Personalised Care Lead & Cancer Improvement Facilitator
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust
Leah Morgan is the Personalised Care & Cancer Improvement Facilitator at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals (SaTH) NHS Trust, supporting people living with and beyond cancer. Leah Morgan graduated with a Degree (with hons) of Bachelor Science in Nursing Practice and after working as an acute oncology and sepsis clinical nurse specialist at The Christie, Manchester, she moved to Shropshire to develop her career in managing projects to support people affected by cancer as part of the Recovery Package. Initially Macmillan funded and whilst developing her project management skills through gaining PRINCE2 qualifications, she spent four years working with both clinical and non-clinical teams at SaTH, developing award winning resources and support pathways for people living with and beyond cancer as part of the Personalised Care agenda in the NHS Long Term Plan. Now fully employed by the Trust, she continues to develop the programme through developing strong relationships within Primary Care and other community sectors. She now works with a number of charities and organisations to support new initiatives throughout Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, supporting a holistic approach to the person’s care. Within her Cancer Improvement Facilitator role, she continues to highlight areas of improvement and work to embed actions alongside colleagues in all care sectors. She is involved in a number of projects including being a member on the UKONS MIG for living with and beyond cancer and a keen member of the team looking at how improvements can be made as part of the psychosocial strategy within Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.