Jonathan is proud of the care he gives to cancer patients

My name is Jonathan Brack and I’ve been a Pretreatment Radiographer at Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre for the last five years.

I didn’t know I wanted to be a Radiographer until I got to the letter R in the UCAS book. I saw what the course involved and I thought, I can do that, talking to people all day and helping them. I knew a few people who’d died of cancer too, so it all seemed to fit into place.

A big part of my job is keeping people still. So being able to make them feel relaxed is important. I try to have a laugh with them and I don’t take myself too seriously.

No-one wants to feel like they’re being treated by a robot.

They want someone who can relate to them when they’re at their most vulnerable. That’s what I pride myself on. And that’s what motivates me to get out of bed in the morning.

I want patients to feel like they’re my priority for the half an hour that I see them. Because they are. Completely.

The support we get from Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity is incredible. The funds they raise help patients get the best possible care, improve their outcomes and reduce their side effects.

Radiotherapy equipment costs a lot. We’re talking millions, you know.

But they don’t just raise money for obvious things like CT scanners. They run a free will-writing programme. This would normally cost a packet but the online solicitors do it for free - you just give a donation to Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity. 

They also helped get young adults off the general wards and into their own unit; so they’d feel less vulnerable during their treatment. Now they have their own rooms and showers, pool tables, a cinema room and loads of staff. A proper home from home, if you like.

Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity make a real difference to people’s lives.

You can too, with a donation.

Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity supports all patients and services within Bristol NHS Foundation Trust . We make your donation go as far as possible by using it in the area of greatest need at your hospitals.

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