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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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| PRE-REGISTRATION NURSES – THE ROUTE TO BLOOD CANCER EDUCATION |
| |  | | Although survival of cancer has increased tremendously over the past 50 years, all cancers including haematological diseases urgently need better treatments and ultimately cures. Keeping nurses informed about the status of these diseases helps to ensure patients have the best recovery and management. | | Release date: 28 February 2005 | |
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| HAEMATOLOGY NURSING ON THE MOVE |
| |  | | Nursing Leukaemia by Leukaemia Research celebrated the nurse’s role in haematology at the organisation’s Annual Conference on Saturday 24th April. Marvelle Brown, nurse speaker at the event, hailed the development of haematology nursing which has entered the 21st century alongside NHS government proposals aimed at stream lining services for haematology patients. | | Release date: 1st May 2004 | |
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