A multidisciplinary oncology support team for people over 65 years old. We see older people living with cancer as inpatients (Beatson) and outpatients.
Beatson CC - West of Scotland
Joined June 2024
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COPS would like to share our January 2026 Newsletter with you! Written by Clinical Specialist OT Carly Rolston
COPS would like to share our December 2025 Newsletter with you! Written by Clinical Specialist OT Carly Rolston
Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
A nurse-led project allowing nurses from care homes to shadow frailty specialists at a hospital, and vice versa, has been hailed as a great success in helping to improve care and communication.
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Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
@COPSBEATSON A heartfelt thank you to the Beatson Cancer in Older People Service for supporting Be a Santa this year! 🎅🎁
We are so grateful to the dedicated team for their kindness and generosity, and to everyone who has donated to help support this wonderful cause!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our wonderful Santa drive with @InsteadSc 🤍🤍
We are so overwhelmed with the generosity shown by our Beatson colleagues in our Be a Santa to a Senior fundraiser. We’ve been taking donations for one week and have so many lovely gifts to give out. Thank you 🤍🤍 @InsteadSc
Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
👀 Have you seen our new Home for Lunch posters around our hospitals?
We’re asking for your help to get patients home before noon and back to home comforts.
👉 Learn more: nhsggc.scot/nhs-greater-glas…
Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
Prepare for winter – keep an emergency kit at home. Be sure to include, Non-perishable food and water, first aid kit as well as over-the-counter remedies for common seasonal illnesses.
More tips at ready.scot and Self Care and NHS Inform - nhsggc.scot/your-health/righ…
Proud to join @InsteadSc in spreading some Christmas kindness to the older adults we care for. Thank you for supporting this lovely initiative. ✨
We're thrilled to be partnering with @COPSBEATSON for our Be a Santa collection this Christmas!
Thank you for helping us this year - together, we can reach even more older people with a special gift and some Christmas sparkle!
Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
As #SIOG2025 nears its close, one message stands out:
🌍 The world is ageing—and we must be ready to treat older adults with #cancer.
💙 Thank you to everyone driving this mission forward.
#25YearsOfSIOG #GeriatricOncology #HealthyAgeing
Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
#SIOG2025 is coming to a close. ❄️💙
Three days of science, collaboration & community in Ghent—thank you all.
Next stop: #Valencia 🇪🇸
We return in 2026 to keep advancing #GeriatricOncology, together. ☀️
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#SIOG2026 #25YearsOfSIOG
Really enjoying these wonderful speakers and topics at @SIOGorg 2025 - can’t wait to link in with the AHPs and teams we’ve met to implement and trial new ideas 💡 🤍 #siog2025 @YoungSIOG
Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
✨ #SIOG2025 opens today in Ghent — 25 years of SIOG and a community committed to better #CancerCare for older adults.
For a quarter century, we’ve connected research, practice, and people around the world.
Here’s to what comes next. 💙
#SIOG25 #GeriatricOncology
Presenting our evaluation of COPS at SIOG 2025. Our findings show improved treatment adherence, earlier ID of functional decline, better support for complex needs & cost savings for cancer services. #SIOG2025
An important step in building an evidence base for OT in geri-oncology. #SIOG2025
Cancer Older Peoples Service WOS Cancer Centre retweeted
Excited to announce the #InnovationAward finalists at this year’s #HealthAwards25!
Recognising creativity and forward-thinking that transform health and care across Scotland. Congratulations to all our #finalists!
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