Breast Care Nurses
The Macmillan Breast Nurse Specialists at Dorset County Hospital are Lead Nurses Katy Kennedy, Jo Samways, Becky Membury and Nikki Clark. Josie Weaver is our Metastatic Breast Nurse Specialist and Katie Chown and Tess Bendell are our Breast Cancer Support Workers. We also have Bank Breast Nurse Lorraine Sers and Administrative Support Sam Crampton. The team cover the west of Dorset.
As a nursing team we provide information and guidance for women and men who are diagnosed with breast disease. Our main role as Breast Nurse Specialists focuses on patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. We see patients referred to us from the Dorset Breast Screening Service and through direct GP referrals.
We offer professional expert advice and information, as well as emotional and psychological support for patients and their families and carers. We ensure that they have a good understanding of their individualised treatment plans, and we are the main key point of contact for advice and reassurance. We also sign-post to additional services locally and nationally for extra support.
We also offer a prothesis clinics (alternate Tuesdays) with experienced fitters from various companies.
Our working hours are Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
You can contact the team on 01305 255160, please leave a message on the answer machine and the nursing team will return your call.