Sandra Campbell FRCN

Sandra Campbell is a Retired NHS Forth Valley Macmillan Nurse Consultant in Cancer and Palliative Care. Sandra had been awarded the President of the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Lifetime Achievement Award for dedication to cancer and palliative care nursing which was ‘presented’ at their recent virtual conference. Sandra recently retired from her post at the end of November 2021. Commenting on her many years of service in Forth Valley, she said: “I have had a fantastic nursing career and worked with so many amazing people but this last year has been the saddest for me with the impact of Covid. I am in awe of the human spirit but this pandemic has been a tragedy for many beyond belief.”

Sandra Campbell latest strategic role allowed her to fulfill a vision of really making a difference in patient care – by working with many teams and providing leadership on initiatives in cancer and palliative care at the local and national levels. This role included expert practice, leadership and consultancy, education and research, and service development. She was privileged to be the UK Clinical Lead for End of Life Care on an RCN project in 2014-15 and to perform the role of National Clinical Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care in Scotland for two years, one day per week between April 2017 and April 2019.

Sandra also studied at the Doctorate level for five years and was a UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Board member since 2014. She was also on the Board of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC) and the Committee of the RCN Pain and Palliative Care Forum. In addition, Sandra has also received awards from the RCN and Macmillan in recognition for her amazing work in cancer and palliative care. Furthermore, Sandra also identified a gap in palliative and end-of-life care for patients in the community and, in 2019, was successful in securing funding for a Macmillan Project which offered person-centered personal and end-of-life care to people in their own homes. The team of healthcare support workers has built up an excellent relationship with patients, their loved ones, and the community nursing teams throughout Forth Valley. This ensures patients are cared for in their own homes for as long as possible.