Sarah's story
Cancellation avoided
"They picked up something the day before my operation that nobody else had."
Sarah, 48, had been waiting months for her cancer surgery. The morning of the operation she would have been turned away — a missing blood test the hospital hadn't flagged. Our team spotted it the day before, called her consultant overnight, and got it resolved in time.
She went into theatre on schedule, and only found out afterwards that her surgery had nearly been cancelled.
Major cancer surgery, central London
Margaret's story
Four weeks of preparation
"They didn't tell me I couldn't have the surgery. They built me back up so I could."
Margaret, 80, was told after her anaesthetic assessment that she wasn't fit enough for her operation. Chemotherapy had left her weak; another surgeon might have called it off. We spent four weeks with her — physio twice a week at home, a nutrition plan she could actually stick to, regular calls to keep her motivated.
She passed her reassessment, had the operation safely, and rang us on Day 7 to say it was the strongest she'd felt in months.
Major cancer surgery, central London