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ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT
At Birmingham Children's Hospital caring for a child with retinoblastoma(RB) is a team effort. The members of the RB team are involved in the important decisions regarding the diagnosis, treatment and follow up for each child referred to our service. Doctors and nurses specialising in paediatric oncology (children's cancers) are one part of that team.Members
of the RB Oncology team include:
Dr Martin English Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
Dr David Hobin Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
Dr Helen Jenkinson Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
Dr Bruce Morland Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
Sister Carol Hitchcott Clinical Nurse Specialist
Specific areas of management
provided by the Oncology team are:
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Providing information, advice and support to the child and family. |
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Deciding which children would benefit from chemotherapy or radiation |
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Planning, prescribing and arranging for chemotherapy to be given either at Birmingham Children’s Hospital or in a children’s cancer centre near to the patient’s home. |
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Managing the side effects of chemotherapy |
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Planning the long term follow up of patients treated for retinoblastoma |
There are 22 hospitals in the UK responsible for the diagnosis
and treatment of children with cancer. The staff working within
or affiliated to these centres make up a national body, the
United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study Group (UKCCSG) www.ukccsg.org,
committed to improving the organisation, delivery and outcome
of childhood cancer care through national and international
collaboration and research. The UKCCSG has a Retinoblastoma
Working Group which approves and standardises all chemotherapy
protocols for RB.
Click Here for the Oncology
Department Home Page
OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT
At Birmingham Children's Hospital caring for a child with retinoblastoma(RB) is a team effort. The members of the RB team are involved in the important decisions regarding the diagnosis, treatment and follow up for each child referred to our service. Doctors, orthoptists and nurses specialising in paediatric ophthalmology (children's eyes) are one part of that team.
Members
of the RB Ophthalmology team include:
Mr Harry Willshaw Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist
Mr John Ross Ainsworth Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist
Mrs Jacky Nolan Head of Eye dept
Mrs Sarah Turner Retinoblastoma Liason Orthoptist
Sister Maureen McCalla Retinoblastoma Nurse Specialist
Specific areas of management provided by the Ophthalmic team
* Providing information, advice and support to child and their family.
* Assesment and monitoring of vision
* Undertaking ophthalmic diagnostic tests and imaging of eye in order to make a diagnosis and monitor effectiveness of treatment.
* Planning and undertaking local treatment and surgical interventions needed in the treatment of retinoblastoma.
* Planning and arranging appointments for examination of eyes under general anaesthetic as well as in the eye dept.
* Planning and arranging appointments for parents and siblings to undergo eye examinations either at Birmingham Children's Hospital or at a local centre.
* Pre surgical preparation for those undergoing removal of an eye and post surgical support.
* Management and training for those with artificial eyes
* Acting as a liaison for child and family with genetics service, artificial eye service, orthoptics depts at other hospitals and other community health professionals.
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