Steph Hall is a senior children’s cancer nurse at Leeds Children’s Hospital (LCH). She tells us what life looked like on a children’s cancer ward before COVID, what it’s looked like during the pandemic, and what it’s looking like now.
Helen Ball’s daughter Emily has recently finished treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Helen tells us about what life has looked like for her family since Emily’s diagnosis, and how nature and the outdoors has helped them.
Sam Behjati divides his time between clinical work at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and research at the nearby Wellcome Sanger Institute.
Catrin Bayliss is a health play specialist at Cardiff and Vale UHB.
Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham and CCLG member, talks to us about her work
Going back to school can be scary for both you and your child, but it’s important for their mental wellbeing. It helps them to feel ‘normal’ and lessens the isolation and loneliness which many children with cancer face. It gives structure to their day, a focus on the future and is where they can learn and develop social skills and make friends.
Here, a teacher shares their experience of having a child with cancer in their school and how they’ve created a safe, supportive and, importantly, ‘normal’ environment for them.
Senior Academic Consultant at University of York, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital and CCLG member
The specialist learning mentor for the Medical Needs Teaching Service (MNTS) at Leeds Children’s Hospital (LCH), talks to us about his role supporting young cancer patients
