Health and Wellbeing

Welcome to the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance Health and Wellbeing Series. Whether you have been recently diagnosed, or have completed a set of treatment, we hope you find a talk that helps with some of the wider lifestyle subjects that you may be interested in learning more about. Our speakers come from hospitals and healthcare trusts from across the Thames Valley, and we hope you enjoy their talks.

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Practice nurse Julie Cracknell and GP Dr Kabir Ahluwalia explain how the Cancer Care Review, available at your local GP surgery, can help you live well with a cancer diagnosis.

Sam Glover from Oxford University Hospitals explains how depression differs from psychological distress and discusses why it’s important to recognise depression.

Elsa Robson, Macmillan Community Specialist Dietitian from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust talks about the biology of taste and how your taste might change during cancer.

Ellie Lewis, Macmillan Health Promotion Support Worker at Oxford University Hospitals talks about tiny changes that can help get you moving, and bring about larger benefits over time.

Psychological wellbeing 1 of 3; Dr Petra Kagleder from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust gives a brief talk about the impact of cancer on wellbeing.

Physio series 1 of 4; Kerry Boocock, Physiotherapist from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust gives an introduction on getting started with activity as a cancer patient.

Nikki Hayward, Personalised Care Nurse from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust explains how a Holistic Needs Assessment can help identify areas of your life with which you can access some additional support.

Physio series 2 of 4; Kerry Boocock, Physiotherapist from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust gives a presentation on being active while on treatment.

Psychological wellbeing 2 of 3; Dr Petra Kagleder from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust gives an overview of understanding psychological wellbeing.

Psychological wellbeing 3 of 3; Dr Petra Kagleder from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust introduces tools and strategies for coping with the impact of cancer.

Physio series 3 of 4; Kerry Boocock, Physiotherapist from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust gives a presentation on managing fatigue.

Physio series 4 of 4; Kerry Boocock, Physiotherapist from Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust gives a presentation on progressing your activity.

Mark Foulkes, Lead Oncology Nurse at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust talks about living with cancer against the landscape of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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