Congratulations to Karen Hamlen who scooped up the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Oncolgy Nurse of the year award with her colleague Dr Ben Hood.
The award is presented in association with UKONS (UK Oncology Nursing Society). Pictured here is Gold winner, Karen Hamlen with presenters of the award, comedian Matt Forde and Nurse Consultant & past President of UKONS, Mark Foulkes.
Karen Hamlen, Teenage Cancer Trust Lead Nurse and Ben Hood, Cancer Research Nurse Consultant at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were instrumental in setting up a website to introduce research and clinical trials to teens and young adults. It can be viewed here, https://tyar.org/
Also celebrated for their contributions and dedication to oncology nursing were;
Silver Winner: Guy's Cancer SACT Nursing Team, South East London Cancer Alliance and Guy’s Cancer Academy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and
Bronze Winner: Misako Dai, Professor, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, Japan.
Congratulations to all the BJN award winners in association with UKONS (UK Oncology Nursing Society)! ????
