Claire Taylor MBE, Chief Nursing Officer
About Claire
Claire has been a cancer nurse for over 25 years and was awarded an MBE in February 2020 for services to colorectal cancer nursing.
Claire is particularly interested in developing and retaining the cancer workforce, the consequences of cancer and its treatment, advanced colorectal cancer surgery, prehabilitation, as well as personalised care and championing the voice of people with lived experience.
Claire's role
Claire joined Macmillan as Chief Nursing Officer in June 2022, where she co-leads the organisation’s Centre of Clinical Expertise, which is responsible for connecting with healthcare professionals delivering cancer care and gathering clinical insight to support the charity’s work.
Alongside this, Claire works as Senior Nurse in Oncology at London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust leading on the delivery of personalised cancer care across the Trust.
Career and credentials
Claire worked as a Macmillan Nurse Consultant for 8 years supporting patients having complex pelvic cancer surgery and previously as a Clinical Nurse Specialist specialising in palliative care and colorectal cancer.
Claire has also lectured in cancer and gastro-intestinal nursing at King’s College in London for almost 10 years, where she also did a PHD in philosophy and completed her thesis on the process of recovery following colorectal cancer surgery.
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The non-work stuff
Claire lives in Hertfordshire with her husband, two daughters and Loki – a Finnish Lapphund. Claire has travelled the world on cycling adventures, from Borneo and Cambodia to Cuba and Madagascar.
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