Who’s Who

Richard Berman

Consultant in Supportive & Palliative Care
Dr Berman has been working as Consultant in Supportive & Palliative Care and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Cancer Sciences at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Europe’s largest single-site cancer centre, since 2006.  His main clinical interest is in supportive care in cancer care (supportive oncology). He has written several key papers on the topic. His […]

Elaine Tomlins

Consultant nurse and lead cancer nurse
She  is a founding member of the United Kingdom Association of Supportive Cancer Care and acts as treasurer. Elaine has been a cancer nurse for over 30 years.  She held positions of clinical lecturer in the New South Wales College of Nursing and was invited to help set up a bone marrow transplant programme in Kuala […]

Dan Monnery

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dan Monnery is a consultant in palliative medicine and clinical lead for palliative and supportive care at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool. He is the national lead for Enhanced Supportive Care (ESC) within the UK Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (UKASCC), having been the NHS England national clinical advisor from 2021-22. His clinical […]

Ben Heyworth

Project Manager/Honorary Lecturer/Charity Director
Ben Heyworth has a portfolio career which includes working at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, responsible for managing work around Personalised Care, Survivorship, Supportive Oncology, Radiotherapy Education, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and has worked at the Trust for over 20 years. He is also the Director of a Charity, Arts for Health Milton Keynes, […]

How to become a member

UKASSC welcomes anybody with an interest in Supportive Care in Cancer to join as a member. Membership is currently free. Please register your interest by clicking on the link below and filling in the simple and confidential online form. We look forward to meeting you.