bristol haematology oncology centre bhoc wins top award and commendation

Jancis Kinsman, Advanced Practice Therapy Radiographer, and the team at the BHOC, part of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, have won 'Best Patient Support Initiative in Oncology' at the 2010 Excellence in Oncology Awards for 'One of a Kind! A guide to radiotherapy'. 

Jancis and the team collaborated with six NHS hospital trusts, eight charities and Oscar-winning Aardman Animations to produce an animated film for young children going through the daunting experience of radiotherapy.

On winning the award, Jancis said: "It's always lovely to be recognised for what you do but I'm especially proud to win an award for this project.

"We wanted to create a short animated film with characters that young children could identify with that would be the best way to communicate to them what it is like to have radiotherapy.  It's been really successful and is now used in hospitals across the country.  I hope that by winning this award even more people will get to know about it and it may find its way to even more children.

"The award is a testament to the work of the many people involved and I'd especially like to thank all of the charities that donated funds so that it was possible, the children and their families for taking part, and Aardman for doing such a fantastic job."

At the same awards ceremony, the work of the Bristol Testicular Cancer Service Team at BHOC was recognised with a commendation for their specialist cancer unit and charitable initiatives benefiting testicular cancer patients across the South West of England.