Head and Neck Support Team

We are a combined multidisciplinary team consisting of a therapeutic radiographer, specialist nurses, dieticians and speech and language therapists. Together we provide support for head and neck cancer patients at UHD.​

If you are a patient with a cancer diagnosis involving the head and neck, you can contact your specialist team using the useful contact numbers below​.

For patients with cancer involving the brain please click here for support and contact details relevant to your diagnosis.

You can find advice on eating well with cancer here.

Head and Neck Support Team

Useful Contacts for Head and Neck Patients

Sandie Smailes, Advanced Head and Neck Clinical Practitioner: 0300 019 2481​

Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialists: 0300 019 2392 or 0300 019 2365

Speech and Language (SALT) team: 0300 019 8662​

Dieticians: 0300 019 2129​