Rosemere Cancer Foundation has worked to reduce patient stress with funding for two new cancer centre projects.
Supporting patients attending the centre inside Royal Preston Hospital, the projects include two screens installed inside the waiting rooms.
The screens are set to keep patients updated on waiting times for each of the eight linacs in the apartments.
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Superintendent radiographer Daniel Humphray explained: “It’s very important for patients to know how the machines are running.
“Many patients have to do preparation for their treatment and may have to delay drinking cups of water or going to the toilet if the machine is running late.
“Even for patients who are not required to do any preparation, unexpected delays can cause anxiety.”
Patients could also be less stressed by the research-backed “cloud” skylight installed inside the fitting room for patients receiving a peripherally inserted central catheter for their chemotherapy.
Costing £3,818.68, the skylight allows patients to focus on watching the clouds, instead of the insertion of the catheter.
Sue Swire, fundraising manager for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, said: “PICC line insertion can often be something that is undertaken at the start of a patient’s cancer treatment journey, so a time when the patient is already very distressed.
“Anything that can help to make the procedure less of an ordeal is therefore an important way to offer the patient support.”
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