Information team wins four awards
Congratulations to the LJMC Information team whose work was recognised in the annual Book and Patient Information Awards organised by the British Medical Association. Four leaflets from the Patient Information Series received commendations – a record year for the team.
Producing first class information for patients has always been a key service for the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre. Since the Centre first opened in 1993, more than 170 publications have been written, a number of which have been entered for the prestigious BMA competition.
The Patient Information Award aims "to encourage the production, dissemination and evaluation of accessible, evidence-based and well-designed patient information which will promote both greater awareness and understanding of health matters and patient choice".
This year's record haul of four commendations was for some of the new leaflets created for patients undergoing the latest type of radiotherapy - CyberKnife™ - at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
The award-winning leaflets were:
- Guide for Patients having CyberKnife Treatment to the Brain
- Guide for Patients having CyberKnife Treatment for Lung Cancer (Highly Commended)
- Guide for Patients having CyberKnife Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
- Guide for Patients having CyberKnife Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Seventeen LJMC publications have now received this national recognition, concluding an extremely busy and successful year for the LJMC Information team.
As soon as it was announced that the new CyberKnife equipment would be installed at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, there was a surge in enquiries about the new technology and a need for written information to give to patients.
The project to produce the new publications was led by therapy radiographer and LJMC healthcare professional, Kerry Chapman, who had the daunting task of writing the first draft.
Other contributors to the leaflets included consultants Dr Peter Ostler, Prof Peter Hoskin and Dr Nihal Shah, and radiographers Sue d'Arcy and Alex Aitken and we thank them for their invaluable contributions.
It is always exciting to be at the forefront of new treatments and it was a privilege to be able to play a part in the introduction of CyberKnife at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
Last updated: November 24, 2011
