Hayley Leonard is Lead Nurse at Anthony Nolan. She has held many jobs during her medical career, including working as a transplant nurse. But her latest role as a volunteer courier gave her an insight into what it takes to get stem cells to a patient, ready for their transplant to go ahead. Normally, a…
Posts by Hayley Leonard
My experience of the 100 day milestone – George’s Story
At Anthony Nolan, we recently moved away from using the ‘100-day milestone’ that’s often talked about in relation to a stem cell transplant, in part because patients told us they don’t want a timeline attached to their recovery. Patients like George Norton, who received a transplant and went on to be a patient representative on…
Phasing out ‘100 days’ – Why we no longer talk about timelines in recovery
Our Lead Nurse, Hayley Leonard, talks about how we’re changing our approach to patient information to move away from timelines, and focus on patient experience. Timelines are often used in medicine as a marker for recovery. For stem cell transplant patients, we’ve seen this in the emphasis on 100 days and one year after transplant….
Losing someone after their stem cell transplant – Darren’s story
Losing someone close to you after a stem cell transplant can be devastating. Although it’s a challenging treatment, there is often a lot of hope that it will give a long-term remission. Sadly, despite the best efforts of everyone involved, it’s not always successful. At Anthony Nolan we’ve been working with people who have lost…