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World Cancer Day 2024 | How our services support cancer journeys

There are over 1.5 million people in the population we serve and, in our role as a specialist cancer centre, we provide a wide range of services with experts across many different areas of cancer care.

Nicola Williams is smiling.
Nicola Williams is smiling.
Blog | How to create the conditions for sustainable improvement

We all want safe, reliable and effective care for our patients and the teams in Velindre are working incredibly hard to learn, improve and steer change to create a meaningful culture of psychological safety.

Former Velindre patient urges parents and carers to protect children with HPV vaccination

A father of two who received treatment for head and neck cancer has joined calls from health experts for eligible groups to take up their offer of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) and protect their future from preventable cancers. 

Radiotherapy researchers leading the way with first commercial device trial

The SABRE trial involves the use of the SpaceOAR Vue system designed by Boston Scientific in patients being treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

The outside of Velindre University NHS Trust headquarters.
The outside of Velindre University NHS Trust headquarters.
Observe the public Trust Board meeting | 30 January 2024

Velindre University NHS Trust will hold its virtual Trust Board meeting in public on Tuesday 30 January 2024. The public will be able to observe the meeting from the widely available video conferencing platform Zoom.

The outside of Velindre Cancer Centre.
The outside of Velindre Cancer Centre.
Important information about upcoming industrial action

Here at Velindre Cancer Centre, our priority remains delivering the safest patient care and ensuring our services run smoothly and safely.

Sarah Bull is smiling on the left side, placed next to a British Empire Medal on the right.
Sarah Bull is smiling on the left side, placed next to a British Empire Medal on the right.
'Fantastic acknowledgement' for Clinical Psychology and Counselling specialist

The dedication and commitment of Sarah Bull, a Counsellor in the Clinical Psychology team at Velindre Cancer Centre, have been recognised with the award of a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to palliative care.

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