The Cancer Team
Clinical Team
The children’s oncology team consists of the core and extended Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) members and include the following:
Core MDT Members
| Dr Jo Ponnampalam | Consultant Paediatrician/Lead Paediatric Oncology |
| Dr Adeeb Ahmed | Consultant Paediatrician/Deputy Lead |
| Kate Stanton | Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist Paediatric Oncology |
| Holly Woolsey | Deputy Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist (full-time) |
| Rosalind Howe | Paediatric Pharmacist |
| Dr Bob Budd/Dr Louise Morgan | Consultant Clinical Psychologists |
| Helen Collingwood | MDT Coordinator/Oncology Senior Medical Secretary |
| Marie Brett | Support Secretary |
Extended MDT members
- Dr Hamish Lyall /Dr Suzanne Docherty (Consultant Haematologist)
- Emily Coby (Paediatric Dietitian) Lauren O’Hanlon
And representatives from the following areas:
The Nook Children’s Hospice, Children’s Community Nursing team, Children’s Day Ward, Buxton Ward, Play Specialists, Hospital Chaplaincy.

