Welcoming new UKONS Board members!

We warmly invite UKONS members & Champions to apply. Keen to ensure representation across our nursing workforce and the UK.

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Many people in health & care have been inspired by the book 'Radical Candor'. The author, Kim Scott has recently published a second book: 'Radical Respect'. This kind of respect is something we owe to everyone - not something that needs to be “earned.” It means having regard

Help us understand experience of cancer diagnosis/decision making around treatment. Use the QR code to access the survey and share your experience of biomarker testing also known as genomic or molecular testing

ctDNA as a predictor of outcome after curative resection for locally advanced rectal cancer: systematic review and meta‐analysis - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… OPEN ACCESS Colorectal Disease

“Fatigue is the symptom most frequently experienced by pts with #cancer & has a profound impact on QoL.. [but] is underreported & undertreated…”

💯Ollie Minton as per University Hospitals Sussex My Clinical Outcomes #PROMs data 👏 Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance Sussex Cancer Fund My University Hospitals Sussex

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This figure stimulated discussion during our study day today as to why a few of those with minor LARS at 3/12 post-op might develop major LARS at 1 yr. (courtesy of Varghese et al’s meta-analysis, AoS 2022). Indicates need for >baseline assessment jen burch St Mark's Hospital

Millions of people around the world watched these BBC films about modern day #nursing and said it changed their traditional views about #nurses . If you want to be part of the second series you have this week to let us know. icn.ch/news/icn-annou…

Great presentation from the #SureCan NIHR funded research team on their ACT+ intervention aimed at ⬆️ QoL. ? Overcoming feelings of ‘being abandoned by the system after initial cancer treatment’ #OPC2024

How to deliver inclusive cancer care? Interesting session, sharing literature review and survey data #OPC2024 . Highlighted need for change - more training, collaboration & a new one to consider - patient advocacy programs?

The longer and more problematic a patient journey is for their cancer treatment, the less likely they are to start and finish it.Radiotherapy UK has captured data which can help when considering how to improve equity of RT access: radiotherapy.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

'We need to recognise and address the wellbeing of cancer nurses' nursingtimes.net/opinion/we-nee…

Cancer care - and patients’ experiences of it - in prisons is materially different from cancer care in the community. There are many barriers to overcome - some here👇
How do we overcome these?
👏 Jo Armes et al for original and groundbreaking research surrey.ac.uk/research-proje…

Good to meet Andrew Prentice St Marks BCSC and hear how they are working to improve bowel cancer screening uptake locally plus NHSE is trialing an adapted FIT kits for those who are blind, partially-sighted, or have dexterity issues england.nhs.uk/2024/05/nhs-la…

If you work in cancer care and unsure what vicarious trauma is, then please listen to this super podcast. Helpful practical strategies for self-care from Dr Karen Campbell and Lisa Nel #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek UKONS Macmillan Cancer Support

If you are a Macmillan Professional and have content that you’d like to present as a session or poster at our conference, remember the deadline is this Friday! macmillan.org.uk/healthcare-pro…

Good to see mention of the cancer nursing workforce in the recent NHSE Cancer Programme update, restating their commitment that every person diagnosed with cancer will have access to a CNS or SW - 'underlining the importance of growing this workforce'. england.nhs.uk/long-read/nhs-…

A big thank you to all cancer nurses today, with a particular mention to our CINS team, SKSs, CIDT, PDK nurses for all the great work they do! Macmillan Cancer Support
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