Mary is a Consultant Nurse in Genomics in Berkshire Cancer Centre - Royal Berkshire NHS Trust and Visiting Lecturer at the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London.  

She is also a member of the Advocacy Working Group of the European Oncology Nursing Society. Mary has been a registered nurse in the UK since 2000 including years at the Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in various clinical cancer nursing and cancer research nursing roles. She completed Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila and a specialist Cancer Nursing Diploma from the Royal Marsden School, London.  

Mary has a Master of Science in Nursing Research and Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Education obtained from King’s College London. She is also a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.  Mary is committed to supporting student nurses and early career cancer nurses. An NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship awardee, Mary completed her PhD in 2023 also at King’s College London winning Outstanding Thesis Prize.  

Her research interests are supportive care in cancer, CIPN and co-design methodology. Mary has authored book chapters and published in peer-reviewed healthcare and nursing journals. She has been invited as expert speaker for topics relevant to cancer care and had presented in national, European, and international conferences.

Emma is a highly experienced healthcare professional with nearly 30 years’ experience in the NHS, having worked across four NHS Trusts in a variety of senior and specialist roles. Her career has included positions as a Ward Sister, Research Nurse leading clinical trials, and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers. For the past four years, she has led the development and delivery of the Oncology Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation Service at the Royal Berkshire Foundation NHS Trust. 

A key highlight of Emma’s work has been the design and implementation of the Oncology Prehabilitation Service at the Royal Berkshire Foundation NHS Trust. She led the service from concept through to delivery, identifying patient need, developing clinical pathways, securing stakeholder engagement, and embedding the service within existing oncology care. Building on its success, Emma and her team are now working in collaboration with the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance (TVCA) to support the rollout of this service across the Alliance, helping to ensure consistent, high-quality prehabilitation support for cancer patients across the region. 

Alongside her clinical leadership, Emma has developed strong collaborative relationships with a wide range of local charities. She is currently a Trustee of My Cancer My Choices, bringing valuable insight into the charity sector and effectively bridging this knowledge with the strategic priorities and operational focus of her NHS Trust. Emma is deeply committed to a holistic, patient-centred approach to care, empowering individuals to make informed and personalised choices throughout their cancer journey. 

Outside of her professional role, Emma enjoys spending time with her family, has volunteered for over 17 years training Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, and is also an enthusiastic cold-water swimmer.

Lisa has been working in healthcare for 25 years, across the public and private sector in the UK, Ireland and the US. She has 15 years’ experience as a dietitian, with a background in oncology, having previously worked in Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary surgery at Hammersmith Hospital, Head & Neck Oncology at University College London Hospital, and in specialist Radiotherapy centres in the UK and Ireland. 

She has worked at the Royal Berkshire Hospital since 2020, and joined the Prehabilitiation team in Sept 2024. Lisa is interested in service development, continuous improvement, and building care networks, to optimise the patient experience and to support healthcare professionals in providing efficient, effective and consistent patient care.