Quality care at home

Ruth Williams

Evaluating the efficacy of a telephone follow-up clinic

Bruce Turner, Paula Wells

Community choir enhances coping skills and quality of life

Carol Davis

Nurse-led home chemotherapy for patients with lung disease

Tracey Gunter, Sian Poore

The financial implications of a cancer diagnosis

Charlie Callanan

Improving nurses’ skills through e-learning

Sally Moore, Patricia Hunt, Liz Darlison, Dale Russell, David Gledhill, David Brighton

Safety of low-dose brachytherapy for the treatment of oral cancer

Dion Smyth

Outcome priorities for patients with head and neck cancers

Review assesses the value of using yoga for pain control

Awards

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Diary

Can-do approach

Peter Griffiths, Michael Simon, Alison Richardson, Laura Yarnell

Striving to deliver effective care

Nikki Thomas

Communication in palliative care

Sheila Payne

Anni’s Cancer Companion

Paula Kuzbit

Pilot tests one-to-one care in the community

Sophie Blakemore

UK opens first breast cancer tissue bank

BRCA mutations may improve tumour response to therapy

Call to include genetics in degree courses

Christian Duffin, Lisa Berry

Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year award open for nominations

All-inclusive survival indicators will reduce mortality, asserts report

Infection awareness initiative wins accolade

News in brief

A little initiative goes a long way

Carole Farrell