Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:48:32 -0500 http://westonpark.org.uk en-gb © 2026 Weston Park Cancer Charity Podcast yes 25572bab-fa62-532c-ae0e-82991be43109 Weston Park Cancer Charity episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) cancer, support, treatment, research, Sheffield, Weston Park Weston Park Cancer Charity https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1b5c4uc4c4xfg0wedywm9gsccynq?.jpg http://westonpark.org.uk Yoga Nidra (45 minute session) Get comfortable and relax as expert therapist Sarah Cotton uses visualisation and guided meditation to take us through a 45 minute yoga nidra session.

]]> Get comfortable and relax as expert therapist Sarah Cotton uses visualisation and guided meditation to take us through a 45 minute yoga nidra session.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-11721524 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 2610 full false Yoga Nidra (25 minute session) Get comfortable and relax as expert therapist Sarah Cotton uses visualisation and guided meditation to take us through a 25 minute yoga nidra session.

]]> Get comfortable and relax as expert therapist Sarah Cotton uses visualisation and guided meditation to take us through a 25 minute yoga nidra session.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-11721480 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 1490 full false Complementary Therapies Hear from our Head of Care Services, Margaret Harrison, about the complementary therapies we have on offer, how to access them, and the difference they can make to people affected by cancer.

]]> Hear from our Head of Care Services, Margaret Harrison, about the complementary therapies we have on offer, how to access them, and the difference they can make to people affected by cancer.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-11714012 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 777 13 full false Enhancing the radiotherapy experience We're joined by Nicki Ingram, a clinical specialist radiographer, to talk about the ways the radiotherapy team at Weston Park use funding from the charity to make the patient experience as good as possible.

]]> We're joined by Nicki Ingram, a clinical specialist radiographer, to talk about the ways the radiotherapy team at Weston Park use funding from the charity to make the patient experience as good as possible.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-11470751 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0100 900 12 full false Meet Emma and Niall Get to know Emma Clarke, our CEO, and Niall Baker, our Chair of the Board of Trustees - we join them to hear why they wanted to get involved with Weston Park and what ambitions they have for the charity.

]]> Get to know Emma Clarke, our CEO, and Niall Baker, our Chair of the Board of Trustees - we join them to hear why they wanted to get involved with Weston Park and what ambitions they have for the charity.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-11139173 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0100 968 11 full false Lung Cancer - Professor Angela Cox As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Professor Angela Cox from the University of Sheffield, who is using our funding to develop a blood test for earlier diagnosis of lung cancer.

]]> As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Professor Angela Cox from the University of Sheffield, who is using our funding to develop a blood test for earlier diagnosis of lung cancer.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-9538205 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000 852 10 full false Early Phase Clinical Trials In the second of our two clinical trials episodes, we talk to Professor Sarah Danson, Sheffield Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Clinical Lead, to learn more about early phase trials, and how the Charity's funding helps to offer brand new treatments to Weston Park patients.

]]> In the second of our two clinical trials episodes, we talk to Professor Sarah Danson, Sheffield Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Clinical Lead, to learn more about early phase trials, and how the Charity's funding helps to offer brand new treatments to Weston Park patients.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-8659437 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100 852 9 full false Cancer Clinical Trials Centre In the first of our two episodes about clinical trials, we hear from Professor Jon Wadsley, Clinical Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Centre at Weston Park, about what clinical trials are, how they can benefit cancer patients, and how the Charity supports them.

]]> In the first of our two episodes about clinical trials, we hear from Professor Jon Wadsley, Clinical Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Centre at Weston Park, about what clinical trials are, how they can benefit cancer patients, and how the Charity supports them.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-8659358 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100 931 8 full false Welfare Support Hear about the ways we can support you through financial difficulty. Advice Worker Dave Owen discusses expert benefits advice; and Information and Support Radiographer Emily Howarth explains our emergency hardship grants.

]]> Hear about the ways we can support you through financial difficulty. Advice Worker Dave Owen discusses expert benefits advice; and Information and Support Radiographer Emily Howarth explains our emergency hardship grants.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-6877301 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:00:00 +0000 955 7 full false Independent Living Coordination Service We talk to Steve Chu, Chief Executive at Age UK Sheffield, about the Independent Living Coordination Service, a joint project between Age UK Sheffield and Weston Park Cancer Charity to support older people living with cancer.

]]> We talk to Steve Chu, Chief Executive at Age UK Sheffield, about the Independent Living Coordination Service, a joint project between Age UK Sheffield and Weston Park Cancer Charity to support older people living with cancer.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-6877103 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 984 6 full false Breast Cancer - Professor Ingunn Holen As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Professor Ingunn Holen from the University of Sheffield about the work she's doing with our funding, researching ways to stop breast cancer recurrence.

]]> As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Professor Ingunn Holen from the University of Sheffield about the work she's doing with our funding, researching ways to stop breast cancer recurrence.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-6125410 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:00:00 +0000 816 5 full false Breast Cancer - Dr Penelope Ottewell As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Dr Penelope Ottewell from the University of Sheffield about the work she's doing with our funding, researching better treatments for secondary breast cancer in the bone.

]]> As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Dr Penelope Ottewell from the University of Sheffield about the work she's doing with our funding, researching better treatments for secondary breast cancer in the bone.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-5853193 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0100 881 4 full false Mindfulness Learn more about mindfulness, one of the services we offer through our support centre. Specialist practitioner Fran Ball explains what mindfulness is and how it can benefit people affected by cancer, and gives a short mindfulness taster session to try it out.

]]> Learn more about mindfulness, one of the services we offer through our support centre. Specialist practitioner Fran Ball explains what mindfulness is and how it can benefit people affected by cancer, and gives a short mindfulness taster session to try it out.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-4128734 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:00:00 +0100 704 3 full false Our History 2020 is a big year for Weston Park, as the hospital turns 50 and the charity turns 25. Professor Barry Hancock talks about the history of both, and the changing ways they treat and support people affected by cancer.

]]> 2020 is a big year for Weston Park, as the hospital turns 50 and the charity turns 25. Professor Barry Hancock talks about the history of both, and the changing ways they treat and support people affected by cancer.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-2980165 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 612 2 full false Our Aims In our first episode, we hear from our Chief Executive Sam Dixon about some of the changes that the charity has been through recently and what that means for the support that we are able to offer people in the region, living with and beyond cancer.

]]> In our first episode, we hear from our Chief Executive Sam Dixon about some of the changes that the charity has been through recently and what that means for the support that we are able to offer people in the region, living with and beyond cancer.

]]> Weston Park Cancer Charity Buzzsprout-2979982 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 572 1 full false