Mark Foulkes Editor

Mike Tadman is an Acute Oncology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, working at the Oxford University Hospitals Trust. He specialises in neuroendocrine tumours, and has published multiple papers on reviews of practice and methods of monitoring disease progression. He is involved with NET Natter, an Oxford-based support and networking group for people affected by neuroendocrine tumours. Dave Roberts is Senior Lecturer in Cancer and Palliative Care at Oxford Brookes University, where he has worked since 1999. As a nurse specialising in the care of people with cancer and haematological conditions, he worked in the Oxford Psycho-oncology Service from 1995 until 2014. His interests include communication and psychological interventions in healthcare, and global aspects of health and education. He edited Mental Health Liaison: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals, and he is author of Psychosocial Nursing Care. A Guide to Nursing the Whole Person. Mark Foulkes has been in post as Nurse Consultant and Lead Cancer Nurse at the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust since 2007. He trained as a general nurse at St Marys Hospital in Paddington, qualifying in 1991. He links with Oxford Brookes University and lectures there on a regular basis. He works clinically on the Acute Oncology Team and in 2016 received a 'Pride of Reading' award for his work with cancer patients. In 2018 he was elected to the board of the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS). Mark has presented and written on a range of subjects and has a particular interest in nurse-led services, innovative approaches to chemotherapy and the political backdrop to cancer services.