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The End of Treatment Bell is a familiar sight in many hospital wards, rung by patients finishing treatment. But at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, the bell has taken on new meaning thanks to a patient.

This Breast Cancer Awareness Week, we introduce you to our Clatterbridge in the Community Team who provide treatment to breast cancer patients in their homes and workplaces.

The NHS in Liverpool is encouraging people to continue using health services when they need them during the COVID-19 pandemic. People with symptoms that could be cancer should contact their GP.

We know this is a worrying time for people in the region and we want to reassure you that we are taking every step to keep patients safe during their treatment and ongoing care with us. The Government has recently announced they will be writing to people who may be at particularly high risk in line with new Local COVID Alert Levels with guidance to help support you take protective actions in your everyday life, while retaining as much normality as possible.

We have over 130 Therapeutic Radiographers here at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, including newly qualified Therapeutic Radiographer Emily Jones. Emily trained with us as part of her student placement before supporting the team during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In celebration of Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Day Emily took us through a typical ‘day in the life’ of a Therapeutic Radiographer.

Q&A with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre’s first ever Chief Allied Health Profession (AHP) Officer Linda Williams to celebrate AHPs Day.

Information for patients due to have blood tests in the community about a new drop-in service.

Linda Boyne has worked as a counsellor for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust’s haemato-oncology department for the past 18 years. Having previously been a nurse, Linda now provides emotional support to people with various forms of blood cancer and their families.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust has signed up to the Nursing Times 'Are you Ok?' campaign, promoting staff mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q&A with Professor Andy Pettitt for Blood Cancer Awareness Month discussing advances in clinical services and research in haemato-oncology in Liverpool City Region.