We are delighted to announce that Kate Farnell won the People’s Award at the Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Awards on 8th October.

Oncology consultants, surgeons, nurses and pharmacists from all over the UK attended the Birmingham Science Museum to witness the unveiling of the winners of the first ever national P5 Excellence in Oncology Awards.

The P5 Awards were created by the British Oncological Association (BOA), with an educational grant provided by Pfizer Oncology, to recognise and reward innovation and best practice in oncology management, education and care in the United Kingdom (UK). The awards ceremony was opened by BOA’s President, Professor Robert Coleman, and hosted by ITV’s news presenter, Nicholas Owen.

Professor Coleman, Chair of the Judging Committee, was thrilled with the success of the awards: “Being a part of these awards has been truly inspirational. We received a high number of exceptional entries, and it really was fantastic to see the great work that is going on in the British oncology arena”.

Kate was nominated by her Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Dr U K Mallick, and Nurse Consultant, Maria Vincent – both members of the Cancer Care Team at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care at Newcastle General Hospital.

On 20th May 2006 the ‘Butterfly Baby’ got married (so-called because she was the first and youngest patient to be supported by Butterfly North East).

Katherine and Stephen said “I do” on Saturday 20th May at St Charles’ Church in Gosforth.

A reception at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art on the Quayside was enjoyed by family and friends.

The loved up pair went to Jamaica on honeymoon. They met just three months before Katherine was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer and have been together ever since. A very happy ending!