دورية أكاديمية
A first census of skin cancer specialist nurses across UK secondary care trusts.
| العنوان: | A first census of skin cancer specialist nurses across UK secondary care trusts. |
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| المؤلفون: | Rammanohar, Jashmitha, Kotecha, Deeya, Hodgetts, Jackie, Reeken, Saskia, Daniels, Susanna, Corrie, Pippa G |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC //dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01374-x BMC Nurs |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Lymphoedema, Melanoma, Resources, Secondary care, Skin cancer, Specialist nurse, Telemedicine, Workload |
| الوصف: | Acknowledgements: We would like to thank all colleagues who took the time to complete this census. Thanks specifically to Emma Cargill, Caroline Hough and Vicky McMorran who helped to test the Census before going live. Thank you also to Delia Sworm for valuable feedback regarding the Census findings. Tim Dean (BASCNS) and Virginia Melesi (Transformation Lead, Eastern Region Cancer Alliance) assisted in disseminating the Census e-survey. JR was awarded a 2021 British Association of Dermatology elective prize for this project. ; BACKGROUND: Skin cancer specialist nurses (SCSNs) support patients and work alongside healthcare professionals throughout the care pathway. Skin cancer management is rapidly evolving, with increasing and more complex treatment options now available, so the need for patient support is growing. While SCSNs are a major source of that support, the provision of SCSN resource across the UK has never previously been assessed. We therefore undertook a first SCSN census on 1st June 2021. METHODS: An electronic survey was disseminated to UK hospital trusts and registered skin cancer healthcare professionals. Responses were identifiable only by the respective trust name. RESULTS: 112 responses from 87 different secondary care trusts were received; 92% of trusts reporting having at least 1 established SCSN post. Average SCSN staffing per trust was 2.4 (range 0-7) whole time equivalents, managing an average caseload of 83 (range 6-400) patients per week. SCSN workload had increased in 82% hospitals in the previous year and 30% of trusts reported being under-resourced. Most SCSN time was spent managing melanoma (as opposed to non-melanoma skin cancer) patients linked to surgical services. Regional variations existed, particularly associated with provision of lymphoedema services, nurse prescribing skills and patient access to clinical trials. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a marked increase in SCSN-led telemedicine clinics, but loss of training and education opportunities. CONCLUSIONS: SCSNs ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf; text/xml; application/zip |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/354147Test |
| الإتاحة: | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/354147Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.67719BDE |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
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