Having investigations for bowel cancer
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Event details
- Date: Wednesday 26 April 2023
- Time: 7-8pm
- Who's it for: anyone worried about symptoms or having tests for bowel cancer, and their family and friends
- Where: online on Zoom
Being referred for medical investigations and waiting for test results can be stressful and worrying. Knowing what to expect can help you feel more in control.
Our free information event will explain what to expect if you visit your GP with symptoms, and what tests you might have if you're referred to hospital. We'll tell you about the different health professionals you might meet and their role in your care.
We'll also cover what the next steps might be following the outcome of your results and help you find the support you need.
You'll have the opportunity to ask our expert speakers questions.
To join the event you'll need to download Zoom to a laptop, computer, smartphone or tablet with sound and be connected to the internet.
About the speakers
Claire Coughlan
Clinical Lead, Bowel Cancer UK
Claire worked as a Stoma Nurse before becoming a Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. She moved to Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, where she took up the post of Consultant Nurse in Colorectal Cancer. Claire's main area of focus for clinical practice and research is follow-up and the effects of bowel cancer treatment.
Harriet Watson
Colorectal Consultant Nurse and Clinical Endoscopist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Harriet has looked after colorectal cancer patients for over 30 years. She is clinical lead for the two week wait suspected colorectal cancer pathway.
She has worked for NHS England as a clinical advisor on colorectal cancer diagnostics, leading on the telephone assessment/straight to test pathway, decreasing time to diagnosis for colorectal cancer patients.
Harriet is a very experienced Clinical Endoscopist and co-developed and delivered the first Health Education England Clinical Endoscopists National Training Programme. Her area of specialist interest is early age-onset colorectal cancer and the use of FIT.