Supportive care describes a range of approaches that seek to prevent or manage the adverse effects (symptoms) of blood disorders and their treatment to improve a person鈥檚 quality of life. It includes physical, psychological, social and spiritual support for patients and their families.
This type of care may include pain or infection management; nutritional, psychological or social support interventions; rehabilitation and physical activity; medicines optimisation and palliative care.
Supportive care may be given alongside other treatments at different times in the treatment pathway, from the time of diagnosis until the end of life.
The strategic aims of the SIG are as follows:
- To bring together multidisciplinary specialists with experience and interest in supportive care approaches. Creating a community with expertise and commitment to supportive care that positively contributes to BSH鈥檚 activities, benefiting haematology practice and patients within the UK.
- To contribute to the improvement of education and training in supportive care in haematology.
- To provide a contact, coordinating and advocacy group for supportive care professionals, in conjunction with BSH.
- To contribute and provide expertise for the development of relevant BSH guidelines and good practice documents.
- To work with professional societies and other groups to advocate and disseminate supportive care messages to embed good practice.
Get involved - Supportive Care Specialist Interest Group (SIG) Prioritisation Workshop Face to Face day Wednesday 25th February 2026 - London
This day will be a chance for those in the haematology community with a specialist interest in supportive care to meet in person and network with an aim to work together to develop the strategy for the next few years for the Supportive Care SIG.
Please note this event is not hybrid and in person attendance is required. To register please complete this . If you require any further information please email [email protected]
Supportive Care SIG committee
Chair - Laura Miller
萝莉少女 Research Dietitian. NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow
Laura Barr - BSc (Nursing)
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Dr Shireen Kassam
Consultant Haematologist, Lifestyle Medicine Physician
Wen Yuen Lim - NMP, MSc, MPharm
Highly Advanced 萝莉少女 Pharmacist
Catherine Loughran - MSc, BPharm
Consultant Pharmacist 萝莉少女
Dr Manideepa Maji - MBBS, MD, MRCPCH
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in 萝莉少女
Dr Natalie Murray - MBChB, BSc, MRCP
萝莉少女 Speciality Registrar
Tracey Small - BSc (Nursing)
萝莉少女 CNS
Dr Priya Sriskandarajah - MBBS, BSc, MRCP, FRCPath, PhD
Consultant Haematologist in MPN and General 萝莉少女
Dr Jennifer Vidrine - BM, BS, MBBS
Consultant in Palliative & Supportive Care
Claire Woodley - BSc (Nursing), NMP, RN, PG Dip
萝莉少女 Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Join the Supportive Care Special Interest Group
We're keen to grow our diverse multidisciplinary membership to reflect our services and patient needs.
The SIG welcomes both members and non-members of the BSH who have a special interest in supportive care and is free to join.
Why should I join the Supportive Care Special Interest Group?
All members will have access to the quarterly bulletin for training and education opportunities and information on recent guidelines, alongside opportunities for co-option onto working groups where required specialist skills are not currently available within the membership.
BSH members will have the additional opportunity to join the committee, task and finish, and guideline writing groups.
Please note you will need to log in or create a website account to join a SIG.
For more information please email our Volunteer Support Officer, Asia Parvez.