Macmillan Next Steps Gloucestershire

15/07/2025

We are very excited to announce that the latest episode of our Podcast is now out to listen to!
In the third episode, Health and Wellbeing Facilitators Heather and Grace, are joined by Jenny and Sarah to discuss the HOPE course.
As previous participants of the course, Jenny and Sarah share their experiences and what impact HOPE has had on them.

A big thank you to Jenny and Sarah for joining us on this latest episode. We hope that this episode gives patients an introduction to the course and some more information around it.

If you are interested in finding out more about the course, please contact us.

We hope you enjoy listening!

The Next Steps Team

You can listen via Youtube or Podbean now!

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-75aen-1901c09

In this, the third episode in the Macmillan Next Steps podcast series, Health and Wellbeing Facilitators Heather and Grace speak with Jenny and Sarah about t...

16/05/2025

We are currently in the process of working on a new episode for our Podcast, and can't wait to share it with you all.

Watch this space over the next few weeks!

The Macmillan Next Steps Team

11/04/2025

This week we had the privilege of being invited to the Better Care Together Awards as part of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Our Fatigue Workshop, written by our amazing Katie Clive and Parisa Wasley, came 2nd after being nominated for the "Always Improving" category.

And our incredible volunteer Chris also came first for outstanding achievement. We couldn't be more pleased for him. We would be lost as a team without him, and he is truly one to be admired.

Finally, our Haematology Workshop had a special recognition on the day as well!

We are all so proud to be a part of the Next Steps Team

21/03/2025

Exciting News!

Our latest episode of our Podcast is out for you all to listen to!

You can listen via Podbean or on Youtube.

https://ghccomms.podbean.com/e/macmillan-next-steps-cancer-rehabilitation-podcast-2-recipe-for-health/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GRhhmdJVug

Thank you to Karen, Nicky and Claire for joining us to talk about your experiences of the Recipe For Health Course.

Recipe for Health is a six-week programme for people who have received a cancer diagnosis, which provides information and support to help them adopt a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise, during and post cancer treatment.

We hope you enjoy listening!

The Next Steps Team

14/03/2025

Today we bid farewell to our Apprentice Sam. Sam has passed his Business Administration Apprenticeship with absolute flying colours, and we are all so pleased for him! He will be a truly missed member of the team, but we are excited to see where he takes his new skills and knowledge next. The future is bright and exciting for Sam, and we are confident he will do fantastically in his next venture!

Thank you Sam

The Next Steps Team

28/02/2025

This week, we have had the pleasure of welcoming two new members of the team!

We have welcomed a T-level student to our team, who will be helping us with some of the admin side of things. He will be helping to send you all appointment letters, discharge patients and much more. We are looking forward to helping him achieve his qualification and are very lucky to have him join the team!

We have also had a work experience student visiting us for the week, and he has spent time shadowing each member of the team and meeting patients in group workshops and classes! He has thoroughly enjoyed his time with us and has been the perfect addition to our team for a week!

We are always happy and willing to pass on our knowledge and help students get the most out of their placements, and look forward to meeting many more students in the future.

The Next Steps Team

07/02/2025

Our amazing Hearing Services department are holding a bake sale today in the Atrium at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. They will be there until 1pm so head on down and enjoy some lovely treats!

31/01/2025

We are so excited to share our latest and updated Service Video with you all! Please follow the blue written link below to watch! Our new video introduces you to some of the team members, and explains our role and what we do.

Thank you to all the patients who kindly shared their personal journey around their diagnosis, and their experiences with the team. You have helped us to create an updated and refreshed service video for future patients!

Please feel free to share this post!

The Next Steps Team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKkiWYzd-mA

17/01/2025

Some very exciting news... 🎙

The first episode of our NEW PODCAST is officially out for you to listen to!!
Simply follow the link to our website and scroll to the bottom of the page to find it alongside our other videos - https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/our-teams-and-services/macmillan/

As a team, we are so excited to share this with you all and can't wait for everyone to have a listen.
Each episode will feature different clinicians within the team, discussing a wide variety of topics within Cancer Rehabilitation.

We would really love your ideas and suggestions however, of things you would like to hear us chat through on the podcast. Feel free to drop any ideas in the comment section below or contact us directly.

2025 is already set to be a very exciting year for the team so keep your eyes peeled for more to come!

03/01/2025

With New Year Resolutions in full swing, we wanted to share some guidance around FAD DIETS.

A little about Fad Diets and what to stay away from;

A Fad Diet is a plan that promotes results such as fast weight loss without robust scientific evidence to support its claims.
Fad diets can be tempting as they promise a quick fix to a long – term problem. However, restrictive, or extreme diets that have no scientific basis can put your health at risk.

Stay away from diets that:
- Promise rapid weight loss of more than 1kg of body fat a week such as the keto diet or extreme or total fasting.

- Promote the avoidance or severe limitation of a whole food group.

- Recommend magical fat burning effects of foods such as the grapefruit diet or hidden ingredients in foods or alleged fat burning substances such as green tea extract or raspberry ketones.

- Suggest substituting everyday foods or food groups for expensive doses of supplements, expensive ingredients, or special products such as the bullet-proof diet.

- Promote eating mainly one type of food (monodiet) e.g. cabbage soup diet, chocolate diet, or eggs diet, or avoiding oil cooked foods (raw food diet).

These are just a few examples of Fad Diets to avoid, however for a full list and more information, follow the link below;
https://www.bda.uk.com/static/c67fc468-a3a0-45d6-838a6e36f260be67/92ccdf70-e249-498a-87c68ac00621721a/Fad-Diets-food-fact-sheet.pdf

Our dieticians in the team are always happy to help with advice and guidance around your diet whether it be weight management, bowel health and function, food myths and much more.

The Next Steps Team

16/11/2023

Team Psychology teaching session yesterday with our Counselling Psychologist, Ashley!

Always learning to give the best care and support possible to our patients!

The Next Steps Team 😃

04/11/2023

Come along and see us at the Cancer Awareness Day at Gloucester Community Church today!

Local charities and other organisations as well as talks throughout the day for breast, blood and men’s cancer awareness

10-3pm
Gloucester Community Church, Stroud Road, GL1 5JR

The Next Steps Team 😃