Internal Reference Number: FOI_7611
Date Request Received: 11/12/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 08/01/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Haematological Cancer- Clinical Nurse Specialists
Request Category: Campaigning organisation
Question Number 1: We are currently interested in finding out more information about the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) within hospital trusts. We want to make sure that people with leukaemia are given the correct access to a CNS as we believe this role, and the support provided, is extremely valuable to those who have received a diagnosis and are being treated for leukaemia. Which haematological cancers are treated at your trust? | |
Answer To Question 1: Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukaemia | |
Question Number 2: How many blood cancer patients are under the care of your trust? | |
Answer To Question 2: 10 patients, as of 3rd January 2024 | |
Question Number 3: Total number of haematological Clinical Nurse Specialists are in the trust? | |
Answer To Question 3: 2.78 FTE | |
Question Number 4: Total number of leukaemia specific CNS’s are in the trust? - If you do have leukaemia specific CNS’s in the trust, how many leukaemia patients are there per leukaemia CNS’s? - Do have myeloid and lymphoid specific CNS’s and if so, how many of each? | |
Answer To Question 4: CNS are not sub-speciality specific. | |
Question Number 5: Are haematological/ blood cancer CNS’s required to undertake normal ward duties? | |
Answer To Question 5: No | |
Question Number 6: Have you measured patient access to CNS’s within the trust? If so, what was the outcome? | |
Answer To Question 6: No | |
Question Number 7: Do you have, or plan to have any funding in place for training more haematology or blood cancer specific CNS’s? | |
Answer To Question 7: Plan for business case for Stem Cell CNS | |
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