Macmillan has published updated guidelines for delivering prehabilitation services for people living with Cancer.
"Prehabilitation is a needs-based multimodal intervention, before and during cancer treatment, to optimise physical, nutritional and psychological status, enhance readiness for and tolerance of treatments and improve recovery and/or quality of life.
Prehabilitation involves screening before needsbased assessment, enabling individualised prescription of exercise, nutrition and psychological interventions supported by behaviour change techniques."
The guidelines support adoption of prehabilitation to improve patient preparation, recovery, and experience of care. They cover six key areas:
- Prehabilitation implementation
- Health economics and business cases
- Behaviour change and technology
- Nutrition
- Psychology
- Exercise
In addition specific statements and recommendations are included about health inequalities; screening, assessment, personalised interventions and support, group education and workforce.
Download the Guidelines
Original Source www.macmillan.org.uk
Featured Event:
Prehabilitation: Principles & Practice for Supporting Patients to Get Fit for Treatment
Friday 15th May 2026 | Virtual CPD Conference
Including a presentation on implementing the guideline recommendations by:
June Davis Co Chair, Prehabilitation for people with cancer Clinical and implementation guidelines October 2025, Lead Allied Health Professional and Nursing Advisor, Macmillan Cancer Support
