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Support needs of patients with a diagnosis of follicular lymphoma (2010)
Journal Article
Horn, J., & Campbell, K. (2010). Support needs of patients with a diagnosis of follicular lymphoma. Cancer Nursing Practice, 9, 34-37. https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp2010.04.9.3.34.c7696

Follicular lymphoma is the second most common sub-type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Although rarely considered curable, this indolent lymphoma typically follows a remitting and relapsing pattern, often over years. There have been many possible treatmen... Read More about Support needs of patients with a diagnosis of follicular lymphoma.

Enhancing care: developing the assistant practitioner role (2010)
Journal Article
Mcgowan, D., & Campbell, K. (2010). Enhancing care: developing the assistant practitioner role. Cancer Nursing Practice, 9, 16-20. https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp2010.03.9.2.16.c7678

The workload of chemotherapy nurses is growing as cancer becomes more of a chronic disease. Donna McGowan and Karen Campbell describe the introduction of a new role in a chemotherapy unit to support nurses and improve patient care

Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services. (2010)
Journal Article
McGowan, D., & Campbell, K. (2010). Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services. Nursing Times, 106, (18-20). ISSN 0954-7762

Evaluation of a pilot project found that training band 3 nursing staff to take assistant practitioner roles reduced workforce problems in a chemotherapy unit. The NHS has introduced the assistant practitioner role to combat staff shortages and pr... Read More about Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services..