Hazel is originally from the Philippines. She works at Northumbria NHS Trust for over 21 years. Hazel has started her career in specialist nursing as a Stoma Care Nurse Specialist, Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialist and currently a Clinical Endoscopist trained to perform Upper GI and Lower GI endoscopy. Hazel is a Non - Medical Prescriber. She has led a Service Improvement Project on Patient Information. She has co-published articles on Review of Patient Information on Colorectal Cancer Patients, The Deborah James Effect on cancer referral and Barriers to Non- Medical Prescribing. She has recently been awarded Best Free Paper Prize in UEG 2025, Berlin. Currently facilitate 2ww cancer referrals via triage and nurse -led telephone clinic.