Making the move from the NHS to private healthcare
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Making the move from the NHS to private healthcare

Helen Dutton Oncology nurse adviser, Bupa

Oncology nurse Helen Dutton describes her move from working in the NHS to private healthcare

When I began my nurse training 30 years ago I thought I would be working in the NHS until I retired. But in 2017, after working in oncology for more than 20 years – latterly as a Macmillan lung cancer nurse specialist – the pilot project I led was coming to an end and I needed a new challenge.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 19, 4, 17-17. doi: 10.7748/cnp.19.4.17.s13

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