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The unit opened in March 2014. 

Teenage Cancer Trust funds two expert staff at the unit:

  • Lead Nurse for South West
  • Youth Support Coordinator

They make sure the best possible care is given so that patients are treated as young people first, cancer patients second. 

Support in the South West

Our two specialist facilities in the South West are based within the centre of excellence at Bristol. Some young people may choose to be treated in their local hospital, and we want to make sure that they can still receive the best support and clinical care possible.

From the centre of excellence in Bristol, our Teenage Cancer Trust Lead Nurse and Youth Support Co-ordinator work with five Teenage Cancer Trust Teenage and Young Adult Clinical Nurse Specialists based across the region. These nurses are funded by the local commissioners and we have affiliated them with Teenage Cancer Trust providing professional support and training. They champion the needs of young people with cancer and provide specialist expertise and care in local hospitals.

2014

opened

16-24

year olds

5

en suite bedrooms
  • Inpatient and outpatient floors
  • 3 treatment pods
  • Chill out area and games room
  • Kitchen and dining areas

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

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Why we need you

For every young person we can currently support, there's another we can't. We need to raise £20 million by 2020 to reach every young person with cancer. Find out more ›

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