U.K. charity Teenage Cancer Trust in working with health boards in Scotland to recruit specialist nurses for an outreach service aimed at teenagers and young adults with cancer. The charity is rolling outs Nursing and Support program, which will see specialist nurses work with young people and their families in hospitals, at home and other settings. Teenage Cancer Trust is working with NHS trusts across Scotland to develop the service, which will see nurses provide one-to-one support for young people and their families, and work with local clinical teams to ensure their needs are being met in hospital and at home. They will also play a key role in shaping services locally and nationally. The expansion of services in Scotland is part of a wider goal to ensure all young people with cancer across the U.K. have access to specialist nursing support by 2020.
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