Head and Neck Centre : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The UCLH Head and Neck Centre provides world class diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the face, mouth, jaws, ear, nose and throat, as well as related structures of the head and neck. Services are provided from different locations across UCLH, including the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals. We also work in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital to provide care for our younger patients. We pride ourselves in providing excellent care to patients from our local area and around the UK.

We are a regional centre for the treatment of head and neck cancer.

Head and neck cancer (mouth, voice box, throat, salivary glands, nose and sinuses, thyroid cancers and sarcoma of the head and neck) including in-house reconstruction by our maxillofacial surgeons
All surgical problems affecting the mouth and jaws
Dental implant rehabilitation (subject to approval of specific cases)
Trauma of the face, jaws and head and neck
Treatment for infective processes of the head and neck
Facial deformity surgery and orthognathic surgery
Removal of impacted teeth
Exposing and bonding of impacted teeth
Salivary gland surgery
Oral medicine
Skin cancer
Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
Nasal and Sinus Surgery
Paediatric ENT Care
Snoring and Sleep Apnoea
Tonsils and Adenoids
Voice and Swallowing Disorders
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgeries

General enquiries

- uclh.headandneckadmin@nhs.net

Service management

Nabela Miah
- nabela.miah2@nhs.net

Other contact information

For urgent GP advice telephone 020 3456 7890 and ask for the on-call SHO or SpR for the speciality.

Contact Pathway Coordinators

Pathway Coordinator (Mr Kalavrezos, Mr Liew, Mr Sadiq and Mr Barrett)

Wilhermina Boafo-Addai

E-mail: w.boafo-addai@nhs.net

Tel: 0203 447 2159

Fax: 0203 447 9855

Pathway Coordinator (Mr O’Flynn, Mr Vaz, Mr Hughes and Mr Ayliffe)

Kunji Patel

E-mail: kunji.patel@nhs.net

Tel: 0203 447 2149

Fax: 0203 447 9855

Pathway Coordinator (Professor Hutchison, Professor McGurk, Mr Ghufoor, Mr Alusi, Mr Millard, Miss Ali and Mr Stimpson)

Suneetha James

E-mail: suneetha.james@nhs.net

Tel: 0203 447 2374

Fax: 0203 447 9855

Contact booking officer

Booking Officer (Head & Neck Dietitians and Speech & Language Therapists)

Siggy Da Silva

Tel: 0203 447 9755

Contact Head & Neck/Thyroid MDT Coordinator

MDT Coordinator Head & Neck

Martina Hakkak

Email: martina.hakkak@nhs.net

Tel: 0203 447 2148

Fax: 0203 447 9855

MDT Assistant

Harshil Trivedi

E-mail: Harshil.trivedi@nhs.net

Tel: 0203 447 2489

Access to patient results

In the event of a patient being given a cancer diagnosis the GP will be notified within 48 hours by a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).
The GP should receive the patient's clinic letter from an outpatient appointment within 1-2 weeks from the attendance date.
If patients are admitted for treatment the GP should receive a discharge summary within one week of a patient's discharge from the hospital.

Address

Head and Neck Centre
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
Outpatient Clinic:
Head and Neck Outpatient Clinic
Huntley Street
London, WC1E 6AG

University College Hospital
Inpatient Stay:
Head and Neck Ward T6
6th Floor
235 Euston Road
London, NW1 2BU

GP contact

Referral

Other referral information

NHS e-Referral Service (formerly Choose and Book referrals) – non cancer

Guidelines for non-cancer maxillofacial surgery referrals (PDF)

Non cancer referrals (GP, dentist and tertiary)

Head and Neck Centre
University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ground Floor Central
250 Euston Road
London NW1 2PG

Telephone: 0203 447 2159, 0203 447 2149, 0203 447 2374

Fax: 0203 447 9855

The Head and Neck Centre has a number of clinics available for urgent suspected cancer referrals for both Maxillofacial and ENT conditions.

These include rapid access and one-stop clinics available by referral only.

To refer a patient please download the ‘Suspected head and neck cancer’ form and send to:

Email: uclh.2ww@nhs.net

Please note - For acoustic neuroma / cholesteatoma and tinnitus referrals please refer directly to the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospiitals. The University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre does NOT have on site audiology and otology services. These are provided at the RNTNEH.