Published on: 9th December 2022
The Sarcoma team from RNOH has been honoured with a Macmillan Professional Excellence awards for their dedication to supporting people living with cancer in Harrow.
This award recognises teams who have made significant improvements within an existing cancer service. Macmillan’s independent awards highlight Macmillan professionals and teams who have done whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.
Suzy Hudson, Personalised Cancer Care Lead accepted the Quality Improvement Excellence award on behalf of the Sarcoma Team at RNOH:
"The RNOH AHP and CNS Sarcoma Team were extremely proud to be awarded a national Macmillan Professionals Excellence Award at the annual Macmillan Conference. The award was in the Quality Improvement Category and recognises the work the team has put in place to embed Personalised Cancer Care and stratified follow-up into the sarcoma patient pathway to improve patient care and experience.
It was an extremely rigorous selection process to become a winner, which started in early June 2022. There were many stages to finally become a winner, including interviews, written statements, sessions with a copywriter and a photographer, all of which makes us even more delighted to be chosen as a winner. It demonstrates the commitment of the AHP and CNS teams to work together to continuously evolve the service to provide the best quality care and support by the right member of the team at the right time.
It is an enormous achievement to be considered for these prestigious awards and we are immensely pleased that the work of the RNOH Sarcoma Team has been acknowledged nationally.”
Another team from Harrow also won an award, the Psycho-Oncology team at Northwick Park Hospital NGS Trust.
Emma Tingley, Macmillan Head of Partnerships for London, was delighted that two Harrow NHS teams were recognised:
“I am incredibly proud of the work the Psycho-Oncology and Sarcoma teams have done to improve patient experience and services. Both teams have gone above and beyond to support people living with cancer. The Macmillan Professional Excellence Awards are an annual opportunity to show our appreciation for Macmillan professionals who work tirelessly to make a real difference for Londoners living with cancer.”
For support, information or a chat, call Macmillan Cancer Support free on 0808 808 00 00 (Monday to Friday, 9am–8pm) or visit macmillan.org.uk.