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.
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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
Developing a breathlessness booklet
By: Carol Davies, Nevill Hall Hospital
Category
Diagnosis and Initial Needs
Macmillan thoracic surgical nurse specialist post
By: Sandra Dixon. Macmillan Thoracic surgical Nurse Specialist, St James University Hospital
Category
Treatment
Nurse-led management of pleural effusions, in patients with a lung cancer or mesothelioma
By: Carol Davies, Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nevill Hall Hospital
Category
Treatment
Enhanced recovery programme
By: Sandra Dixon, Macmillan Thoracic Surgical Nurse Specialist, St James University Hospital
Category
Treatment
Annual report
By: Lindsey Fitzpatrick, Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
Management of patients undergoing image guided biopsies
By: Catherine Docherty, Royal Free Hospital
Category
Investigation Process
Abnormal x-ray tracking
By: Josie Roberts & Suzanne Davies, Rotherham General Hospital
Category
Pre-Diagnosis and Referral
Patient education programme
By: Sandra Dixon, Macmillan Thoracic Surgical Nurse Specialist, St James University Hospital
Category
Treatment
Email alert for acute admissions
By: John White, St James Hospital
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care
The introduction of the radiotherapy practitioner
By: Catherine Docherty, Royal Free Hospital
Category
Treatment
Assistance in investigative procedures
By: Josie Roberts & Suzanne Davies, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Investigation Process
Lung cancer diagnosis and home visits
By: Jo Phelps, Michelle Palmer & Jolly Barber, Southend University Hospital
Category
Diagnosis and Initial Needs
Nurse-led telephone follow up in lung cancer patients
By: Kerry Tanner Lung Specialist Nurse, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Category
Follow-Up and End-of-Life Care