Teenage Cancer Trust

Every single day in the UK, up to six teenagers or young adults - between the ages of 13 and 24 - will be told that they have cancer; they put their life on hold, just as it is starting to take off. In the midst of their already difficult journey to adulthood, these young people suddenly face a possibly life-threatening illness. A teenager under 16 is likely to be treated in a paediatric ward, alongside children and toddlers, while a teen who is over that age can expect treatment in an adult ward with elderly patients.

The Excell Group has a long standing association with TCT and, from the outset, have recognised that Internet based technologies which would enable secure, person to person communication, which are simple yet far reaching in their capabilities, would be of significant practical and financial benefit to the Trust. It has been a logical progression for Excell to be engaged at the cutting edge of delivery of systems, services and applications to support the charity's efforts to help teenage cancer patients and reduce telephony costs at the same time.

Delivering head office technology was only the starting point for Excell, networking new units together to support a broad range of Internet based applications became of strategic importance. The next step for Excell is to provide voice and data solutions at new units in Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, Liverpool and Addenbrooks Hospital in Cambridge. The data network enables conference calls between units at no cost to the Trust. This has not only driven down the cost of advanced communications for TCT, it also has also allowed the Trust to be able to reflect the PCT's vision of "a better experience" for each cancer patient.

Excell Group are proud to help the TCT find an answer to a substantial problem. Using technological know-how, combined with a firm desire to help and support young people affected by cancer, teenagers can now benefit from better advice, support and disease management, even after treatment has ended, in the hope of a long term recovery.

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