Support workers have helped free up time for cancer nurses to transform care
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Support workers have helped free up time for cancer nurses to transform care

Jennifer Trueland Health journalist

Macmillan Cancer Support’s investment in 43 support workers has improved quality of service

A new cancer support worker role is saving clinical nurse specialists about two hours daily and improving services to patients, an evaluation has found.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 20, 5, 20-21. doi: 10.7748/cnp.20.5.20.s10

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