Addressing patient safety at the UKONS Annual Conference 2015

At the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Annual Conference 2015, which attracts cancer nurses from around the United Kingdom and beyond, Catherine Oakley, PhD, UKONS President 2014–2016, and Chemotherapy Nurse Consultant at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, explains the theme of the conference, ‘Patient Safety’, and the four subsidiary topics, ‘Haemato-Oncology Nursing’, ‘Early Diagnosis and Treatment’, ‘Supporting Cancer Nurses’ and ‘Initiatives in the Treatment and Care of People with Cancer’.