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Daniel Naeh – IT Manager
MSc graduate in Computing with 14 years UK and international experience in large institutions and software houses. Worked as an IT consultant and project manager specialising in the development of banking applications such as asset management, securities and futures trading systems.
Currently IT Manager for the Wales Cancer Bank (WCB) with responsibility for the WCB's IT infrastructure, including project management and development of WCB software and integration with NHS clinical information systems.
Also a qualified counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. |
Four nurses currently work in Swansea. Suzanne Williams (lead WCB nurse), Janette Gwillim, Catherine Lloyd-Bennett and Pam Hayward. They consent patients in Singleton and Morriston hospitals. |
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Suzanne Williams
My name is Suzanne Williams and I have been nursing for 25 years. I trained in Cardiff and worked on a bone marrow unit for a few years until I returned to Swansea in 1990 where I worked on a Haematology/Medical ward. I passed my Diploma in Nursing in 2003. I started my post as a Wales Cancer Bank Nurse for Swansea in September 2004. I have since passed my BSc in Cancer Care.
My present role consists of coordinating the Tissue Bank in Swansea where I liaise with surgeons, specialist nurses, pathologists and nursing staff to enable a smooth running of the Wales Cancer Bank. To date, in Swansea we collect 20 different cancer specialties between 2 hospitals within the same University Health Board.
I am now the Lead Nurse for the Cancer Bank and support other nurses in hospitals around Wales, with training and regular audits. I recently did a nurse exchange with a fellow colleague who works for a Tissue Bank in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I worked in Rio for a week learning about the different cultures and gave a presentation at a Bio Banking conference, this was an amazing experience, one that I have gained much knowledge from. |
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Janette Gwillim
I started my training in the late 70s in London, qualifying as a state registered nurse in 1981, not long after qualifying I moved to Essex where I worked in the local district hospital across a number of specialities.
It was 12 years before I eventually returned to Swansea, working at Singleton hospital within Ear nose and throat, /Oncology and subsequently Infection control, staying for over 7yrs.
I have in my many years nursing had a plethora of opportunities and posts though all working within the field of oncology, and direct patient care.
I started within the Wales Cancer Bank in 2005 seeing it as an opportunity to remain within Cancer care, but also be part of a dynamic new innovation within WAG supporting the health and long-term well being of the Welsh population. |
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Catherine Lloyd-Bennett
Completed Nurse Training in Bristol 2001. Background in surgery and critical care before joining the WCB as a Research Nurse/ Tissue Co-ordinator in 2005.
Currently studying toward BSc. Achievements include promotion of the WCB at numerous events and on local radio and Speaker at forthcoming international nursing conference. |
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Pam Hayward
I started nursing at the age of 39 in November 1986 as a mature student in Swansea. My background has been mainly in Haematology. I started in 1990 as a staff nurse on Ward 11 Haematology and General Medicine and was Ward Sister for Ward 11 until December 1999. I then became the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Haemophilia and Anticoagulation until I retired at the end of March 2007. I always said I would still like to work for two days a week so I came back a few weeks later and continued to run the Anticoagulation Clinics until they filled my post. Unfortunately I was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2007 and was off sick having chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I returned to work in September 2008 and joined the Wales Cancer Bank as a Research Nurse in November 2008. I felt this was a really worthwhile organisation and I could empathize with patients as I have been through the cancer journey myself. |
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