Name:
Alison Taylor
Job Title:
Nurse Consultant
Organisation / Company:
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Biography:
Alison Taylor is a Nurse Consultant at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre with over 25 years of experience in oncology nursing. Her career spans oncology, haematology, leadership, and advanced clinical practice. She currently leads acute oncology services across Cheshire and Merseyside, supporting cancer patients who become acutely unwell in local hospitals.
A committed advocate for patients with malignancy of unknown origin (MUO) and cancer of unknown primary (CUP), Alison has driven service improvements for this group for more than 13 years. She sits on the board of the UK Acute Oncology Society and chairs it’s MUO subgroup. Her research involvement includes associate principal investigator roles for the CUP COMP and EGG CUP genomic trials. She is also part of the Cheshire and Merseyside urgent cancer care programme board, winners of the 2025 Nursing Times Team of the Year.
Alison recently completed a Churchill Fellowship exploring psychological support for CUP. She is also a member of the World Cancer of Unknown Primary Alliance expert panel and is pursuing a professional doctorate focused on the lived experience of CUP diagnosis.