Nurse shortage leaves incurable breast cancer patients abandoned without critical care. Thousands of incurable breast cancer patients continue to be denied crucial nursing care three years after UK Government cancer strategies promised to deliver access to a designated nurse for all cancer patients, reveals Freedom of Information data from charity Breast Cancer Care.
Shockingly, the figures - released on the international awareness day for the disease – expose that almost three quarters (72%) of NHS Trusts and Health Boards across England, Scotland and Wales do not provide a dedicated nurse for people living with incurable breast cancer.
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Shockingly, the figures - released on the international awareness day for the disease – expose that almost three quarters (72%) of NHS Trusts and Health Boards across England, Scotland and Wales do not provide a dedicated nurse for people living with incurable breast cancer.
See also:
- I never want anyone to feel the isolation I did after my secondary diagnosis Breast Cancer Care
- Terminal breast cancer patients 'abandoned' in nurse shortage. BBC News
- Thousands of terminal breast cancer patients 'abandoned' due to NHS nurse shortage The Independent
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