota - 020 3447 5063
Sokari Scott - 020 3447 7445
To refer a patient please download the ‘suspected head and neck cancer’ form and send to: uclh.hn2ww.gpreferrals@nhs.net
Booking Officer (head & neck dietitians and speech & language therapists)
Siggy Da Silva
Tel: 020 3447 9755
Contact head & neck/thyroid MDT coordinator
MDT Coordinator Head & Neck
Michael McGowan
Email: michael.mcgowan2@nhs.net
Tel: 020 3447 2148
MDT Assistant
Robert Silvester
Email: robertsilvester@nhs.net
Tel: 020 3447 2489
Address
Head and Neck Centre
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
Outpatient Clinic:
Head and Neck Outpatient Clinic
Huntley Street
London, WC1E 6AG
University College Hospital
Inpatient Stay:
Head and Neck Ward T6
6th Floor
235 Euston Road
London, NW1 2BU
Referral
Other referral information
020 47 2176 - OMFS
020 47 2149 - ENT
020 47 2374 - OMFS
To refer a patient please download the ‘Suspected head and neck cancer form’ form and send to: uclh.hn2ww.gpreferrals@nhs.net
Consultants
ENT - Paul Stimpson, Francis Vaz, Jonathan Hughes, Raghav Dwivedi, and Peter Lion
OMFS - Deepti Sinha, Nicholas Kalavrezos, Colin Liew, Axel Sahovaler, Clare Schilling, Luke Williams
Head & Neck Oncology – Martin Forster, Dawn Carnell, Ruheena Mendes, Anna Thompson
