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Editorial| Volume 58, ISSUE 9, e3-e5, November 2020

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Skills and competences needed by nurses to allow them to deliver a safe nurse-led oral and maxillofacial oncology clinic: the Leeds experience

      In Leeds, nurse-led oral and maxillofacial oncology clinics are a vital part of the care of patients who are undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer.
      • Urquhart C.
      • Hassanali H.A.
      • Kanatas A.N.
      • et al.
      The role of the specialist nurse in the review of patients with head and neck cancer - is it time for a rethink of the review process?.
      Although our service continues to evolve, it has taken a considerable amount of preparation and around six years to develop the credible, efficient, and quality service that exists today. The time it takes to implement a nurse-led clinic should not be underestimated.
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