How we help
Friends of ANCHOR has served oncology and haematology patients throughout the North-east of Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, since the ANCHOR Unit opened in 1997.
Run by a small team and stewarded by a committee comprised of senior representatives from the ANCHOR Unit wards and clinics, and the business community, the charity’s founding aim was, and remains to this day, to provide the best possible treatment, care and support to patients.
In the last five years alone, Friends of ANCHOR has invested £4m directly into research, equipment and wellbeing within the Foresterhill Health Campus. Read on to find out more about these investments.

Research
Funding research, undertaken by academics and scientists in Aberdeen, to push the boundaries in the fight against cancer and haematology conditions.
An annual commitment of up to
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to fund multiple pilot research projects to help grow the foundations of our knowledge of cancer and diseases of the blood, to produce initial data and results to attract large-scale research funding


Our clinical fellowships are granted for a period of up to
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to support fellows through their research endeavours
Our latest fellow, Kirsten Laws, had an investment of
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to investigate the effects of oxygen levels within lung cancer cells to target treatment more effectively

Equipment
Investing in the latest technology to continually develop and improve cancer diagnosis and treatment
The continued support of the latest diagnostic equipment including a spend totalling
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for the Head and Neck Clinic in funding endoscopes and laryngoscopes


Nuclear Medicine investment brought a first for Scotland last year with funding totalling over
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to equip the department with a radiopharmaceutical dose administration system for more effective cancer diagnosis and treatment
Supporting the Gastroenterology department to the tune of
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for advanced diagnosis and treatment for patients with upper intestinal cancers

Wellbeing
Offering additional care, comfort and support to patients during their time at the ANCHOR unit
Annual patient wellbeing services and provision totalling an average of
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Staff wellbeing promoted through development opportunities, clinical scholarships and recognition initiatives


The Friends of ANCHOR committee
The committee is comprised of senior representatives from the ANCHOR Unit wards and clinics, and the business community

James S Milne
CBE, DL, DHC, Hon DBA, Hon FRIAS
Chairman & Trustee
CBE, DL, DHC, Hon DBA, Hon FRIAS
Chairman & Trustee

Louise Bennett
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 310, ANCHOR Unit
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 310, ANCHOR Unit

Donna Donaldson
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 307, ANCHOR Unit
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 307, ANCHOR Unit

Steve Gibb
Public Relations Manager
Balmoral Group
Public Relations Manager
Balmoral Group

Prof. Michael Greaves
Retired Professor of Haematology and Honorary Clinical Haematologist
Retired Professor of Haematology and Honorary Clinical Haematologist

Dr Andy Hutcheon
Retired Oncologist,
Vice Chairman & Trustee
Retired Oncologist,
Vice Chairman & Trustee

Sarah-Jane Hogg
Fundraising and PR Manager,
Friends of ANCHOR & Trustee
Fundraising and PR Manager,
Friends of ANCHOR & Trustee

Dr Al Lawrie
Consultant
Haematologist
Consultant
Haematologist

Bill Main
Balmoral Group Financial
Director & Trustee
Balmoral Group Financial
Director & Trustee

Dr Graham Macdonald
Consultant in
Clinical Oncology
Consultant in
Clinical Oncology

Dr Trevor McGoldrick
Consultant Medical
Oncologist
Consultant Medical
Oncologist

Kerry Nolan
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 112, ANCHOR Unit
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 112, ANCHOR Unit

Caty Smith
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 114, ANCHOR Unit
Senior Charge Nurse
Ward 114, ANCHOR Unit

Prof. Henry Watson
Consultant Haematologist,
Haemophilia Centre Director & Trustee
Consultant Haematologist,
Haemophilia Centre Director & Trustee