The organisation of the centre is based on the existing structures of its partners, and they are all represented on the board of UCCC. The board makes long-term and strategic decisions for the centre and is supported by a working committee and a research committee. The board’s decisions are executed by the director and the operational team.

Collaboration with patients and their families takes place at various levels within UCCC and has been formalised through the centre’s Patient and Family Advisory Council. Research is continuously evaluated by a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), which has a broad base of expertise in basic, translational, and clinical research.

Board

The centre is led by a board comprising representatives from the hospital’s management, its departments, Uppsala University, and RCC, Regional Cancer Centre. The board works on the centre’s strategic issues, and with senior decision-makers from each respective entity as representatives; the board has full decision-making authority regarding the centre’s overall issues. The board meets four times a year, and the chair is responsible for convening the meetings.

Chair

Marianne van Rooijen, Hospital Director at Uppsala University Hospital, specialist physician in gynecology and obstetrics.

Centre Manager

Ingrid Glimelius, Senior Consultant and Professor in Oncology and Epidemiology, Chair of the Local Cancer Council in Region Uppsala.

Centre Coordinator

Alexandra Karström, Deputy Head of the Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Centre Coordinator

Maria Andersson Ödman, Deputy Head of the Department of Hematology and Oncology, PhD in Molecular Biology with a focus on cancer research.

Centre Coordinator

Lina Gifting, intensive care nurse and project manager

Operational Director

Gunilla Wahlstrom, Head of production at Uppsala University Hospital, specialist physician internal medicine

Medical Director, Surgery

Bengt Isaksson, Head of the Department of Surgery and Urology, Senior Consultant, and Adjunct Professor in Surgery.

Medical Director, Oncology

Henrik Lindman, Head of the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Senior Consultant, and Associate Professor in Oncology.

Chief Financial Officer

Ebba Öhlund, Business Controller.

Head of Research and Chair of the Research Committee

Eva Tiensuu Janson, Senior Consultant and Professor in Medicine, rector's advisor for research at Uppsala University.

Head of Quality

Johan Lugnegård, Senior Consultant in Cardiology, Chief Physician at Uppsala University Hospital.

Nurse Director

Marie Sjödin, Chief Nurse at Uppsala University Hospital.

University Representative

Gunilla Enblad, Senior Consultant and Professor in Oncology.

RCC Representative

Sandra Irenius, Specialist in Oncology.

Chair of Patient and Family Advisory Council (Patient och närståenderåd, PNR)

Kim Höglund

Working Committee

The Working Committee acts as an extension and preparatory body of the board. Its tasks include setting the agenda, preparing presentation materials, and providing decision-making support for board meetings. It also plans and follows up on development projects decided by the board.

Members:

Ingrid Glimelius, Centre Manager
Henrik Lindman, Medical Director, Oncology
Bengt Isaksson, Medical Director, Surgery
Johan Lugnegård, Head of Quality
Eva Tiensuu Janson, Head of Research
Maria Andersson Ödman, Centre Coordinator
Alexandra Karström, Centre Coordinator
Lina Gifting, Centre Coordinator