The DCCS Team
The DCCS Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) is multiprofessional and includes members from medicine, nursing, professions allied to medicine, and other services. The “core team” comprises:
- Dr Myooren Wimalendra, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist
- Dr Clare Turner, Associate Specialist for Paediatric Oncology
- Helen Little, Ward Manager for Wildgoose Ward & Children & Young People’s Outpatient Department
- Tanya Crago, Lead Nurse for Paediatric Oncology
- Petra Russell, Paediatric Oncology Specialist Nurse
- Janey Smejkal, Paediatric Oncology Specialist Nurse
- Jackie Pope, Directorate Pharmacist
- Sonia Parkinson, MDT Co-ordinator
Members of the extended team include:
- Dr Lisa Clive, Chartered Clinical Psychologist
- Jo Annand, CLIC Sargent Social Worker
- Sarah-Jane Sharman, Research Nurse
- Hannah Heayn, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer, Specialist Nurse
The team is supported by:
- Dr Hannah Hunter, Consultant Haematologist
- Dr Jude Foster, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist
Our Multidisciplinary Team meetings are held weekly on Wednesday mornings.
