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It’s time to rebuild trust in our cancer care services

05 January 2021

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community and acute service providers consistently said that the NHS would continue to be ‘open for business’ for people with...

COVID-19: Six strategies for cancer nursing care

04 May 2021

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

Every year, the RCN cancer and breast care forum holds a strategy day where we come together as a committee to agree on our focus for the subsequent year. This...

Specialist nurses are needed now more than ever

09 March 2020

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

Recently, I had coffee with the consultant who employed me as the first specialist nurse in his gynaecology oncology team, and one of the first specialist nurses in...

We need a plan for the pandemic’s aftermath

04 May 2020

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

We are in the midst of a pandemic, the likes of which we have never seen before and, as healthcare professionals, we are on the front line. One of the issues this...

Nurses must embrace the power of the #

04 November 2019

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

I could not attend the recent European Oncology Nursing Society conference in Barcelona, but thanks to the power of social media, I could follow developments almost...

Nurses deserve to be in key influencing roles

09 July 2020

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

For years nurses have been recognised as catalysts and influencers. We are experts in what we know and at what we do. During this pandemic we have proved that time...

An invitation to nurses around the world

07 September 2020

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

The global impact of COVID-19 has made clear we must increasingly tackle health issues internationally. This is true of cancer, now the second leading cause of death...

Get ready for London Global Cancer Week

09 November 2020

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

The global impact of COVID-19 has made clear that we must increasingly tackle health issues with an international rather than a national or local perspective. This...

Resilience will be vital for nurses as well as patients

01 March 2021

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

Nurses have long had to manage difficult situations where patients have had surgery postponed or had to wait longer for treatments than they would like. But we have...

Cancer and COVID-19: the psychological effects

28 June 2021

Cancer Nursing Practice

Opinion

During the COVID-19 pandemic some people with cancer welcomed opportunities to access support online, especially if they felt too unwell to access it in person....