Abstract
This paper describes the first two phases of an NHS R&D-funded study to develop and evaluate an alternative model of nurse-led follow-up care in the management of patients with lung cancer. Phase I of the study identified the needs of lung cancer patients during their follow-up period of care. This was achieved through observation of outpatient consultations and an audit of patients' medical records. Phase two of the study developed and piloted a nurse specialist-led model of follow-up care. This model moved away from the existing medical one focusing on disease surveillance towards a more patient-centred model responsive to the specific needs of lung cancer patients that were identified during Phase 1. The paper concludes that nurse-led follow-up care of lung cancer patients was demonstrated to be safe, acceptable and appropriately managed. Patients in the study reported positive benefits from a model of care responsive to the experience of, and needs arising from, living with lung cancer.
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