Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust has been given the thumbs up by patients for their cancer care.

A survey of National Cancer Patient Experience commissioned by NHS England shows the Healthcare Trust is above average in many areas.  These include the quality of support provided by clinical staff both during and after treatment, and the feeling patients were being treated with dignity and respect.

They were, however, just below the national average in terms of close family members having the opportunity to discuss the situation with the doctor.