Macmillan Nurse

Macmillan Nurse

A specialised oncology nurse in the UK who is funded from various sources, in particular by the Macmillan Cancer Support charity, and works alongside cancer and palliative care teams in hospitals, hospices or in outreach programmes.

Macmillan Nurse, minimum selection criteria 
• First-level nurse registration;
• 5+ years’ post-registration clinical experience, with at least 2 years in cancer or palliative care;
• A degree in either palliative care or oncology.
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Thank you to doctors and staff at Biddlestone Health Group, Heaton, also District Nurses, Macmillan Nurse Ann, and Support Aid for all their care and support to Christine and Roger for their loving support, also Davy and Peter for their kindness.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MAY I, on behalf of the Macmillan Nurse Appeal, thank all who supported the George Harrison Tribute Concert on Sunday.
You were fantastic; YOUR LETTERS
Dawn Gordon, 40, has been a Macmillan nurse since January.
Helping from the very start
Oswald's Hospice, Macmillan Nurse and Dodd's Funeral Services.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY YOUR SIDE The relationship between a Macmillan nurse and their patient is an important one.
Offering 40 years of strength and support; Macmillan nurses have been looking after those diagnosed with cancer for 40 years; as survival rates improve the role is evolving and as well as medical help they are also providing information and support
It was part of npower's [pounds sterling]203 challenge, where all employees are challenged throughout 2015 to raise [pounds sterling]203 - enough to fund a Macmillan nurse for a day.
Trekkers scale Yorkshire's three peaks to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support; npower employees from the company's Rainton offices walked more than 24 miles in 12 hours to raise money for charity
LAST Tuesday was International Nurses Day, and marked 40 years since the very first Macmillan nurse was appointed.
Macmillan nurses' vital role for 40 years; NOSTALGIA LETTERS&
TUESDAY May 12 is International Nurses Day, and 2015 marks 40 years since the very first Macmillan nurse was appointed.
Time to thank Macmillan nurses for 40 years; Letters
They aim to be a source of support, helping with all the things people affected by cancer want and need which is why this year's employee fundraising campaign at npower is to raise PS203 each - the equivalent of funding a Macmillan nurse for a day.
Macmillan & npower: CHANGING LIVES FOR THE BETTER
Through the project, the father-oftwo has been supported by Louise Pickering, the Macmillan Nurse Primary Care in Llangollen, and Jennifer Jones, the Macmillan Cancer Support Worker based in Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
'Macmillan has been there for me'
My late cousin was a dedicated Macmillan nurse herself, providing a range of vital support to people affected by cancer every day.'
They worked for us... We catch up with Macmillan's celebrity supporters who tell us what the charity has done for them and their families..
Mike's wife Jean, 53, has worked as a Macmillan nurse at Llandough Hospital for eight years.
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