Always looking to the needs of their patients, the nursing team at the local Cancer Day Unit approached local charity Withybush Hospital CDU Appeal for help in providing a new information website for patients, their relatives and friends.

As a result, the charity has developed a user-friendly website which aims to put them in touch with the services they may need. Website topics include money matters, equipment loan, access to transport while having treatment, local sources of help, advice and emotional support and many others.

Bernie George, charity trustee, who has developed the site, explained: “I wanted to create something that was simple in layout and brings together the information needed by those who are unwell, but also for those who are supporting a family member or a friend undergoing treatment. The website is now live and can be accessed via Google using a range of gadgets, including laptops, hand-held computers and mobile ’phones.”

Present at the launch was Lyn Neville, local campaigner for cancer services in Pembrokeshire.

Lyn commented: “I know from first experience when you are ill how important it is to know that there are organisations which are there to help you, including our own - Pembrokeshire Cancer Support. The new website is a great local resource which is easy to use and has done the work in sourcing information on topics which matter to cancer patients.”

Staff from the Chemotherapy Day Unit wanted to utilise the technology available and the provision of this website will allow patients, relatives and carers to access appropriate information and support from reputable sources.

Staff have commented that the charity has listened very carefully to what they wanted to set up and provide for their patients and kipp.tips will now signpost patients easily to any further information they may require before, during and after their treatment in the day unit.

Staff also asked the charity to work on the provision of a paper based version of the website which is now available in the day unit for those who are not into computers.

The website can be visited at www.kipp.tips