Cancer Care Across the Ages

To mark National Cancer CNS Day, we’re looking at the critical role of the Clinical Nurse Specialists in cancer care. What is the experience of cancer across the age spectrum? And what should be in the government’s next 10-year cancer plan? Special guests Nikki Morris and Helen Pearson join us to explore the challenges facing the nursing workforce in cancer care. #NationalCancerCNSDay  Nursing Matters this week is presented by PNC chair Rachel Hollis and guest co-host Paul Trevatt. Tell us what YOU want us to discuss on future podcasts by tweeting @theRCN with the tag #NursingMatters ‘The cancer CNS is central to ensuring the best care for patients.’ Nikki Morris  ‘The role encompasses decision making, sharing of specialist knowledge, coordination of care and acting as an agent of transformation and innovation.’ Paul Trevatt ‘Why is the specialist nurse role constantly under scrutiny? This is not the case for medics and other health professionals.’ Helen Pearson  Presented by Rachel Hollis. Audio production by Alex Rees. Assistant producer Jelena Sofronijevic. Music: ‘Snappy’ by Jonathan Boyle under licence from premiumbeat.com. Nursing Matters is a Podmasters Production for the RCN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Nursing Matters, the brand new podcast from the Royal College of Nursing. The pandemic is bringing out the very best in nursing – and reminding the public just how invaluable the profession is. What have we learned from this once-in-a-generation crisis? How can we use that knowledge to make the profession more effective in future? And what kind of new deal do nursing staff deserve after all their efforts? Every two weeks on Nursing Matters, we’ll bring together experts from the RCN Professional Nursing Committee along with some special guests to talk about what really matters to nursing. From inspirational innovations and pioneering practice to pay, conditions and health and care policy - we’ll look at it all. And we’ll stand up for nursing all the way. That’s Nursing Matters – available now wherever you get your podcasts. Nursing Matters is a Podmasters production for the RCN.