Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to our staff, patients and visitors 🎄🎅

We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday, and a big thank you to all those working during the festive period!

19/12/2025

Industrial action is taking place 🚨

Please contact NHS 111 for care advice or visit your local pharmacy first for minor conditions ☎️

More information is available here 👇

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

18/12/2025

During industrial action, our emergency department (ED) will be prioritising patients that need urgent care

To reduce wait times, please:

Contact NHS 111 first https://111.nhs.uk ☎️

Visit your GP or pharmacy with less serious injuries

Only attend ED in an emergency 🏥

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this time

More information can be found here 👇

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

17/12/2025

The resident doctors industrial action began today 🚨

It’s important to still seek medical help if you, or someone you care about, needs it during industrial action.

Please continue to use 999 and our emergency department for life or limb-threatening illnesses or injury. You can also use NHS 111 online and community services, like GPs and pharmacies, which will be open as usual for help and advice 💻 💊

Thank you for your patience and support.

More information can be found here 👇

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

16/12/2025

Upcoming industrial action 🚨

Please be aware of planned industrial action from 7am on Wednesday 17 December and until 7am on Monday 22 December 📅

Appointments and operations are going ahead as planned - please attend at your scheduled time, unless we contact you.

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

08/12/2025

We were delighted to welcome a group of Sky engineers who spent their corporate volunteering days with us at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, supporting our nature recovery ranger, Susannah.

Together, they rolled up their sleeves to clear overgrown areas, remove old debris, and prepare the ground for a new community allotment garden, a space we hope will bring joy and connection to patients, families, and staff.

For many of the engineers, who usually work alone, it was also a chance to catch up, socialise, and enjoy working side‑by‑side on something that makes a real difference.

“It was great spending the day together helping out a cause that really matters. It was such a rewarding experience, amazing to see everyone come together to support people going through a tough time. The team and I are really proud of what we achieved!”

We’re so grateful for their energy, teamwork, and hard work in helping us care for the green spaces that mean so much to those receiving treatment and to our staff.

02/12/2025

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This week is Grief Awareness Week, and a chance to recognise how any type of loss can affect our wellbeing.

There’s no right or wrong way to feel — grief affects everyone differently.

If you're finding things difficult, there’s support that can help.

➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-bereavement-loss/

02/12/2025

We're really pleased to congratulate Chirag Lakhani, Superintendent radiotherapy radiographer and the head and neck cancer multidisciplinary team at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre for being awarded the British Institute of Radiology/Bayer 'Make it better' service award.

The team at Mount Vernon Cancer centre has been recognised for their innovative work based on implementing a 17-day pathway for patients being treated for head and neck cancer with radical radiotherapy, when radiotherapy is used to try to cure the cancer as opposed to treating symptoms. This is a key metric linked to improved patient outcomes.

Congratulations Chirag and the cancer centre team - thank you for all your hard work, making a difference to patients being treated for cancer and reducing delays.

01/12/2025

We're so excited to share with you that the trust has been named Gold Winner for Best Community Impact and Highly Commended in Volunteering Excellence at the 2025 Impact Awards.

This recognition highlights the incredible dedication of our staff and volunteers, who go above and beyond to support patients, families, and our community. 💗

Thank you to everyone who makes a difference every day, together, we’re showing what accountability, compassion, and positive impact look like in action.

25/11/2025

At the NHS, we want to make sure patients have a good experience of care. Getting feedback from patients helps us improve and give patients what they need.

If you were treated for cancer during April, May, June 2025, you may be invited to take part in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey. If you are invited, you will get a letter with more information.

Please have your say 📢 Your answers will help the NHS make cancer care better.

For more information on the survey, please visit www.ncpes.co.uk

20/11/2025

The trust livestreamed this month’s public board meeting on Wednesday 19 November. If you would like to watch back the board livestream recording it, is available via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/W7q4xJQPNW4

You can find out more about the trust Board, including Board members, meeting dates, agendas and papers on our website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/about/board/

15/11/2025

During industrial action, our emergency department (ED) will be prioritising patients that need urgent care

To reduce wait times, please:

Contact NHS 111 first https://111.nhs.uk ☎️

Visit your GP or pharmacy with less serious injuries

Only attend ED in an emergency 🏥

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this time

More information can be found here

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals