Community Head and Neck Cancer Team (CHANT)
The South East London Community Head and Neck Cancer Team (CHANT) provides support, advice and specialist rehabilitation for patients who have undergone treatment for head and neck cancer. We are a multidisciplinary rehabilitation and support team, that include dietitians, speech and language therapists, clinical nurse specialists and physiotherapists, who are all specialists in head and neck cancer.
Our team is led by colleagues at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which is the Cancer Treatment Centre for head and neck cancer, to provide seamless care from hospital to home following a patient’s cancer treatment. CHANT is the only service of its kind in the UK, bringing specialist care and rehabilitation closer to the patients’ home.
Location
Suite 10, Waldron Health Centre, Amersham Vale, SE14 6LD
We are primarily based in the Waldron Health Centre, however the team covers the whole of south east London, and have clinics in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich. We can also provide home visits if there is a clinical need.
Contact
Tel: 020 3049 2350
Services we offer
- Holistic needs assessment and care planning
- Advice, support and exercises for speech and swallowing problems
- Exercises for shoulder and neck problems following treatment
- Support and advice for patients with a tracheostomy, laryngectomy or feeding tube
- Help to increase independence
- Advice and support for breathing problems
- Emotional support for patients and carers.