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Spiritual and psychological support: the nurse-led team helping people cope with cancer
Nurse counsellors lead the pastoral care services at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital
Newsroom
Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Blood stocks can drop in festive period as donor bookings are missed or cancelled
Nurse restored to register after alcohol misuse says ‘it should be easier to get help’
Kenneth Brady was struck off by Nursing and Midwifery Council for six years
RCN Wales appoints new interim director
Helen Whyley, a nurse who advised government on safe staffing levels, replaces Tina Donnelly
RCN announces new president and deputy president
Anne Marie Rafferty and Yvonne Coghill will take up their posts on 1 January
How a ‘real’ nurse’s uniform for children could help banish the old stereotypes
Nurse leader wants to end profession's gender bias, starting with the dressing-up box
Red dot campaign aims to get people talking about pressure ulcer prevention
NHS Improvement launches its winter campaign as part of #StopThePressure
Evidence and Practice
Providing information early in the clinical pathway for people with prostate cancer
The National Cancer Survivorship Initiative recommends offering health and well-being...
Enhancing well-being and resilience in people living with cancer. Part 1
Receiving a new diagnosis of cancer or recurrent disease is distressing. Increasing numbers...
The experience of mastectomy patients on the 23-hour pathway
Aim To explore the experiences of women with breast cancer undergoing a mastectomy and...
The effect of yoga on the recovery of patients who have undergone a lung resection for...
There is increasing evidence of the benefits of exercise after cancer treatment to help...
Making sense of pain and loss: searching for meaning while living with cancer
This article presents some of the main findings from a study using an interpretative...
Developing and evaluating an e-learning resource for nurses in haemato-oncology
Haemato-oncology nursing is a complex area of clinical practice. An online educational...
Features
Stemming the tide of violence towards NHS staff
With the 'threat of violence a daily reality', measures are being taken by government to...
Spiritual and psychological support: the nurse-led team helping people cope with cancer
Nurse counsellors lead the pastoral care services at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital
Providing holistic care for people with head and neck cancer
How two nurse specialists launched a service to advocate patient needs post-treatment
Receiving cancer care in the workplace
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre offers people in the north west of England cancer care in...
Living with and beyond cancer: ‘Men struggle with low mood more significantly than...
Series looking at different patient population groups and the challenges they face, offering...
Reaching out to black and minority ethnic communities to reduce cancer rates
'Healthcare providers have limited understanding of BME communities needs', report warns
Opinion
Joining forces globally to address oral complications for people with cancer
Improving clinicians' understanding of oral complications in cancer care through...
Filling in the gaps behind the headlines this Movember
Laura James, senior specialist nurse at Prostate Cancer UK, commends men who are defying...
Book review: Connecting with Cancer
Practice development nurse Clare Warnock reviews a collection personal stories from people...
Students
Don’t worry if you shed a tear
Looking after a patient nearing the end of life can be daunting, but one nursing student...
An insight into the hidden battles of patients with invisible illnesses
When nursing student Laurie Batchelor helped care for a patient in the community with cancer...
Student’s homemade songbook helped patients forget cancer symptoms
When nursing student Georgia Brain created a book of lyrics to help her patients remember...
Careers
‘My holistic role overlaps the boundaries between medicine and nursing’
Nurse consultant Carol Diver advocates taking up new opportunities – even if it takes you...
60 seconds with Macmillan director of nursing Barry Quinn
Barry Quinn talks about his career in cancer and palliative care and the lessons learned
'Reflecting on patient feedback reminds us of our privileged position'...
Thoracic surgery and mesothelioma UK nurse specialist Joanne Hargrave discusses her unique...