Why Clinical Nurse Specialists matter

15 March 2022 | Support

Today, Tuesday 15 March, marks a new national awareness day to celebrate the role of the cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).

This first-ever National Cancer CNS Day has been initiated by the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance with support from Health Education England, Macmillan Cancer Support, the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society and the Royal College of Nursing, and it aims to improve understanding of this important role and inspire and encourage recruitment, helping to address shortages among this vital workforce.

As we are also in the middle of Brain Tumour Awareness Month we are particularly pleased to recognise, celebrate and thank the many highly-skilled Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) in neuro-oncology centres across the country and to talk about the valuable role they play in patients and families and for us as a support charity.

The roles fulfilled by a CNS are many and varied, treating and managing the health concerns of patients and working to promote their wider well-being. The neuro CNS teams also play a very significant role for our team at Brain Tumour Support, and by working closely with them we can ensure that patients and their families have early access to support which can be so crucial following a brain tumour diagnosis.

Catharine James, who has twenty years of service as a CNS at Royal Stoke University Hospital, talked to us about the role of the neuro-oncology CNS.

Find out more about the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

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