Lesley Howells speaks to ecancer at the 2019 UKONS meeting in Telford about maintaining the emotional safety of both patients and healthcare professionals.

She explains the approach for supporting patients and healthcare professionals is the same and discusses the support for both palliative patients versus a newly diagnosed patient.

Lesley also discusses some of the signs that healthcare teams should be aware of in order to support their patients effectively.

She concludes by outlining some support networks that are available for patients and nurses.