Being part of the public sector hospitals, the medical and nursing staff have limited access to funds to attend conferences and meetings, or purchase books and journals, etc. We have provided some support to assist them in this area.

We have also supported training courses for various staff, some of which have been registered for CPD points.

The specialist treatment centres are under-resourced by generally accepted standards, and the childhood cancer units are regarded as one of the most emotionally stressful places for a doctor or nurse to work. It is our long-term aim to be able to provide funding to supplement the existing staff (as is done in many countries, such as the UK, by various charitable organisations).

This would potentially cover the range of staff in the units, including doctors, nurses, social workers / psychologists, and support staff for clerical, data capture or research work.