Meet The Team | Bolton Macmillan Cancer Information & Support

Your local information and support team

Sue Summerfield

Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service Manager Sue qualified as a nurse in 1990 and has over 20yrs experience of working within cancer care. Sue was a Macmillan Lung Cancer Nurse before working as a Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service Manager. Sue Joined the Bolton Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service in December 2014, and feels very privileged to be part of a much needed service. Sue has trained as a ‘Hope course’ facilitator, which is a course that supports people following cancer treatment and helps people overcome some of the issues that cancer and its treatment brings. Sue is passionate about providing a high quality information & support service that meets the needs of people affected by cancer.

Kelly Gordon

Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service Manager Kelly joined Macmillan in 2015 following 12 years with the Ambulance Service as a Paramedic. Kelly is passionate about supporting people affected by cancer and proud to be part of the Cancer Information & Support Services in Bolton. Kelly feels very privileged to support patients and their families during difficult times. Kelly also trained as a HOPE Facilitator and enjoys helping patients focus, rediscover their inner strengths and resilience to help them cope emotionally, psychologically and practically moving forward. Kelly is proud to be involved with Bolton People Affected by Cancer, a group of service users that initially helped to set up the MCISS Service and continue to provide valued input and support from a patient point if view.

Emma Davies

Emma joined the team in October 2025. She is a nurse by background and recently worked as a police custody nurse. However, she has mainly spent most of her career working in palliative care within the hospice setting which she enjoyed immensely. Prior to becoming a nurse, she worked in primary care as a Health Trainer in Bolton. This role concentrated on health-related interventions such as stop smoking and nutritional advice. Emma has now decided to follow a different pathway and when she saw the role with Macmillan, she knew that this was the job for her. Emma can draw on her experiences from palliative care but at the same time, she is looking forward to learning new skills and supporting people affected by cancer. Emma has found everyone so welcoming and is very proud to be part of the team.

Sumayya Hassanjee

Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service Assistant, Sumayya, joined the team in July 2023. She has worked for the NHS for many years in various admin roles, before joining Bolton Hospice on reception almost 2 years ago. she thoroughly enjoyed working at the hospice and was delighted when this internal role became available. Sumayya said ” I am excited to join the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Team and am ready and eager to face the new challenges the role will bring.” Sumayya will be based mainly at our Giles House Centre at Bolton Hospice supporting our benefits advisor.

Geri Maguire

Geri joined our team in September 2024. She has worked in the NHS as a dietitian for over ten years, specialising in oncology and haematology dietetics. She has also worked previously for Macmillan as an information and support specialist on the mobile unit that covered the entire North West.

I feel very honoured to work with such a caring and compassionate team. They put the patient and families at the forefront of everything they do. I am passionate about making a difference and being in a career that can help people navigate a really difficult time. It is crucial that quality information and support is available to everyone. It is priority to me that everyone feels supported and has the opportunity access to whatever they need throughout their cancer experience.

Sara Wiper

Sara joined the Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service having previously worked as a Citizens Advice Bureau Adviser for the Health and Wellbeing Team in Salford. She has had extensive experience assisting with the maximisation of benefits for people with long term health conditions. Sara has also worked for a Local Community Led Charity working with hard to reach people to help them access services to improve and maintain health. She is passionate about providing high quality information and advice around benefits and helping people affected by cancer with their finances during such a difficult time.

Lisa Wood

Lisa joined the team in October 2025. Lisa’s background is as a manager within the travel industry. Lisa assists with admin and also support Kelly. Lisa quickly settled in and doing a fantastic job. A great new addition to our team. Welcome to the Team Lisa!

Jackie Wright

Jackie joined our team in January 2023 as Macmillan Information and Support Assistant, having previously worked in University libraries and student support services offering information, advice and a listening ear. She has also worked in a number of primary schools working with the youngest children, so feels her patience and sense of humour have been exercised!

Volunteers

Our team of dedicated volunteers help to support the Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service by each giving an average of 3-4 hours per week. In this time volunteers enable anyone affected by cancer to access emotional support and a listening ear. Our volunteers are at the heart of what we do, and we couldn’t manage without them. By donating a couple of hours of their time each week, our volunteers are ensuring that people affected by cancer in your local community get the right support, at the right time for them. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please see the Get Involved page for more information.

Our Partners

Macmillan Cancer Support has been working in partnership with Bolton Hospice, Bolton People Affected by Cancer and NHS Greater Manchester to develop the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service in Bolton.