To celebrate #20YearsUKONS and an exciting year ahead, we have gathered 20 stories from our members about how UKONS has made a difference in their cancer nursing journey.
Selected stories will be featured on UKONS social media channels, as well as right here on the UKONS website from July through to the lead up to #UKONS2025 conference in Birmingham in November. This is a chance to spotlight the impact of our members and UKONS, and inspire others.
Shared by:
Laura Collantes-Espinosa, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
Hanan Hamsar, a Radiotherapy Clinical Nurse Specialist at HCA Healthcare, London.
Edit Galambos, Lead Cancer Nurse at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Gian Carlo Alcantara, a Practice Development Nurse at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Nova Alzate, a Lead Surgical Care Practitioner in Robotic Surgery based in Wales.
Chenika Goldson, who is working in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Find their inspirational stories here.
Shared by Alison Lovett-Turner who is the Oncology and Haematology Practice Development Lead at the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre.
Find Alison's inspirational story here.
Shared by Happiness Barnabas who is a Staff Nurse and IPC Link Nurse at HCA Heakthcare UK, London.
Find Happiness' inspirational story here.
Shared by Lisa Marry who is the Assistant Director of Nursing, National Cancer Control Programme, Ireland.
Find Lisa's inspirational story here.
Shared by Mark Foulkes MBE who is Consultant/Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Immediate Past President of UKONS.
Find Mark's inspirational story here.
Shared by Edit Galambos who is a Lead Cancer Nurse at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Find Edit's inspirational story here.
Shared by Joseph Peralta, who is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) from Frimley Health Foundation Trust.
Find Joseph's inspirational story here.
