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We are incredibly proud of our hard-working nurses, who are dedicated to the on-going support of patients and their families, whilst also providing the very best in cancer care for people in our region. One of those who embodies these principles is Jackie Rooney, our Head of Nursing and Safeguarding and a recent recipient of the accolade of Queen’s Nurse. Jackie is one of only 25 nurses in the region to receive the accolade.

This week we're introducing you to Becca who is studying to become a Therapeutic Radiographer.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is to launch four new clinical studies which will investigate the effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on people with cancer. Money raised by the Trust’s charity, The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity, will be used to fund the first phase of the studies which will take up to 18 months to establish results that could help shape the future of cancer care across the country.

Volunteers play a vital role here at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. An extension of our expert team of staff, our volunteers enhance the experience of our patients and their families across our three hospitals. Over the next few weeks we’ll be introducing you to some of our new volunteers you may see whilst at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool.

Nominations for this year’s Governor elections are now open and close on Friday 7 August 2020.

Our latest advice for patients who have been shielding during the COVID-19 pandemic, following the changes to Government guidance on Monday 6th July.

​Merseyside and Cheshire’s specialist cancer hospital has been shortlisted for one of the UK’s top awards for patient safety against tough competition from healthcare providers across the nation. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust – which delivers highly-specialist care from its own sites in Aintree, Liverpool and Wirral, as well as other hospitals across the region – is a finalist in the ‘Changing Culture’ category of the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2020.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust has been voted one of England’s top hospitals for inpatients in a recent survey – the highest-scoring cancer hospital in the North West, the joint-highest cancer hospital nationally, and one of only seven trusts in England to be rated “consistently” well above average after achieving the same rating last year. The 2019 Adult Inpatient Survey, conducted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), rated The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Merseyside “well above average” when compared to other hospitals in nine out of ten survey categories, including Care and Treatment, Waiting Lists and Leaving Hospital.

Patient experience is hugely important to us here at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and we have launched a new patient experience survey to hear about our patients’ experiences of cancer care during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic .

A major new hospital that will transform cancer care in a region that is one of the worst affected nationally by the disease has opened in the heart of Liverpool. The 11-storey Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool (CCC-L) will deliver highly-specialist care including pioneering immunotherapy and the most advanced forms of radiotherapy to the 2.4 million people in Cheshire and Merseyside, and those in surrounding areas.