Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>Women living with secondary breast cancer (SBC) have a strong need for information about many aspects of their illness.
<p>This article examines the experiences of breast cancer patients who received chemotherapy in their own home compared with those who were treated in hospital.
<p>NHS organisations are going through challenging financial times, in line with government-directed financial and structural reforms.
<p>High-dose chemotherapy with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is associated with significant physical and psychosocial morbidity, potential mortality and slow so
<p>Digital rectal examination (DRE) is commonly carried out by nurse practitioners as part of their history taking and physical examination of patients to assess the rectu
<p>Research into lung cancer undertaken by nurses in clinical practice is limited.
<p>Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a form of leukaemia that predominates in patients at around 65 years of age.
<p>A diagnosis of breast cancer is a potentially traumatic experience at any age. Younger women with breast cancer are often at a high risk of emotional distress.
<p>The provision of excellent end-of-life care (EoLC) is high on the political agenda for all patients, regardless of diagnosis, reflecting developments in health care whi
<p>This article describes a patient satisfaction audit of a nurse-led clinic for cancer care follow-up.
<p>From pre-diagnosis and beyond treatment for breast cancer, many individuals access the breast care nurse specialist team with questions and concerns which then require
<p>Gastric cancer usually affects people over 60 and carries a poor prognosis because diagnosis typically occurs at an advanced stage.
<p>Cancer of unknown primary features among the ten most common cancer diagnoses. Patients are often very ill at presentation and currently, management of their condition focuses heavily on finding the primary site, possibly at the expense of other needs.
<p>With the advent of the Cancer Plan (DH 2000a) the organisation of cancer services has developed along the lines of a bureaucratic management structure, with ‘top down’ methods that enable formal implementation of cancer directives, yet do little to inspire or influence adaptation of deep
<p>Information and support are fundamental to patients’ understanding of their condition and treatment options, and clinical nurse specialists have played an essential role in developing such services for cancer patients in recent years.
<p>Collaborative working between multidisciplinary members of the healthcare team can provide a framework in which health professionals can continually assess, measure and improve the quality of patient care.
<p>This article describes a qualitative exploratory research study aimed at determining how non-English speaking black and minority ethnic (BME) women with breast cancer access information about cancer and healthcare services.
<p>When a patient can no longer express his or her views, close attention needs to be paid to ethical considerations.
