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 | Information giving and the helpline nurse |
| |  | | Helpline nurses are increasingly being used in cancer care to provide information about these serious diseases to the general public. Many charities now employ trained nurses to provide over-the-phone information and successfully provide confidential advice and support | | Release date: 1 October 2008 |  |
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| Centralising information in the hospital setting |
| |  | | Cancer information centres have become an important location for patients to seek information while they are in hospital for treatment or as a central point near to their home. The staff who work in these sites are trained in the area of information giving and seek to ensure that patients, carers and anyone from the general public can find supportive literature during their cancer trajectory. | | Release date: 26 September 2008 | |
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| NURSING LEUKAEMIA SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AT RCN CONFERENCE |
| |  | | Charities were clearly put in focus at the RCN Conference A Journey Through Cancer: Choices and Dilemmas, 2-4 July 2003. The conference opening comments revealed how voluntary sector organisations are increasingly being asked to provide a public service by the state. A concern highlighted by Peter Cardy, Chief Executive, from Macmillan Cancer Relief. | | Release date: 5 July 2003 | |
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