Analysis
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
NICE publishes draft guideline for care in final three days of life
Headlines once again focus on end of life care following publication of the National...
10 Sep 2015
Plan for seven-day services receives mixed reception
Creating more seven-day services in the NHS in England has been one of the central themes of...
08 Jul 2015
Award for colorectal nurse who shunned retirement and came back to work
A retired colorectal surgical nurse who missed her job so much that she returned to work for...
08 Jul 2015
Nurse Awards finalist praised for sex therapy clinic treating cancer patients
A cancer nurse who established a sex therapy clinic has been named runner up in the cancer...
10 Jun 2015
System is failing patients with longest waits for treatment since 2009
Cancer charities have warned that patients are being failed amid figures showing that a...
10 Jun 2015