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Why euthanasia has stunted palliative care's development in the animal world
Should the veterinary profession’s justification for euthanasia ever apply to human beings?
Newsroom
Postpone Brexit for the sake of our health and social care systems, unions tell PM
RCN calls for a People's Vote, Unison warns of dire consequences if UK crashes out of EU
New CPD guidance is welcome in light of budget cuts, RCN says
Five principles aim to ‘develop knowledge, skills and competencies’ of staff
Jobs guarantees for new nurses would cut agency spending – NHS England
But extent of nurse vacancies is tantamount to assured employment, says RCN
Pay deal ‘may help make up lost ground’ on recruitment and retention
RCN urges pay review body to back ‘robust’ approach to workforce data
New NMC chief executive: ‘I’m going to start by listening’
Education standards overhaul means Andrea Sutcliffe arrives at a key moment for nursing
Secondary cancer care nursing toolkit aims to improve services
Breast Cancer Care’s new resource helps nurses develop appropriate action plans
Evidence and Practice
Supportive care needs of people with pancreatic cancer: a literature review
Quality of life is crucial to people with pancreatic cancer due to poor survival rates and...
Enhancing well-being and building resilience in people living with cancer part 2: a...
Receiving a new diagnosis of cancer or of its recurrence is distressing and there are...
Needs of bereaved parents following the death of a child or young person from cancer
Parental grief is unlike any other grief and is physically and emotionally overwhelming...
Can community pharmacy practitioners support patients who take oral anticancer...
As more oral anticancer agents are available community pharmacy practitioners (CPPs) may...
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...
Features
How care for children with cancer can be improved
Round table of paediatric cancer nurses look at the challenges specialist nurses face
RCNi Nurse Awards 2019: past winners share their inspiring stories
Cancer Nursing Award 2018 winner on how the prize promoted her team’s achievements
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...
Opinion
Why you should speak up about your achievements
Ruth Oshikanlu wants to help BME nurses feel confident applying for the RCNi Nurse Awards
Why euthanasia has stunted palliative care's development in the animal world
Should the veterinary profession’s justification for euthanasia ever apply to human beings?
How can we reward cancer nurses for the service they give?
As 2019 begins, trusts should look at ways to keep cancer nurses on board
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 job: clinical nurse specialist
Millicent Blake-McCoy qualified as a primary school teacher, but the pull of nursing was too...
My job: Influencing policy through my nurse manager role
Chief of nursing Karen Roberts on providing clinical expertise and advice to Macmillan...
‘My holistic role overlaps the boundaries between medicine and nursing’
Nurse consultant Carol Diver advocates taking up new opportunities – even if it takes you...