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Support needed to help Mount Vernon staff go the extra mile at Christmas
Working brief: staff at Mount Vernon and the Lynda Jackson centre have pulled out all the stops HELP us go the extra mile for people with cancer this Christmas – that’s the message from NHS staff treating patients at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the teams at the Northwood centres jumped into action, adapting their services to continue to provide extraordinary care to people living with cancer. Lynda Jackson Centre set up telephone helplines to offer advice and support, and also provided guided telephone relaxation sessions, so patients unable to visit the centre could be supported at home.
Cllr Ketan Sheth, Brent Council
Published:
8:30 AM December 19, 2020
Cllr Ketan Sheth invites residents to have their say on new Mount Vernon Centre
- Credit: Ketan Sheth
Around 2,500 residents in the Brent battle cancer each year. Thanks to advances in treatment, more people now survive the deadly disease than ever before.
It is critical we have access to the latest treatments and research trials, and I have been very interested to learn about changes being considered for the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. If you have been, you may have been treated by a highly skilled, caring team, but you will also know that the buildings are in a bad way.