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In the current edition of Cancer Nursing Practice
Editorial
Specialist nurses may have pushed the boundaries to advance practice in the past decade, but they have had to do so with fewer staff and resources
News
Report advocates broader choice of treatment options
But it acknowledges that providing more local chemotherapy services will require training of more specialist nurses to deliver them
Analysis
Getting the full measure of the cancer nurse specialist
The work being done to find a way of measuring the value of nursing care and ultimately improve cancer outcomes
Opinion
Books; Inside track:
Liz Henderson on the difficulties of providing person-centred care in a pressurised environment
A chance to influence policy:
Mhairi F Simpson of the UK Oncology Nursing Society urges practitioners to be proactive
Patient pioneers
Roger Wilson focuses on the benefits of engaging patients in research
Resources
Diary, Noticeboard, Education and Awards
Journal scan
Features
Enhancing care: developing the assistant practitioner role
The training and implementation of a new role in a chemotherapy unit
Factors contributing to Filipinos’ resistance to preventive screening
Understanding local culture is imperative in developing preventive health initiatives in a community with a high incidence of colorectal cancer
Project to improve care for people coping with changes in body image
Using focus groups and interviews to elicit patients’ experiences to support the development of a body image toolkit
Professionals’ views of the approval process for cancer treatment
Exploring health workers’ perceptions of the pros and cons of NHS decision making
Careers
Pick the right track
Education leader Sara Lister and nurse consultant Natalie Doyle discuss the choices nurses need to make on the road to becoming a nurse consultant
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