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Emma Capps stands under pink light as the WBS logo is projected onto a wall.
Emma Capps stands under pink light as the WBS logo is projected onto a wall.
Landmark changes introduced by the Welsh Blood Service to increase blood cancer and blood disorder survival rates

More people than ever before can now join Welsh Blood Service’s bone marrow registry to help patients overcome blood cancers and blood disorders, in changes introduced to mark World Cancer Day.

Isabel smiles as she
Isabel smiles as she
Newport teenager celebrates NHS support a year on from cancer diagnosis

Isabel Dockings, 17 from Newport, was diagnosed at The Grange University Hospital with Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer that had spread at the top of her thigh. She now marks a year since her diagnosis on 6 February 2023 and three months cancer free.

5 Minute Improvement of the Month Winner | December 2023

The Service Improvement Team are delighted to announce the recipients of the December 5 Minute Improvement of the Month Award.

A clincian is using a tablet device.
A clincian is using a tablet device.
Pilot app could help speed up AOS patient pathway

An innovative digital app will be trialled as part of the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) project at Velindre Cancer Centre of which a key ambition is to work smarter to enhance patient care using technology.

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. 

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