Abstract

The Trust provides cancer services for patients across the region. Approximately 300 patients each year receive radiotherapy for head and neck cancer, approximately 50% of these patients have enteral feeding tubes placed. Historically, Dietitians provided support for all patients with enteral feeding tubes receiving radiotherapy treatment and the local nursing service provided by the enteral tube feeding contract provider provided community clinical support. Due to increasing patient numbers and increased Dietetic workload, a new “enteral feeding tube nurse clinic” was introduced, run by the local enteral tube feeding homecare nurse, with the intention of supporting patients with enteral feeding tubes.

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