Yvonne Francis

Clinical nurse specialist - myeloproliferative
Haematology nursing
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Physician Haematology
Biography

Yvonne started work as a junior nurse in the haematology team at Guys and St Thomas’ in 2000. She became sister of the day unit at St Thomas’ before taking on her current role in 2007. Yvonne works closely with Dr Harrison and Dr Radia reviewing and managing patients with myeloproliferative disorders and provides all patients starting treatment with oral and written information and monitoring. She runs a nurse led venesection clinic for patients with secondary erythrocytosis, haemochromatosis and other conditions requiring venesections and aims to start a telephone monitoring clinic for stable patients in the near future. Education and training: BSc cancer nursing, King's College London (2004); postgraduate diploma in advanced nursing practice, King's College London (2011)

Research Intrest

Myeloproliferative disorders, haemochromatosis, secondary / idiopathic erythrocytosis, therapeutic venesections