Currently we are accepting referrals for patients with newly diagnosed colorectal (bowel) cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, or kidney cancer, who are being treated with curative intent. Referrals are received from the relevant Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team.

The service consists of three components: physical activity, nutritional advice and mental health and wellbeing support.

Patients can be seen at any point in their treatment journey, but ideally straight after diagnosis.

• Patients are brought into clinic and assessed for their individual needs for physical activity, nutrition and emotional wellbeing. Depending on a patient’s needs they will be offered universal, targeted, or specialist interventions for each of the three components.
• A personalised plan will be given to each patient. Based on their needs they will be invited to take part in group exercise classes, workshops, have a one-to-one appointment with a physiotherapist, dietitian or psychologist, or be given online or printed out resources.
• During a patient’s cancer treatment, the Active Together team will stay in touch and offer further support based on a patient’s tolerance to treatment.
• After a patient has completed their cancer treatment, they are brought back to clinic to assess their current needs. The aim is to understand how to best support a patient’s physical, nutritional and wellbeing needs.

After the rehabilitation phase, the team will help patients independently manage their physical, nutritional, and emotional wellbeing in the future, by signposting them to continued support and resources.

From left to right: Matt Ball, Dr Tamsin Gregory, Ebony Plews, Fatimah Mahmood, Nick Bergin, Alison Haworth and Dr Callum Rodgers

We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of Physiotherapists, Dietitians, a Psychologist, and a Consultant Anaesthetist.

All the members of Active Together team have expertise and experience in supporting cancer patients with their physical, nutritional, and emotional wellbeing during their cancer treatment.

We work alongside the CNS teams and the wider medical and surgical oncology teams at Airedale General Hospital.

The members of the Airedale Active Together team are:

• Nick Bergin, Therapy Manager
• Alison Haworth, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
• Matt Ball, Specialist Physiotherapist
• Fatimah Mahmood, Specialist Dietitian
• Dr Callum Rodgers, Clinical Psychologist
• Dr Tamsin Gregory, Clinical Lead Consultant Anaesthetist
• Ebony Plews, Project Coordinator

Our clinics are located in:

Skipton General Hospital, Keighley Rd, Skipton, BD23 2RJ

Keighley leisure centre, Hard Ings Rd, Victoria Park View, Keighley, BD21 3JN

Bingley canalside, 2 Kingsway, Bingley, BD16 4RP

Ilkley coronation hospital, Springs Ln, Ilkley, LS29 8TG

Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Rd, Steeton, Keighley, BD20 6TD

Exercise classes are:

Highfield community centre, 21 Drewry Rd, Keighley, BD21 2QG

Skipton leisure and wellbeing hub, 21 Gargrave Rd, Skipton, BD23 1UD

St Margaret’s chuch hall, Queen’s Rd, Ilkley, LS29 9QL

Keighley leisure centre, Hard Ings Rd, Victoria Park View, Keighley, BD21 3JN

Gym sessions are:

Skipton leisure and wellbeing hub, 21 Gargrave Rd, Skipton, BD23 1UD

Keighley leisure centre, Hard Ings Rd, Victoria Park View, Keighley, BD21 3JN

Ilkley lawn tennis and squash club, Stourton Rd, Ilkley, LS29 9BG

The Airedale Active Together team is based at Skipton General Hospital, but the service is delivered across the area covering Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.

You can contact the Airedale Active Together team on:

Telephone: 01756 702323

Email: anhsft.activetogetherairedale@nhs.net

Post: Active Together, Skipton General Hospital, Keighley Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2RJ

Newsletters

Please click the links below to download our Airedale Active Together Newsletters:

Airedale Active Together Newsletter Issue 1 – Summer 2026 – Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Resources

Active Together – Yorkshire Cancer Research

Nutrition after a cancer diagnosis – Yorkshire Cancer Research

Resources – Yorkshire Cancer Research