Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre

What you should bring

You should bring all of the following to your first appointment:

• referral letter
• Medicare card
• all scans and x-rays
• past medical history
• list of medications
• list of allergies.

What happens at your appointments

At your first appointment you will be given a computer tomography (CT) scan.

This will take a cross-section image of your body to help plan your treatment.

Over the next one to 2 weeks your radiation therapist will create your treatment plan based on the information from the first appointment.

Once your plan is finalised, your treatment will begin.

Treatment usually takes 5 to 6 weeks, or 2 weeks for pre-surgery patients.

Parking

You can park for free directly outside the centre.

Find out more about parking at Royal Darwin Hospital.

Patient accommodation

If you are an NT resident and you have travelled to Darwin for treatment, you can stay at the Barbara James House.

Find out more about the accommodation program on the YWCA website.

Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS)

PATS is a subsidy program that provides financial help for travel and accommodation expenses if you need to travel a long distance to see an approved medical specialist.

Learn more about PATS.

Public transport

You can catch a bus to the Royal Darwin Hospital.

For more information, go to public bus timetables.

If you live remotely you can have a consultation with your specialist using special video conferencing equipment.

This means you can see your specialist without the time and expense involved with travelling.

Once you have completed your treatment you can discuss with your oncologist if follow-up reviews are suitable.

Find out more information about telehealth Services.

Cancer services allied health team

Referrals for allied health support can be made from within the NT Health system and generally come from the oncologist, specialist or cancer care coordinators.

Speak with your cancer care coordinator for more information about accessing the teams:

• dietitian
• psychologist
• speech pathologist
• social worker
• audiologist
• physiotherapist
• occupational therapists.

For more information, email the team AlliedHealthAdmin.DOH@nt.gov.au.

General enquiries

Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre
Royal Darwin Hospital
Rocklands Drive, Tiwi

PO Box 41326
Casuarina NT 0811

P: 08 8944 8220
F: 08 8944 8222
Email: contact@ntro.com.au

Oncology/Haematology referrals

awccchaemonc.referrals@nt.gov.au

Radiotherapy correspondence

contact@ntro.com.au

For more information go to the Northern Territory Radiation Oncology website.