What is blood cancer? Blood cancer is a type of cancer which affects your blood cells. This means that most types of blood cancer begin in the bone marrow, as that is where blood is created, or the lymph nodes, which are part of the immune system. What...
At the end of last year Bright Red funded Clinical Fellow Tom Creasey attended the 61st ASH Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This is organised by the American Society of Haematology and is the largest Haematology conference in the world with over 25,000 attendees and...
Photo Caption: Bradley Hall Directors Peter Bartley, Neil Hart and Richard Rafique Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents held its fourth annual fundraiser in aid of North East causes including Bright Red Charity, Marie Curie Newcastle Hospice and Heel & Toe at the event. Since launching...
Hi I was asked to write “ a day in the life” It is a difficult task as there are no two days the same and the work can be very unpredictable. I work in a range of settings wherever my patients are. This Includes in patients homes,...
Jill Bell is one of our Bright Red Nurses, working at the Sunderland Royal Hospital. As part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month Jiill has shared 'a day in the life of' blog with us, below. Overall my role as a Haematology Specialist Nurse is to provide...
Gail Jones, Michelle Lannon and Matthew Collin from Northern Centre for Cancer Care at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle attended the first NCRI AML Academy in Birmingham Sept 19-20. Organised by the AML Global portal and the National Cancer Research Institute, the conference heard presentations from...
As part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month Kathryn McRae, Sister of Ward 33 of the Northern Centre for Cancer Care at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle (pictured second from left above) has shared 'a day in the life' blog with us, below. I usually arrive on...
In 2013 I was diagnosed with AML (acute myeloid leukaemia) and admitted to the Freeman cancer care ward where I received chemotherapy. During which time I became aware of the Bright Red charity who helped me with a Lee Robson Patient Care Grant to buy...