Bring on the special forces
As more specialist lung cancer nurses are identified as being needed to boost survival rates...
26 Oct 2016
Analysis
Staff and funding shortages cause delay in cancer strategy implementation
While the vision for ‘world-class’ cancer services was well received, a recent report by MPs...
28 Sep 2016
Is the government strategy on obesity a lost opportunity?
If obesity among children in the UK is not tackled soon, cancer and diabetes rates will soar...
31 Aug 2016
Nurses must get involved in implementing the cancer plan
National cancer director Cally Palmer outlines her vision
05 Jul 2016
Investment in cancer aftercare may ease the path to recovery
Supporting people who survive cancer has been one of the main priorities for the NHS in...
12 May 2016
Cancer nurses give views on revalidation
At the beginning of this month, the first nurses to use the new revalidation system...
13 Apr 2016
Revamped Cancer Drugs Fund urged to monitor outcomes
A revamped Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is due to be launched in April, but the public accounts...
10 Mar 2016
Insufficient pain relief for cancer patients at end of life
An analysis of views given by more than 21,000 people on the quality of care provided to...
10 Mar 2016
Vanguard sites move forward in improving cancer services
A year ago NHS England called for applications from organisations across the country to...
11 Feb 2016
Royal College of Nursing celebrates a century of care
Cancer nursing is one of the roles highlighted in the RCN centenary exhibition, which opened...
11 Feb 2016
Specialist carers have vital role in stubbing out lung cancer
Ten years ago the UK Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC) was established to improve outcomes for...
10 Dec 2015
Regulator calls for whistleblowing policy to protect patients and nurses
A consultation has opened on plans for a national whistleblowing policy for the NHS in...
10 Dec 2015
England's Chief nursing officer calls for input into new nursing strategy
Over the next few weeks, chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings and her team will...
10 Nov 2015
Moving on from where the Cancer Drugs Fund failed
When the Cancer Drugs Fund was launched in 2010, it was hailed as the solution to getting...
08 Oct 2015
Better access to care would quell interest in assisted dying
The recently rejected bill on legalising assisted dying has triggered passionate debate,...
08 Oct 2015
World class cancer service promised for UK by 2020
Nurses will need to play a crucial role if the ambitions set out in the five-year cancer...
10 Sep 2015