A Decade of Achievements: International Society of Paediatric Oncology Baseline Nursing Standards.

The six International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Baseline Nursing Standards provide the first evidence-based framework for assessing and improving pediatric oncology nursing practice settings in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. Over the past 10 years, the standards have been translated to six languages, endorsed by 13 organizations, surveyed at 101 hospitals in 54 countries, and initiatives have been documented at over 63 institutions in 31 countries. Going forward, the SIOP Nursing Network's Baseline Standards Special Interest Group has established a 5-year strategic plan to guide advocacy, research, and standards implementation through global multidisciplinary collaboration.

What matters to you? Engaging with children in the James Lind Alliance Children's Cancer Priority Setting Partnership.

Background: Previous priority setting exercises have sought to involve children, but in the final reporting, it is evident that few children had been engaged through the process. A primary aim in the Children's Cancer Priority Setting Partnership was to find out from children what they want research to focus on. We report on our experience to inform methods of engagement with children in future James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships and similar exercises.

Current status and priorities of paediatric oncology nursing in Africa: a synthesis of perspectives from SIOP Africa nurses.

Introduction: As African countries adopt the global goal of improving childhood cancer survival to 60% by 2030, intentional actions are required to improve nursing. This report aims to describe the current status of paediatric oncology nursing in Africa.

Methods: We report on nursing-related aspects of a survey to map paediatric oncology services in Africa (2018-2019), document perceived nursing strengths and weaknesses (2017) and share nurses' research priorities (2019).

A Feasibility Study Of Administering The Electronic Research And Development Culture Index To The Multidisciplinary Workforce In A UK Teaching Hospital.

Purpose: The study aims were: (i) to convert the Research and Development Culture Index (a validated rating instrument for assessing the strength of organizational Research and Development culture) into electronic format (eR&DCI), and (ii) to test the format and assess the feasibility of administering it to the multidisciplinary (allied health professionals, doctors and nurses) workforce in a National Health Service Hospital (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK) by trialing it with the workforce of the tertiary Children's Hospital within the organization.

Population And Methods: The eR&DCI was emailed to all professional staff (n=907) in the Children's Hospital. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 22.

Disparities in the delivery of pediatric oncology nursing care by country income classification: International survey results.

Background: In 2014, a task force of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Paediatric Oncology in Developing Countries Nursing Workgroup published six baseline standards to provide a framework for pediatric oncology nursing care in low- and lower-middle income countries (L/LMIC). We conducted an international survey in 2016-2017 to examine the association between country income level and nurses' resporting of conformity to the standards at their respective institutions.

Procedure: Data from a cross-sectional web-based survey completed by nurses representing 54 countries were analyzed (N = 101).

Educational needs and strategies of pediatric oncology nurses in low- and middle-income countries. An International Society of Pediatric Oncology- Pediatric Oncology in Developing Countries Nursing Working Group Initiative.

Background: There is no existing pediatric oncology nursing curriculum written specifically for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where 80% of children with cancer reside. In 2012, the International Society of Pediatric Oncology Nursing Working Group sought to address this gap with a 3-phase study.

Objective: Phase 1: identify educational priorities of LMIC nurses providing oncology care.

Educating children's nurses for communicating bad news.

Some parents are unhappy with the way news is broken to them. This article seeks to educate and inform the reflective practitioner on a series of communication strategies to enhance their skills. This is important because the way news is disclosed can affect the way news is accepted and the level of support the family will require.

The role of SIOP as a platform for communication in the global response to childhood cancer.

Since the year 2000, there has been a 35% annual decrease in mortality among children under the age of five worldwide. The decrease is mainly attributed to the decrease in childhood epidemic infections, for example, due to vaccination programs. In the near future, this decrease will draw attention to paediatric non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and cancer is one of the most common.

Improving outcomes: update on progress.

In 2005 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer. The guidance applies to England and Wales only, but has influenced service development in the four countries of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of Ireland. Progress in implementation of the guidance has been slower than anticipated, mainly because of its complexity and scope, particularly in relation to shared care and services for teenagers and young adults.

The role of the specialist nurse in paediatric oncology in the United Kingdom.

National guidance in the United Kingdom on the provision of services for children and young people with cancer and their families has consistently emphasised the need for specialist nursing as central to the delivery of safe and effective care. The temptation when examining the role of the specialist nurse is to look at those posts that carry a recognised 'specialist' label. It is equally important, however, to look at the development of nursing practice across the speciality and at how this can be both supported and recognised.