The SCPN Newsletter: Latest Articles
By Gillian Bell, Senior Communications Coordinator, Alcohol Focus Scotland In a new report, Promoting good health from childhood: Reducing the impact of alcohol marketing on children in ...
By Karen Burnett and Tracy Hillan, Health Champions, The State Hospitaland Many patients with serious mental health conditions, such as bi-polar, psychosis and schizophrenia die of the ...
By John Watson, Deputy Chief Executive, ASH Scotland The Scottish Government’s target of being tobacco-free in 2034 would prevent a large proportion of cancers from ever ...
Cancer Council Western Australia’s Life Now Exercise Program The Life Now Exercise Program provides people previously treated for cancer an opportunity to participate in a group exercise ...
After a cancer diagnosis there can be many changes in appetite, taste, ability to swallow, presence of nausea and tiredness all of which can impact on food preferences. Diet needs can change ...
by Jane Porteous, Enhanced Recovery Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Royal Alexandra Hospital Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a programme that aims to get patients back to ...
In February 2016, 43 year old Di Winstone from Porthlethen, in Aberdeenshire was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and finally radiotherapy, finishing ...
by Debbie Provan RD Debbie Provan is Regional TCAT Lead (WoSCAN) & National Macmillan AHP Lead for Cancer Rehabilitation. As a registered dietitian Debbie has a keen interest in the role of ...
by Peter Rainey and Elspeth Banks, SCPN Patient Representatives Barely a week passes without a news item or press article on the subject of diet and its relationship with disease. The dangers of ...
In this issue In this issue we wanted to focus in on Cancer Survivorship although we still have many of our regular features. We have grouped all the survivorship articles together in this green ...