Very proud to be a past UKONS President. Also Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse, Nurse Consultant, cyclist, fencer and music enthusiast.https://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3mh5vov3shc2wHappy National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day. We will be running our own celebration event here at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. It is great to see the role of the CNS enshrined within the #NationalCancerPlan #NationalCancerCNSDay @ukons.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk16 Mar 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5vov3shc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3m3hrqd3zpk2nPatrick Jahn shows us how digital technology can be used to improve patient care. He describes two projects, firstly delivery of palliative care medication by drone and secondly using VR to promote low-impact physical exercise. @ukons.bsky.social #ESMO25 #EONS1818 Oct 2025 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hrqd3zpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3m3hmxgedp22rLisa O'Neil presents the practical and logistical challenges and potential solutions to switching from IV to SC immunotherapy. Extra 'Brownie points' for quoting from our paper. @ukons.bsky.social #ESMO25 #EONS18 @marytanay.bsky.social18 Oct 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hmxgedp22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3m3hiwexjtk2qFederica Lacarbonara presented her research on the contribution of caregivers to the self-care of patients receiving oral SACT/chemotherapy. Younger caregivers cohabiting with patients had a bigger contribution. Contribution reduces over time. @ukons.bsky.social #ESMO25 #EONS1818 Oct 2025 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hiwexjtk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3m3hadajips2sProfessor Patrick Jahn welcomes EONS to Berlin on behalf of the German Oncology Nursing Society (KOK). @ukons.bsky.social @marytanay.bsky.social #ESMO25 #EONS1818 Oct 2025 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hadajips2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3m2catzglbc2wVery pleased to announce the release and publication of our open access book on Cancer Care and the COVID-19 pandemic. With Prof Andreas Charalambous and Helen Roe. Supported by @ukons.bsky.social and EONS. @cancerresearchuk.org https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-33855-703 Oct 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2catzglbc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lqu3ls3gl22yAcosia Nyanin, Deputy Chief Nurse for England, addresses our @ukons.bsky.social National Lead Cancer Nurse meeting today. Tells us about the shift of emphasis to dealing with health inequalities and care pathways at ICB level.05 Jun 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu3ls3gl22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3llgj4iq6es2fChecking out the ICC Birmingham for the @ukons.bsky.social 20 years anniversary conference in November 2025. Great venue. @cruk-ci.bsky.social @marytanay.bsky.social28 Mar 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgj4iq6es2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkxs3c7tvs2rGreat night at #BJNAwards. A pleasure to hand the award to the Oncology Nurses of the Year. Karen Hamlen & Ben Hood. They developed a teen-friendly website providing understandable and age-appropriate information about taking part in cancer research. @ukons.bsky.social @vjhavercroft.bsky.social22 Mar 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxs3c7tvs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkvwaap5lk26Here we go! Oncology Nurse of the Year. Good luck everyone! #BJNAwards @vjhavercroft.bsky.social @ukons.bsky.social21 Mar 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvwaap5lk26https://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkdvzca4ms2tPicture from our celebration of ##NationalCancerCNSDay at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. @marytanay.bsky.social14 Mar 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdvzca4ms2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkdncjxn2s2tSo.....this is me two weeks ago picking up my MBE for 'services to nursing'. I need to say that my time as a CNS in Head and Neck Cancers and in brain tumours was the defining role in my career. Happy #NationalCancerCNSDay @ukons.bsky.social14 Mar 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdncjxn2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkdb4vkqjs2tMe in 1995 working as a staff nurse on an oncology ward at Charing Cross Hospital UK. I had completed my specialist qualification in Oncology and knew my career would be in cancer care. I would later become a CNS in Head and Neck Cancer. #NationalCancerCNSDay14 Mar 2025 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdb4vkqjs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkd77mghec2tGreat work from Ali on #NationalCancerCNSDay! https://vimeo.com/1065472248/06ef768a62#_=_14 Mar 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkd77mghec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkd66s4gu22tToday is ##NationalCancerCNSDay Celebrating the vital role of the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist in UK Cancer Care. @ukons.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org https://www.nursingtimes.net/cancer/help-us-to-celebrate-the-role-of-the-modern-cancer-clinical-nurse-specialist-13-03-2025/14 Mar 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkd66s4gu22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkaznn7ir22jPleasure to be here celebrating the work of the Cancer CNS across London. Lots of innovation coming from this vital group of nurses. #NationalCancerCNSDay @ukons.bsky.social @cccnhs.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org13 Mar 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkaznn7ir22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lkazfmbfdk2jThanks Colette! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkazfmbfdk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3ljsxjffzus2vAnother video for #NationalCancerCNSDay on the UKONS YouTube channel...this time talking about the CNS internship programme at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. @cancerresearchuk.org https://youtu.be/uxGUQImLJlg?feature=shared07 Mar 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsxjffzus2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3ljrkkyk7es27Great summary of the real and enduring issues around access to biomarker testing in UK. Massive variations in resources and engagement. Cancer Nurses well placed to drive this agenda. @cruk-ci.bsky.social @ukons.bsky.social @ioclinicalnetwork.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2025 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljrkkyk7es27https://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3ljo36evrns25ACCEND Cancer Workforce Survey. Make sure we capture what you do and where you do it. Only a few days left Survey closes on March 14, 2025 See tinyurl.com/bdv8ew2805 Mar 2025 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljo36evrns25https://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3ljnzcdo33223National Cancer CNS Day day is on Friday 14th March. @ukons.bsky.social will be streaming videos as well get closer to the day which support and highlight this vital role. Check out the channel at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSPfRC4cjOa107kajldIMNA_IdAm8ZR2F&si=5mIoVl_i9pUQSSQw05 Mar 2025 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnzcdo33223https://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3li7hs5vgps2eExactly a month to go until this celebration of the role of the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist across the UK. @ukons.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @naturecancer.bsky.social15 Feb 2025 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7hs5vgps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3lhgj47bb4k2mThe senior nurse team from Berkshire Cancer Centre off-site at Reading University for team building and agenda-setting. What a team! @ukons.bsky.social05 Feb 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgj47bb4k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mfoulkes.bsky.social/post/3ldrjyjaros2dInteresting summary of a worrying phenomenon. The reason behind rising bowel cancer rates in young adults https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reason-behind-rising-bowel-cancer-rates-young-adults-jq67e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via20 Dec 2024 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:lxppbjbmdlxss637joy3w2d5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrjyjaros2d