CLIC Sargent backs RCN’s Frontline First campaign

CLIC Sargent is supporting the RCN’s Frontline First campaign to protect spending on specialist nurses and other frontline care workers. 

CLIC Sargent funds frontline staff including Paediatric Oncology Outreach Nurses (POONs), social workers and other specialists at hospitals across the UK, so we know from first-hand experience just how vital a role they play in caring for and supporting children and young people with cancer.

Specialist cancer nurses care for children on the ward and also make home visits to carry out procedures such as blood tests and sometimes chemotherapy, which means children get to spend as much time at home as possible. We know that spending more time at home helps children keep up with their everyday lives, continue with their education, and go on to live their life to the full.

We also know that this specialist care can save the NHS and the wider economy money – as well as fewer hospital stays, specialist skills mean these nurses can readily identify and support patient’s needs, potentially helping the child back into education and enabling parents to return to work sooner.

That’s why we want every child or young person with cancer to be assigned a specialist nurse who can coordinate clinical, emotional and social care for children and young people with cancer and help reduce the impact on their lives. It’s vital the NHS supports frontline staff to ensure that children and young people with cancer get the care they need.

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