title: Investing in the future a cross-organisational approach.
abstract: THE NHS CANCER PLAN ( Department of Health 2000a ) identifies the need to develop staff in order to deliver the highest quality cancer care and meet the complex needs of patients with cancer. Nurses make up the single largest professional group in this workforce.
authors.affiliation: At Marie Curie Cancer Care Katherine Hopkins is lead nurse palliative care at The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fraser