The roles undertaken by Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) are many and varied, they treat and manage the health concerns of patients and work to promote health and wellbeing in the patients they care for. We spoke to some of the CNSs at CUH to find out about their roles and important work they do at our hospital.
Jill Barker - Clinical Nurse Specialist - Oncology
Jill Barker, oncology specialist nurse at CUH spoke to us about her role at our hospital for Cancer Clinical Special Nurse Day.
Vineetha Thankappan Nair - Macmillan lead nurse for urology and prostate cancer specialist nurse
Vineetha Thankappan Nair, Macmillan lead nurse for urology and prostate cancer specialist nurse, spoke to us about her role for Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day.
Kate Nolan - Clinical Nurse Specialist - Lower GI Oncology
Kate Nolan, specialist nurse on the lower GI oncology team, tells us about her role at CUH and her hopes for the future.
Macmillan Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist Team
We are a team of four nurses who have specialist skills within ear, nose and throat, maxillo-facial, plastic surgery and oncology, which we use to support patients diagnosed with a cancer in the head and neck region.
Cyrell Garcia - Clinical Nurse Specialist for Myeloma
Cyrell, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) support for Myeloma, talks about the role of a CNS and her journey at CUH.