Leeds Bexley Wing event marks double NHS anniversary
Visitors to the unit during an open day on Saturday got an insight into the work that goes on within cancer services at the hospital.
People went behind the scenes to observe a linear accelerator – a machine that delivers radiotherapy – and to see its chemotherapy unit.
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Kate Smith, head of nursing for the Oncology Clinical Service Unit, said the event highlighted the “amazing work” of the teams which provide care to patients following a cancer diagnosis.
She said: “Treatments and technologies have advanced significantly over recent years leading to more patients being cured or surviving longer following their diagnosis.”
Services have been developed to help patients manage their cancer symptoms or treatment and to provide better support and information to patients and families, she added.
Specialist staff and former patients attended to illustrate the work that goes on.
The state-of-the-art cancer centre replaced the Victorian-era Cookridge Hospital in 2008.