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Colorectal cancer — development of a nurse led follow-up clinic

01 September 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Patient follow up after curative treatment for colorectal cancer is a subject of continued debate. It is criticised as costly with little evidence to support...

The impact of the cancer services collaborative on practice

01 November 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Now into its fifth year, the Cancer Services Collaborative is one of the Modernisation Agency’s largest programmes. It supports local cancer network teams to better...

Support in the community

01 December 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This article addresses cancer care in the community, exploring the literature in relation to the impact of diagnosis and the care needs of people newly diagnosed...

Chemotherapy support worker role — a one-year pilot

01 December 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

The use of chemotherapy as a treatment option has increased in recent decades and is currently predicted to rise at around 7 per cent per annum within the West...

The role of the CNS in head and neck oncology

21 February 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article provides an insight into the development of the first clinical nurse specialist (CNS) post in head and neck oncology in Northern Ireland. The author...

Chemotherapy waiting times: capacity and demand to improve services

01 June 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This article explores the phenomenon of ‘waiting’. It looks in particular at the effect of waiting times on patients who are undergoing chemotherapy and suggests...

An evaluation of the efficacy of capability frameworks in practice

07 October 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

NHS Education for Scotland introduced two cancer capability frameworks in 2007 to support education and training for healthcare professionals. This article presents...

Raising awareness of neutropenic sepsis risk in ambulatory patients

05 November 2008

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Oncology patients, in particular haemato-oncology patients receiving ambulatory chemotherapy, are at risk of morbidity and mortality from neutropenic sepsis and...

Community cancer nursing: shifting the balance from secondary to primary care

01 May 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

The NHS Cancer Plan highlights the need to improve and advance cancer services in the community (Department of Health (DH) 2000). This article summarises the ongoing...

Extending outpatients’ hours

01 May 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

An evening clinic for urological follow-up appointments was led by a nurse consultant at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in order to: meet national...