Advanced Practice (Cancer Nursing)

Amanda
UK
Advanced Practice (Cancer Nursing) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
I chose to undertake this particular MSc as I wanted a master's programme that was aimed at experienced cancer nurses involved in developing practice at both an operational and strategic level, and not a pathway that was devoted solely to learning about cancer and its management.
We are challenged every day in delivering high quality cancer services and the modules I have completed to date have given me a broader understanding of the social and political context of care delivery. The opportunity to discuss current policy with the policymakers has been invaluable. The research and evidence-based decision making modules develop the skills to challenge practice in clinical settings and to inform decision making in innovative practice and working.
The course has helped me identify a new direction in my career by highlighting how nurses can influence at strategic and operational levels, and directly affect patient care and service development. I have progressed from a clinical nurse specialist post to become lead nurse for cancer services during my studies.

Margaret Edwards
Advanced Practice (Cancer Nursing) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
I am delighted to be able to oversee a raft of exciting master’s programmes within the School of Nursing & Midwifery. I myself came to King’s in the early 1990s as a master’s student. After 20 years in clinical practice, spent mainly in primary care, I was attracted to the MSc programme at King’s because of the College’s reputation for research.



Today the number of programmes has increased to meet the complexity and diversity of healthcare provision, and research has been fully accepted as an essential element of healthcare practice. I am pleased to say that research and the appraisal of evidence remain core to all of our programmes whether concerned with advanced clinical practice and leadership roles or in the field of education for healthcare professionals.