We’ve made some videos about chemotherapy treatment, with specialist nurses explaining what happens before, during and after appointments
There’s a video for each of our treatment units at Aintree, Halton, Liverpool and Wirral
Visit to watch
📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢
We’re delighted to announce we'll be opening
#Liverpool
’s first cancer hospital next month. On June 27 Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool will open its doors as we help transform
#cancercare
in Cheshire & Merseyside.
More info👉
Today we're welcoming our inpatients from our Wirral site to our new hospital before our outpatients come for their appointments on Monday. We'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you again to everyone who has helped us open Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
💚
What an incredible act of kindness by Flower Fashion UK for all our patients and staff to see as they arrive at our Wirral hospital 😍 We truly appreciate their support as well as everyone else’s during this time
#ThankYou
#BeKind
#NHS
Wonderful to see James Catlow ring the end of treatment bell today. James was treated in our Teenage and Young Adult unit. The NHS also referred him for proton beam therapy treatment in the USA. Good luck James!
@eotbuk
#cancercare
#protonbeam
@MarcusFitzsimon
Hi Marcus. We're so sorry you were given incorrect information. Our policy is that people do need to wear face coverings but you can wear your own (clean) face covering if you prefer.
We have hospital masks available if people don't have their own or prefer a fresh one.
Today, was Ryan's 38th birthday!
Our team on Ward 2 helped him celebrate with cake, balloons and a rather fabulous birthday hat!
Happy birthdya Ryan 🎂🎈🥳
#happybirthday
#38today
#YNWA
How lovely does the room look for the wedding of our lovely patient Bill Foster who is tying the knot with Maureen here today? Thanks to the dedicated staff who’ve worked round the clock to make their wedding day so special 💖
We open Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
three weeks today! Our new flagship hospital is part of a £162m investment in transforming
#cancercare
for 2.4 million in the region.
You can find helpful information about visiting the hospital here 👉
As our hardworking teams stopped for a well-deserved break having welcomed our first inpatients to Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
, screens around the hospital lit up with a very special Royal message from
@ClarenceHouse
...
Watch now 👉
Yesterday The Queen presented the George Cross to NHS representatives.
Thank you to our incredible staff at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – past & present – for your hard work & dedication in delivering the best care to our patients, particularly during the last two years. 👏
This is the moment 300 staff were surprised with a message from The Prince of Wales whilst taking a short tea break as we welcomed our first inpatients to Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
💚
@ClarenceHouse
Watch the full message 👉
It's taken eight years to get to this point but Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
is now officially open 🎉 Chief Executive
@LizBishopCCC
tells us exactly what this new hospital will mean for the 2.4 million people we serve across
#Cheshire
and
#Merseyside
...
We're thrilled to announce we'll be featuring on today's
@thismorning
, in a special feature highlighting the amazing work of nurses (and lots of other teams!) across
@CCCNHS
in honour of
#YearoftheNurseandMidwife
. Tune in at 10am to see how we provide the very best cancer care 📺
🥁And the award goes to.....!!!!!! Huge congratulations to the fabulous Claire Cadwallader who is now officially the BJN Oncology Nurse of the Year 2024!!! 🏆
Well done, Claire!!! You're a ⭐
We're delighted that Claire Cadwallader, CCC Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist has been shortlisted in this year’s British Journal of Nursing Awards 👏 The Awards recognise hard work and unwavering commitment, and we wish Claire the best of luck at the event on Friday!
It’s an exciting day here
@CCCNHS
as our haemato-oncology inpatient wards open in our new
#Liverpool
hospital!
Our team have been working really hard to get the wards ready and following final checks and approvals we’re making the big move today 🏡
@LivHospitals
Dame Deborah James did so much to raise awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms with phenomenal honesty, humour & style. Her campaigning has helped & will help so many people.
We send our thoughts & deepest sympathies to her family, friends and all who knew her. RIP.
We're delighted to welcome our first ever cohort of six international nurses to the Trust.
Our new colleagues hail from Kerala & Tamilnadu state in India & are all registered nurses in their own country. They bring with them a wealth of knowledge that'll be of huge value to CCC!
Our Nursing team and the project team behind the build of Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool are here welcoming our first inpatients to
#Liverpool
’s first
#cancer
hospital
It's been 17 days since Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
was handed over to the NHS and in 7 days time we'll be making the final touches ready for opening. The new hospital will provide a significant expansion of cancer services across the region.
Just EIGHT days to go!
Today's 'Hidden Hospital Heroes' are our
#Pharmacy
team who make our patients' anti-cancer treatments & ensure they have safe & effective medicines.
Here are some of the team from earlier this year when the fire alarm sounded & they took a group photo before heading back inside
Congratulations to Siobhan Mangan who rang the end of treatment bell on Delamere Ward today on her 46th birthday. Best wishes for the future and happy birthday! 🎂🔔
@krebrooke
@amcguinness6
Thank you to all who watched
@BBCTwo
's
#Hospital
last night. We wanted to take this time to thank Paul's family for allowing us to document his journey and show the important work of Medical Oncology Specialist Registrar Dr Anna Olsson-Brown and the team at
@CCCNHS
#cancercare
Today's Hidden Hospital Heroes are our brilliant Porters. With the current restrictions on visitors our Porters have been supporting patients who require assistance - greeting them with lovely smiles as they take them to their appointments and always willing to lend an ear 👏
Wow what a view from our new hospital! The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in
#Liverpool
opens next year and the outpatient chemotherapy department will give patients a wonderful outlook during treatment.
#MondayMotivation
We're delighted to share that Kate Lacey, Metastatic Cord Compression Service (MSCC) Lead at CCC has won the Macmillan Professionals Excellence ‘Whatever It Takes’ Award 2023, which recognises extraordinary efforts, great resilience, and leading with compassion. Well done, Kate!
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre rated in top six hospitals in England by patients in CQC survey.
In the 2020 inpatient survey, Clatterbridge was one of six hospitals nationally – and the only one in Cheshire and Merseyside – to get a ‘Much better than expected’ ranking. 👋👋
It’s the end of an era as Kieran Woods, Radiotherapy Service Manager, retires today after almost 40 years at CCC.
On behalf of everyone here, we want to thank Kieran for his huge contribution over many years of service & to wish him a long and extremely happy retirement!
We’re delighted to announce that
@JulieCGray
will be joining us in October as our new Chief Nurse.
Julie is currently Director of Nursing
@TheChristieNHS
and we look forward to welcoming her to Clatterbridge.
Things are getting official now… the signs are going up!
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool will be opening its doors on Saturday 27th June 🙌
Just FOUR days to go!
Congratulations to our Clatterbridge in the Community team for their
#NTAwards
win 🎉 We can’t wait to see the trophy when it arrives back at
@cccnhs
Also a big shoutout to our Immunotherapy team who were finalists in the Cancer Nursing category.
You all do fantastic work👏🏼
Another exciting day at
@cccnhs
for Research & Innovation who have recruited over 1,000 patients to research studies since the start of April 2019 🎉 The team have worked extremely hard to make this happen and it’s a fantastic achievement
@NIHRCRN_nwcoast
@LivHPartners
We're delighted that our Clinical Consultant, Dr Shaveta Mehta, has been appointed as Clatterbridge’s Deputy Director of Clinical Research 👏
Dr Mehta said: “It is a privilege to be part of an energetic research team who are committed to taking research forward!”
We are over the moon that patients have once again rated
@CCCNHS
one of the best hospitals nationally - and THE BEST cancer hospital - in the
@CareQualityComm
National Inpatient Survey. Thank you to everyone who took part!
We're delighted that
@Lindseyadawson
will be joining us in December in the new role of Deputy Chief Nurse.
Lindsey has more than 22 years' experience as a cancer nurse, both clinically and in leadership roles.
CCC would like to congratulate Trudy-Jane Guinan, who has now been appointed as the first Nurse Consultant specialising in Immuno-oncology in the UK👏
Thank you Trudy for all of your hard work and dedication, and we hope you enjoy your new role!
We're delighted to have been rated one of England's BEST hospitals yet again in the CQC National Inpatient Survey.😊
🏆Top scores nationally on 10 questions
🏆Best in the North West on 6 themes
And we're always keen to keep learning & improving.
Congratulations to Clatterbridge’s Emma Davey, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care, for winning the Fiona Littledale Award at the Patient Experience Network National Awards.
The award recognises outstanding excellence in oncology nursing. We couldn't be more proud! 👏
We are truly overwhelmed with the response to tonight's
#ClapForOurCarers
. Thank you to all who took the time to give our fantastic health service and those who work in it a round of applause 👏
#ThankYouNHS
We’re extremely proud of R&I who have been shortlisted for FOUR
#nwcawards2020
:
🌟 Researcher of the Year - Dr Joe Sacco and Dr Anna Olsson-Brown
🌟 Research Rising Star of the Year - Dr Rachel Brooker
🌟 Patient Safety Innovation Award
@NIHRCRN_nwcoast
@innovationnwc
A Clatterbridge patient has been given a ground-breaking ‘vaccine for cancer’ in a clinical research trial.
It is hoped the treatment will stop his cancer from returning and the study will bring further pioneering therapies for the disease.
Read more:
With the number of deaths from cancer 20% higher in
#Merseyside
&
#Cheshire
, we're facing this challenge head on by building the best possible future for people in the region... We're opening Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool on Saturday 27th June
Congratulations to three of our teams which have been shortlisted for a top award.
Palliative Care, Enhanced Supportive Care and Radiotherapy teams are in the finals of the HSJ Value Awards after their projects for redesigning specialist services were chosen from 100s of entries
Our wonderful patient Kate in tonight's
#Hospital
who was looked after so well by our fabulous colleagues
@LiverpoolWomens
and our staff at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Aintree and The Marina Dalglish Centre. We agree with husband Glen - she's an unbelievable mum!
Tomorrow at 9pm will see
@CCCNHS
's debut on
@bbctwo
's
#Hospital
📺 Set your Sky+ to record to see our fantastic team in action as we work with
@LHCHFT
to establish and deliver the best course of treatment for our patients
#cancercare
You may know today's Hidden Hospital Heroes... it's our Reception team. They've adapted their roles recently to make sure patient and staff safety remains top priority and have been welcoming patients, whilst providing face masks and ensuring safe hand hygiene
#ThankYouThursday
When Brodie finished radiotherapy at
@CCCNHS
, his family worried the current patient visitors restrictions would mean they'd miss him ringing the End of Treatment bell. But our Radiotherapy Team found a solution so everyone could safely witness this milestone. Well done Brodie 👏
Don't forget
@bbctwo
's
#Hospital
is on at 9pm tonight 📺 In this episode, you’ll get a glimpse of our work in
#immunotherapy
, led by Medical Oncology Specialist Registrar Dr Anna Olsson-Brown & her team, as well as what can be achieved by working with colleagues across
#Liverpool
The views from the chemotherapy bays in our new
#Liverpool
hospital which is set to open in May 2020, are pretty impressive if we do say so ourselves 😍
Room with a view...chemo bays at
@CCCNHS
Liverpool looking amazing. These large bays allow practitioners to deliver treatment &care while not intrupring patients and their visitors. The partitions also support both the option of privacy or chat with your neighbour
#PatientChoice
Congratulations to Clatterbridge Consultant Clinical Oncologist Dr Shaveta Mehta who has been appointed as Associate Research Lead for Cancer by the Clinical Research Network with overall responsibility for Cheshire and Merseyside.
We've opened the CPP-UK COVID-19 trial, a study to understand effects of the virus on cancer patients.
This is a UK wide project led by Liverpool’s Global Infectious Diseases Team.
@cancermedic
will lead for
@CCCNHS
It's supported by
@livecmc
,
@LivHPartners
,
@NIHRCRN_nwcoast
When our new
#Liverpool
hospital opens its doors next month our patients will be able to access the most advanced treatments and
#ClinicalTrials
.
The expansion of services will mean progressing even further with our groundbreaking research.
#InternationalClinicalTrialsDay
Debbie was our first
#ClinicalTrials
patient to ring the
@eotbuk
at our new
#Liverpool
hospital last week.
"There were times when we weren’t sure if I was going to get to this point, so for me to ring the bell was a really special moment."
Read more👉
And our final award of the evening is our Lifetime Achievement Award🥇
Kate Greaves started her career here as a Staff Nurse over 40 years ago. She is now our Associate Director of Clinical Education.
Congratulations Kate and thank you for all you do.
"Today is a great day for Clatterbridge the institution, the one that we all love and know..."
We're honoured to have received this personal message of congratulations from
@mayor_anderson
as we open our services at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
@lpoolcouncil
@MarcusFitzsimon
Once again, we're sorry you were given the wrong information and will remind staff that patients and anyone accompanying them can wear their own facemask/face covering if they wish.
We're delighted to announce that one of our brilliant Clatterbridge consultants has been awarded an Honorary Professorship by
@LivUni
!
Prof Isabel Syndikus has been given the honour after working in the NHS for more than 35 years.
To read more:
Congratulations to Kathryn Parr who was awarded the John Littler Medal, which recognises outstanding contribution to patient care and research and innovation by a health professional in training. Well done to Michelle Cain, Jun Yong and Conor Fitzpatrick who were nominated too 👏
Our Immuno-Oncology Nurse Consultant Trudy Guinan was the keynote speaker at this year's
@rcni
Cancer Nursing Practice webinar today.
Trudy is the UK's first Immuno-Oncology Nurse Consultant and was key in developing our specialist service for patients on immunotherapies.
We're delighted to announce the appointment of Joan Spencer to the new permanent role of
#ChiefOperatingOfficer
.
A
#cancernurse
by background, Joan combines first-hand frontline experience with an outstanding track record in leadership positions.
Congratulations Joan 🎉
Congrats to our wonderful nurses, Jessie and Harry, who have now completed their Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Passports!
The passport assesses chemotherapy skills for cancer nurses and helps our staff deliver the best care to our patients.
A huge well done to you both👏
It's all starting to become real now… As we near the opening of our new hospital in
#Liverpool
, the final touches are being made 🏥 Last week our new MRI scanner was carefully craned into the building ready to be used by our
#DiagnosticRadiographers
and
#Physicists
very soon!
📢 We have recruited 80 patients to
@UKCORONACANCER
📢
Dr Anna Olsson-Brown, Specialist Medical Oncology Registrar is leading the project at
@CCCNHS
, which aims to assess the impact of
#COVID19
on people with cancer and ensure quality cancer care is being delivered across the UK
Look at the progress on our new specialist hospital in Liverpool! The glazing is almost complete and the shape of the building is really becoming evident. Thanks to all our fabulous colleagues
@Laing_ORourke
who are bringing the centre to life. It opens next year
#FridayFeeling
How amazing does our new hospital look? 😍
Boasting spectacular views across the city, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
will truly help transform
#cancer
care across
#Cheshire
and
#Merseyside
- bringing it closer to home.
We're so excited for it to open on 27th June!
It takes the support of our entire workforce to enable us to deliver the best
#cancercare
. We have many 'Hidden Hospital Heroes', including our Admin Services team. Thanks to their hard work, over 90% of patient consultations have now been changed to take place via telephone ☎
Thursday’s Hidden Hospital Heroes are our brilliant Infection Prevention & Control Team. During these unprecedented times, our Lead IPC Nurse, Debbie, and her team have played a leading role in the delivery of care changes we have made to keep both our patients and staff safe 👏
Another day begins at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre -
#Liverpool
as we welcome more outpatients for
#chemotherapy
and
#radiotherapy
treatments as well as diagnostics and imaging…
We've got some really lovely news to round off this week. James Thomson, our Director of Finance, has won a Finance Director of the Year Award 2021.
He accepted it on behalf of all our fantastic Finance team... 1/2
#FDAwards2021
A Clatterbridge patient is seeing a stunning recovery after having a pioneering cancer vaccine.
He was told standard treatments would not cure him but after joining a UK-first cancer vaccine clinical trial his cancer has virtually disappeared.
See 👉
Will you be clapping your hands at 8pm tonight (Thursday 26th March) to thank
@NHSuk
staff across the country caring for patients with Coronavirus? Take a moment to open your door or a window and take part in a national round of applause 👏
#ClapForOurCarers
#StayHomeSaveLives
Prof
@c_ottensmeier
& colleagues
@livHeadandNeck
have today announced a groundbreaking first-in-human 'cancer vaccine' trial for head & neck cancer.
Catch Christian at 10.20am on
@bbcmerseyside
on how these personalised vaccines could train the immune system to attack cancer.
We can’t believe it’s been a year since we introduced you to our first ever cohort of international nurses - Princy Joseph, Ragaprabanjani George, Alphonse Binoy, Ashna Kuriakose, Anumol Chandredath and Gincy Mathew 👏
Thank you for all of your hard work since joining the Trust!
Head of Nursing & Safeguarding
@rooneyjackie1
has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse.
Jackie's been recognised for her work in implementing large scale change programmes during her 37 year career.
Well done Jackie 🎉
Full story 👉
Today’s ‘Hidden Hospital Heroes’ are our fantastic
#Physicists
! Our Physicists here at
@CCCNHS
work across Radiotherapy, Imaging, Treatment Planning & Brachytherapy. Thank you to all for ensuring our patients still continue to receive the great cancer care we're known for
Congratulations to our amazing research team for all their hard work to increase the research options for
@CCCNHS
patients. Top 10
@NIHRCRN_nwcoast
Research Activity League Tables! And thanks CEO
@LizBish84346047
for baking the well deserved treats for the team
#bepartofresearch
Clatterbridge’s Prof Christian Ottensmeier has been appointed as its Director of Clinical Research.
Prof Ottensmeier, Consultant in Medical Oncology and Chair of Immuno-Oncology at
@LivUni
, joined
@CCCNHS
in 2020.
He succeeds Prof Nagesh Kalakonda.
See
November is
#LungCancerAwarenessMonth
and we’re ending the month on a high! John is a lung cancer research patient here at
@CCCNHS
and has been part of a
#clinicaltrial
in immunotherapy. He was able to ring the bell last week after receiving treatment for two years 🔔
Congratulations to Kate and Glen on the arrival of Katie-Hope. Wonderful scenes from
@LiverpoolWomens
in tonight's episode of
#Hospital
Best wishes to Kate as she receives her radiotherapy treatment under the care of our outstanding staff.
@Label1tv
@BBCTwo
R&I have arrived at the
#NWCAwards
& are looking forward to a fantastic evening!
It’s an AMAZING achievement for us to have been shortlisted in so many categories.
Good luck everybody!
@nihrcrn_nwcoast
@innovationnwc
@arc_nwc
Congratulations to Ian Westcott, one of our fab Advanced Nurse Practitioners who was presented with the Cavell Star Award - a national awards programme recognising healthcare professionals who show exceptional care to their colleagues, their patients and/or patients’ families 👏