The United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society is a registered charity (1136972) run voluntarily by cancer nurses for cancer nurses. UKONS was founded in 2005 and the first UKONS newsletter and website was published that year. Our vision is to promote excellence in the nursing management and care of all those affected by cancer in all four countries of the UK. Our primary aim is to support the education, training and development needs of our members. UKONS holds an annual conference in November each year, publishes a fortnightly newsletter, holds multiple cancer nurse education events throughout the year and collaborates with multiple organisations that support the development of specialist cancer nurses. We work at both local and regional levels to ensure that UKONS is a voice for all cancer nurses across the UK and we have an advisory role in the development of cancer guidelines and policy.