About us

Clockwise from top left:
Karen Roberts, Sara Faithfull, Karen Robb, Debbie Fenlon, Natalie Doyle, Jo Armes, Claire Taylor, Mary Wells, Theresa Wiseman, Diana Greenfield, Isabel White, Gillian Knowles

We are 12 people from across England and Scotland, all research-active nurses or allied health professionals. Click on our names above to find our more about each of us.

A 'community of influence'

The Consequences of Cancer Treatment collaborative (CCaT) was created in 2009 by UK charity Macmillan Cancer Support and the Department of Health for England, to influence and improve care for cancer survivors experiencing side effects of treatment, whether shortly after treatment or in the longer term.

As "hybrid creatures", CCaT's 12 members bridge gaps between research and practice, by speaking the languages of clinicians, academics, educationalists, service improvers and policy makers.

For more on communities of influence:
www.communities-of-influence.co.uk

Contributing nationally

• CCaT was formed to contribute to the work of the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI). The aim of the NCSI is to improve the services and support available for cancer survivors. One of the key issues being tackled is consequences of cancer treatment.
  
• The NCSI is co-chaired by Professor Sir Mike Richards (Department of Health) and Ciarán Devane (Macmillan Cancer Support's chief executive), and supported by NHS Improvement.