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Thousands with secondary cancer still have no access to a specialist nurse, says charity
Seasonal illnesses: don’t over-use antibiotics, public health campaign urges
Unison survey reveals ‘exorbitant’ and ‘stressful’ parking conditions for nurses
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Thousands with secondary cancer still have no access to a specialist nurse, says charity
Breast Cancer Care says gaps remain despite government pledges
Seasonal illnesses: don’t over-use antibiotics, public health campaign urges
Public Health England issues pre-winter advice to reduce risk of antibiotic resistance
Unison survey reveals ‘exorbitant’ and ‘stressful’ parking conditions for nurses
Staff say lack of adequate facilities wastes both their own and patients’ valuable time
Stress-related absence on the rise among NHS staff in Scotland
Figures show more than a million work days lost over the past three years
Rules on fast-track benefits for terminally ill claimants need reform, say cancer nurses
Patients who outlive clinicians' six-month predicted survival date face reduced payments
Commons committee says flu jab should be mandatory for certain nurses
Its report finds significant variation in uptake across England
Analysis
What does high turnover in nurse director posts really mean for the profession?
With Nursing Standard research showing trend remains unchanged, experts consider the impact
Government sets new cancer targets as trusts in England struggle to meet existing ones
Is there a risk of being railroaded by too many targets in cancer care?
RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
Boosting support for people with cancer who are at high risk of suicide
Public Health England's examination of patients’ cause of death highlights the need for...
Time for action on the shortfalls in the cancer nursing workforce
Health Education England chief says problems are ever-increasing and a plan of action needs...
Protecting cancer nurses' health from work hazards and pressures...
Cancer nurses handling chemotherapy drugs have called for urgent research regarding health...
Clinical update
NICE recommends drug to treat rare form of cancer
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence proposes drug for high-risk neuroblastoma
Thyroid cancer treatment recommended by NICE
New guidance by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence sets out...
New drug therapy for myeloma
A collaboration between Cancer Drugs Fund and National Institute for Health and Care...
New drug available for head and neck cancer patients not responding to chemotherapy
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends nivolumab is made available...
Kidney cancer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has helped people with advanced kidney...
Screening and management of long-term consequences of myeloma and its treatment
Life expectancy rates for patients who have myeloma, which affects areas of the body where...
Policy briefing
Secondary breast cancer: charity’s study reveals inadequate levels of care and support
Breast Cancer Care urges Health Education England to fund continuing professional...
Support for men with cancer to keep working
A new guide, Working with Cancer, aims to support men to continue working after a diagnosis...
NICE quality standard on suspected cancer
New guidelines published by NICE look to improve standards of care in cancer diagnoses.
Our commitment to you for end of life care
Government's response to the Choice Review sheds new light on the commitments made to...
Journal scan
Suicide risk higher in people with cancer, US study finds
Risk of suicide in people with cancer is higher than general population, research finds
Emotional vulnerability lower in breast cancer survivors over age 60, study finds
Lower levels of emotional distress reported in older patients following cancer survival
Reducing psychiatric symptoms in patients with a writing programme
Writing intervention group bid to reduce psychiatric symptoms in patients undergoing cancer...
Handgrip exercise may help assess cancer-related fatigue
Pilot study looks at handgrip fatiguing exercises as a subjective assessment
Abnormal digital rectal examinations require urgent investigation for cancer, but the...
Digital rectal examinations may not be an accurate diagnostic tool for cancer in primary care
Professionals underestimate patients' pain, suggests comprehensive review...
Healthcare professionals should take heed of patients' self-assessment of pain, researchers...
Podcast
Hear how a nurse-led acute response team dramatically reduced cardiac arrest
Series 3 Episode 6: Nurse practitioner Amor Palada talks about preventing cardiac arrest
Reaching out to nursing students via the internet
Series 3 Episode 4: how the online Student Nurse Project is connecting students nationwide...
Nursing Standard podcast: Could parliament's Brexit chaos be the catalyst for...
Episode 7 of the Nursing Standard podcast has an interview with nurse peer Baroness Mary...
Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
The nursing student bursary should not be championed as the best way to train nurses and new...
'Integrate the four fields of nursing,' leading academic tells the Nursing...
A two-stream system should be introduced to replace the four fields, nurse leader tells...
Nursing Standard podcast: Foundation years for nursing students
Universities may need to use foundation years to ensure students can meet new registration...
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