Adolescent cancer--the need to evaluate current service provision in the UK.
This article suggests that service provision for adolescents with cancer requires further attention by health service researchers. Evidence of the care needs of this patient group remains scarce, particularly in terms of evaluations of the available care settings in the UK. The authors discuss the challenges facing the adolescent cancer patient population, and discuss the findings from a recent ethnographic evaluation of one of the first specialist UK units dedicated to the care of adolescents with cancer. The implications for further evaluative research, education and staff-related concerns are explored in the light of the findings.
Kelly
Daniel
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St Bartholomew School of Nursing, City University, London/University College London Hospitals, Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London W1N 8AA, UK. daniel.kelly@uclh.org
Mullhall
Anne
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Pearce
Susie
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012106:Research; D006113:United Kingdom