27 March, 2025
Grainne Smith, Patient and Public Partnership (PPP) Lead, TSJCI, Olga Crehan, Chief II Pharmacist, TSJCI,
Linda Wilson, Nurse Manager, Daffodil Centre, Lisa McDowell, Cancer Audit Manager, TSJCI, Deirdre Lehwald, Cancer Clinical Trials Nurse Manager, TSJCI, Jane Murphy, ADON, HOPe Directorate, SJH, Katie O’Neill, cANP in Survivorship and Wellbeing, TSJCI, Sarah Wade, Project Coordinator, TSJCI, Cathy Enright, Programme Manager, TSJCI, Nicola Keohane, Young Onset Cancer Coordinator, TSJCI.
The Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute works in partnership with the Irish Cancer Society to develop an outstanding programme of cancer treatment and care for patients in Ireland.
The five-year collaboration saw the Society invest €4.5million in several specific exemplar programmes aimed at delivering a new model of cancer care for patients in Ireland. By investing in the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute (TSJCI) the Irish Cancer Society aims to accelerate the translation of cancer research into new treatments and better support for patients.
The continued partnership will integrate Irish Cancer Society services into the hospital pathway and enhance the patient experience by ensuring better collaboration with patients across research, cancer clinical trials, clinical care, and education.
The focus is on pioneering programmes that addresses an unmet need identified by the ICS and TSJCI, specifically for the increasing numbers of younger patients with gastrointestinal cancer. It fits within a Comprehensive Cancer Care model, linking medicine and science, bringing relevant research to the patient, focussing a dedicated multidisciplinary team around an unmet need, and supporting clinicians to devote their time to both patient care and research.
The Young Onset Cancer Programme is a prime example. The primary focus of this programme will be to provide co-ordinated and systematic clinical care designed specifically to comprehensively address the unique needs of younger patients. To aim is to support and enable the development of a 5-year initiative which aims to address the specific unmet needs for people aged 25 -50 who are affected by cancer. The needs of these patients and their families are complex and include social and psychological support, nutrition, sexual health, financial concerns, fertility, survivorship and palliative care.
For more information on Daffodil Day and the work of the Irish Cancer Society please see: https://fundraise.cancer.ie/event/daffodil-day/about
