Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Cancer nursing could be moving towards a UK standard of practice, with nurse training being aligned to the same competency framework.
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Oncologists, clinical leads, pharmacists and research fellows at the Breast Cancer Drugs Funding and Trials event earlier this year discussed how effective the current breast ca
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Cancer survival rates are rising, but should more be done to improve the quality of survival?
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The government promised ‘world class’ cancer services – but the view from nurses suggests there is still a way to go before we reach the promised land.
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Almost 60% of nurses feel stressed all or most of the time, according to an exclusive Nursing Standard survey with the Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People.
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Two reports by charity Macmillan Cancer Support have highlighted the difficulties the NHS is facing to transform services and deliver a sustainable cancer str
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NHS 62-day targets missed 11 months in a row as thousands of patients opting for elective surgery wait longer than necessary for treatment.
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For the first time, a comprehensive vision has been produced for what cancer nursing should look like at all levels – from student through to nurse consultant.
As more specialist lung cancer nurses are identified as being needed to boost survival rates for lung cancer, the UK’s biggest cancer killer, Nick Evans looks at performance across
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While the vision for ‘world-class’ cancer services was well received, a recent report by MPs and peers questions whether staff and funding shortages will hinder its implementation
If obesity among children in the UK is not tackled soon, cancer and diabetes rates will soar, say experts
A simple message of patient care and understanding
National cancer director Cally Palmer outlines her vision
Supporting people who survive cancer has been one of the main priorities for the NHS in recent years.
At the beginning of this month, the first nurses to use the new revalidation system completed their applications and maintained their registration. By April 2019, every nurse and midwife in the UK will have gone through the process
A revamped Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is due to be launched in April, but the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned that NHS England must set out the fund’s objectives and be prepared to take tough decisions to ensure that it does not overspend in try
