Good Practice Guide
The purpose of this guide is to provide a user friendly, informative guide for all lung cancer nurses and their colleagues.
The majority of the examples of good practice have been provided by members of Lung Cancer Nursing UK. The Good Practice Guide published by LCNUK is now an established guide to excellent practice and could be extended to be a guide for all tumour sites and other CNS roles in the NHS as examples of developing good practice. A great deal of the work highlighted in these Good Practice Guides is transferable and LCNUK are keen to share their good practice and encourage other CNS’s working to promote good practice to share their ideas.
Pilot to gather information regarding patient concerns following surgery for lung cancer and to assess uptake for holistic needs assessment (HNA) within this group
By: Joanne Brown, Whiston Hospital
Category
Treatment
Nurse-led follow-up for results - Breaking bad news within the home setting if this is the preferred option
By: Paul McKenna & Christine Marsden, Pendle Community Hospital
Category
Diagnosis and Initial Needs
Coventry Roy Castle Lung Cancer Support Group
By: Lindsey Fitzpatrick. Clinical Nurse Specialist Lung Cancer, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
Category
Diagnosis and Initial Needs
Assessment of uptake of holistic needs assessment (HNA) in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients
By: Joanne Brown, Whiston Hospital
Category
Diagnosis and Initial Needs
The introduction of nurse-led telephone clinic for patients
on open follow-up
By: Emma Williams & Carol Davies, Nevill Hall Hospital Abergavenny
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
End of treatment clinic
By: Emma Williams & Carol Davies, Nevill Hall Hospital Abergavenny
Category
Treatment
Nurse-led breathlessness clinic
By: Dawn Beaty, Lindsey Fitzpatrick & Nicola Jackson, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
Lung cancer pathway study day
By: Nicola Jackson, Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
Category
Pre-Diagnosis and Referral
Nurse-led follow-up of patients with lung cancer following treatment
By: Diana Borthwick & Julie Mencnarowski, Western General Hospital
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
The implementation of a nursing database to aid in the provision of care for lung cancer patients
By: Diana Borthwick, Julie Mencnarowski, GillianWhitson & Karen McCrae, Western General NHS Lothian
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
Virtual follow-up clinic for patients following high dose radiotherapy (HDRT) for lung cancer
By: Diana Borthwick, Julie Mencnarowski, Gillian Whitson & Karen McCrae, Western General NHS Lothian
Category
Treatment
Facilitating and tracking investigations for patients with lung cancer
By: Diana Borthwick & Julie Mencnarowski, Western General Hospital
Category
Investigation Process
NHS lung cancer information and support sessions - A service review: A viable and modern approach in patient support
By: John McPhelim & Lynn Irvine, NHS Lanarkshire
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
Inter-hospital communication, fast and reliable patient-centred information exchange
By: John McPhelim & Lynn Irvine, NHS Lanarkshire
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
A nurse-led erlotinib toxicity assessment clinic within the lung oncology clinic
By: John McPhelim & Lynn Irvine, Monklands & Hairmyres Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire
Category
Treatment
The development of lung cancer nursing documentation: an integral part of patient care
By: Lynn Irvine, John McPhelim, Kirsty Bridges, Kirstie McManus, Melaine Sinclair, NHS Lanarkshire
Category
Investigation Process
Developing a network wide approach to assessing the experiences of our cancer patients in the North London cancer Network
By: Catherine Docherty, Royal Free Hospital
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
The introduction of the radiotherapy practitioner
By: Catherine Docherty, Royal Free Hospital
Category
Treatment
