Abstract:
This report provides comprehensive information on the cancer and palliative care nursing workforce in New Zealand, with particular emphasis on education. National, regional and local data have been presented, which will serve as baselines against which future evaluations of the workforce can be made. The report arose from an initial stock take undertaken as part of the Implementation Programme for the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy Action Plan 2005 – 2010. The specific remit was to determine the educational needs of nurses working in New Zealand with patients receiving either palliative or cancer care.