National Chemotherapy Advisory Group report: implications for nurses.
As a group of senior cancer nurses, the U.K. Oncology Nursing Society (UKIONS) Board welcomes the recommendations from the National Chemotherapy Advisory Group report, believing that it will improve the services offered to patients and strengthen the leadership role of nurses who work in cancer care. This article explains the key tenets of the report from a nursing perspective and considers the effect it will have on chemotherapy services and on the profession as a whole.
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Elaine
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Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton. elaine.lennan@suht.swest.nhs.uk
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