1. CCN Nursing in Cancer Care: The Plan for 2013/14
Paul Smith WBCC
Barry Keane MCH RCTS
Central Cancer Network

2. Nursing in Cancer Care (NICC)
Nurses are essential to interdisciplinary cancer control efforts, as nurses make an important contribution to meeting the needs of people affected by cancer at all stages of the cancer journey.
EdCan National Education Framework (Aust), 2006.

3. Looking Back Jan 11 – Specialist Cancer Nursing Report
Oct 11 – CCN Nurse Directors appointed
Nov 11- Scoping of Cancer Nursing Regionally
March 12 – Cancer Nursing Strategy
Sept 12 – Cancer Nurse Coordinator project
August 13 – National Cancer Nursing Forum

4. Leadership and Communication
Contribute Nursing Voice to CCN Work
Regional Communication Plan
Support development of national cancer nursing collaborative

5. Excellence in Cancer Care
Promote key worker concept across primary/ secondary integration
Development of Cancer Nurse Coordinator Model
Chemotherapy nurse education regionally/ nationally

6. Workforce Development
Implement learnings from CNC project across nursing roles regionally
Strengthen nursing alignment across the two cancer centres
Development of the knowledge and skills framework for cancer nursing

7. Research and Evidence Base
Development of the learning matrix as a tool for CNS development
Scope development of academic chair for cancer nursing
Scope development of national cancer nursing programme in collaboration for Australian centres

8. Aims of 2013/14
Prioritize on professional development opportunities for cancer nursing
Pursue activities that promote alignment for nursing across cancer centres and integration across primary/ secondary care
Support development of national cancer nursing collaborative