New video 🚨 Our Chair spoke to Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 to discuss the rise of bowel cancer in young people and what might be causing this. Watch the full video here ➡️ youtu.be/cCgHCHbTbc4

Great to see our video being talked about in the news Yahoo News uk.news.yahoo.com/bowel-cancer-y…

Thanks for featuring our Trustee and her patient in this article Metro metro.co.uk/2025/04/27/fou…

Our Trustee, colorectal surgeon consultant Kat Baker, attended the Mayor of Abingdon’s Making ceremony as the new Mayor kindly chose Occtopus as her charity of the year. We are very grateful to be chosen and wish her every success in her role. #mayorofabingdon MayorOfAbingdon

Thank you, Phil! After joining Occtopus in 2007 as a Trustee and devoting 18 incredible years of dedication, commitment and success to Occtopus, Phil has decided to step down and fully enjoy retirement. We are incredibly grateful for everything Phil has done for Occtopus.

This month we would like to introduce the colorectal stoma specialist nurse, Holly! Holly joined the OUH Colorectal Nursing Team in 2021, she has worked on the Colorectal Ward since 2015, starting as a HCA & qualifying as a nurse in 2020. Thank you for everything Holly!

The next OUH bowel cancer health and wellbeing event is tomorrow! Come along to Maggie’s Oxford if you are a bowel cancer patient in Oxford and want a safe space to talk to the nurses and other patients about living well post diagnosis Maggie's Oxford

🍦 We wanted to keep the colorectal team at OUH cool in the heat by treating them to ice creams to keep them going. Thanks to all of the colorectal team for everything you do - these are just a token of everyone’s appreciation! #colorectal #colorectalnurse #ouh

We’re very excited that four members of the @ouhospitals colorectal team are taking part in the Oxford Half Marathon to fundraise for Occtopus! You can support Kat, Ed, Bruce and Laura on this link. Good luck team @ouhospitals Colorectal 💪🏃🏿‍♂️ justgiving.com/page/oxford-co…

☀️ As the hot weather continues this summer, we wanted to give another little treat to the colorectal team at The Churchill Hospital to show our appreciation and to keep them going in this heat. Thanks for all you do 🍦

OUH Annual Public Meeting & Members' Meeting Thursday 18 September 5.30-8pm Tingewick Hall, JR OX3 9DU Talks on a baby 'born twice' and enhancing cancer care Register via: eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-publi… For further details / to submit questions: [email protected] | 01865 231472

Oxford #Stoma Patient Open Day Saturday 13 September 10.00am - 2.00pm Tingewick Hall, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital An open day held by the specialist nursing team. Drop in to meet other #ostomates, talk to the stoma nurses and see what stoma products are available.

We will be there! Come and say hello to us #stoma #colorectal #oxford

2 days to go OUH Salts Healthcare Ltd #stoma

We are at the Salts Healthcare Ltd stoma open day at OUH today. Come and say hello 👋

Thanks for featuring us Oxford News thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/25452480.…

Thanks for writing about our colorectal team running the Oxford Half Marathon for us Oxford Mail oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25452480.…

Only a few weeks to go until the Oxford Half in our glorious city! Big shout out to the colorectal consultant team who are swapping scrubs for trainers. You can donate to the team here: justgiving.com/page/oxford-co…

Best of luck to Amin who is running the Oxford Half this weekend. You can support him by donating to his page here: justgiving.com/fundraising/br… #donatetocharity #charity #fundraise

What a day! Thank you SO MUCH to our incredible team of Occtopus runners who completed the Oxford Half Marathon yesterday. They collectively raised over £7,000 for local colorectal patients which is just amazing.