Shake-up of flawed pay bands system could make it quicker to get to the top
The third of our series of articles setting the scene for the 2018 negotiations on nurses’...
15 Feb 2018
Analysis
Unions seize chance to modernise NHS pay structure with fairer grading
Nearly 15 years since the implementation of the Agenda for Change pay system, introduced to...
08 Feb 2018
Reinstate nurse training budgets and make realistic pay offer, MPs tell the government
Commons health committee's report on the nursing workforce issues sweeping recommendations,...
26 Jan 2018
Evaluating the progress of England's national cancer strategy...
NHS England has reached the halfway mark since it published its five-year cancer strategy in...
19 Jan 2018
Movement on nurse shortages and a pay battle not quite won: what’s in store for 2018
Nursing experts give their views on issues likely to shape the profession’s agenda in the...
06 Dec 2017
Fulfilling every child’s right to good palliative care
Specialist children’s nurses in Scotland are improving access to palliative care services...
01 Dec 2017
Inadequate support given to help people with the emotional toll of a diagnosis
Analysis of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey for England highlights concerns in...
23 Nov 2017
Reassessing the efficiency and functions of multidisciplinary teams for cancer
After more than 20 years since multidisciplinary teams were introduced, a damning new report...
25 Oct 2017
How a ‘passport’ can cut times on cancer nurse training and ease the transition between...
Cancer nursing could be moving towards a UK standard of practice, with nurse training being...
27 Sep 2017
Breast cancer therapy – what’s preventing better treatments?
Oncologists, clinical leads, pharmacists and research fellows at the Breast Cancer Drugs...
22 Jun 2017
Improving quality of life during and after cancer treatment
Cancer survival rates are rising, but should more be done to improve the quality of survival?
07 Apr 2017
How is the Scottish cancer strategy faring one year after launch?
The government promised ‘world class’ cancer services – but the view from nurses suggests...
20 Mar 2017
Exclusive: Nursing Standard-Sunday Mirror survey reveals realities of front-line nursing
Almost 60% of nurses feel stressed all or most of the time, according to an exclusive...
19 Mar 2017
Funding and staffing main problems in delivering English cancer strategy
Two reports by charity Macmillan Cancer Support have highlighted the difficulties the NHS is...
24 Feb 2017
‘Extremely worrying’ trend of cancelled cancer surgery in almost 60% of hospitals
NHS 62-day targets missed 11 months in a row as thousands of patients opting for elective...
25 Jan 2017
New framework sets out expectations for all levels of cancer nursing practice
For the first time, a comprehensive vision has been produced for what cancer nursing should...
25 Nov 2016