Strategic Advisor @Macmillancancer. Registered Nurse. Passion - improving cancer care. Love our NHS & dedicated professionals within it - views/opinions my own
Global cancer care is approaching a new breaking point.
I was honored to be a part of the latest @TheLancetOncol Commission that projects a nearly 100 million worker shortfall by 2050, with the greatest burden falling on LMICs, where most future cancer cases will occur.
Macmillan Profesional Excellence Award winners 2026! What an inspiring lot! Well done to all the finalists last night; so many incredible people/ services /projects across the UK. Thank you for all you do @macmillancancer@amyloubates@kimbowles@DaBell5@JulkaHim74917
10 days to go until #NationalCancerCNSDay โญ
Have you downloaded the toolkit yet? lnkd.in/e6hsF2VE
Join us Macmillan Cancer Support with UKONS (UK Oncology Nursing Society), Royal College of Nursing - Company and many others to celebrateย #NationalCancerCNSDay.
Across the UK, 4.5 million children were living in poverty in 2024.
The UK governmentโs child poverty strategy is welcome, but bold commitments and binding targets are needed
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A 45-year-old disabled man could still be alive if he'd been given antibiotics earlier, weโve found. He died avoidably from sepsis after waiting 34 hours for treatment.
Over the last five years, we've seen complaints about #sepsis more than double: orlo.uk/jg6W5
ALT Hospital treatment delay led to avoidable death of disabled man
Really pleased to share this Cancer Experience of Care Improvement Collaborative project focused on improving experience and waiting times for people with learning disabilities on a cancer pathway journals.rcni.com/cancer-nurโฆ
๐ฌ #NBOCA lead clinician answers: Why is it crucial that patients undergo genetic genome profiling? Watch our latest Close it Quick video to learn how this informs personalized treatment and improves patient outcomes.buff.ly/9ikLD32@NATCAN_news@RCSnews@HQIP
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๐ขResearch Project๐ข I am interested in speaking to those living with cancer-related pain and also family members who have experience of caring for a loved one with cancer-related pain. For more information tinyurl.com/3yj8ruah@BritishPainSoc@UKONSmember@RNPainNet
Do you want to become a nurse specialist?
Find out how to get into a specialist nursing role, including what skills and qualifications you need.
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The August issue of Nursing Management is out now. It includes an evidence and practice article on career progression for nurses of the global majority. Read about a project that identified and tackled practices that enabled racial inequities journals.rcni.com/toc/nm/32/โฆ
Join me at Nursing Live- the UK's prestigious nursing event.
I am proud to be speaking on the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development programme #ACCEND - alongside many other presentations.
This FREE event can earn you up to 16 hours of CPD click invt.io/1txbk9hzgy4