LUHFT Cancer Services Team

We are celebrating National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Day! They are vital in improving patient experiences & outcomes. Our State of the Nation Reports include CNS contact as a key performance indicator in multiple audits. #NationalCancerCNSDay

Tomorrow is National Cancer CNS Day when we all show our appreciation for our Clinical Nurse Specialists. Watch out tomorrow as Hospital trusts across the Merseyside and Cheshire who have Cancer CNSs host thank you activities for the fourth national event. #NationalCancerCNSDay

Today it's National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists day, and we'd like to thank all the CNS who work at @nhsUHLG - the amazing support they provide people living with cancer is invaluable 🌟

#NationalCancerCNSDay Thank you to our wonderful Cancer CNS teams working at @nhsUHLG. Your hard work and dedication to supporting people impacted by a cancer diagnosis is outstanding! We celebrate you and the care you provide today!!

Great event for #WorldCancerResearchDay @TheFlorrie highlighting the importance of considering inequalities faced by patients in the context of cancer research and how to address them! Thank you @zakaria_neuro for an interesting and thought provoking morning!!

Happy Nurses Day! We take such pride in being a society dedicated to nurses. Thank you to every nurse who goes above and beyond, works extra hours and puts their patients first! #NursesDay 💙

Happy #InternationalNursesDay to all the amazing nurse who make a difference for so many everyday!! ❤️❤️

A huge thank-you to all the nurses working in cancer care across Cheshire and Merseyside on #InternationalNursesDay! You are all superstars! 💫 💪 👏

Did you catch Prof Terry Jones, Director of Research & Innovation @LivHospitals, on @BBCNWT ?🤔 PATHOS is the largest head & neck cancer study in the world. Hear from two of our PATHOS research participants living cancer free. ➡ Catch up now: tinyurl.com/2c7b2675

Delicious news! Tesco has launched a brand new Rainbow Ice Cream Cone in support of children and young people with cancer. 15p from every box sold will be going to Young Lives vs Cancer, with a £75,000 donation from @Tesco guaranteed. Available in 759 UK-wide until 21 October.

A state-of-the-art surgical robot is improving head and neck #cancer care for patients in #Merseyside and #Cheshire. A £1m donation from the @MDALGLISHAPPEAL helped pay for the technology at @LivHospitals. 🤖Read more about the technology here: itv.com/news/granada/2…

British Association of Urological Nurses: Summer Educational Event nursingtimes.net/events/british…

Liverpool is home to the world’s biggest head & neck cancer research study. With rates of this cancer reportedly 3x higher than the rest of the UK @livHeadandNeck are improve long-term effects of treatments for cancer survivors. Read more ➡ bit.ly/3xX8Qs0 @BBCNWT

In a new blog featured on the hub today, a member of NHS staff talks about their experience promoting digital storytelling to help staff members and the wider trust learn from patients’ perspectives on incidents of harm pslhub.org/learn/culture/… #pslhub #patientsafety

Wanting to know more about prehab… book on to this amazing course facilitated by @LiverpoolPrehab @LivHospitals

Steve telling his pancreatic cancer story an unfortunate accident led to a pancreatic cancer diagnosis sharing his experience of care through treatment for pancreatic treatment and surgery #sethslegacy

Next up we move to psycho social support and a research project from @gunn_grande looking at family carers who look after a loved one at end of life I was really privileged to part of this @NIHRresearch project #sethslegacy

@shabbarankine sharing his insights into pancreatic cancer through his role as a pancreatic cancer Nurse Consultant @lgoodbu @markmckennanhs @fionaDmurphy @macmillancancer @LivUni

Todays line of speakers include @fionaDmurphy @AnnaCrofton sharing their work on cancer and end of life care all part of the learning for #sethslegacy Seth’s Legacy: Seeing & Supporting People in Palliative & End of Life Care

Looking forward to a fantastic event this afternoon @LivUni focusing on what good looks like for supporting people in palliative and end of life care support @lgoodbu @markmckennanhs @fionaDmurphy