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“More people than ever are living with and beyond cancer. The NHS is leading the way in cancer care by recognising that living a good quality of life is as important to people as survival.”
“Risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes are likely to be elevated in cancer survivors.”
This National Conference takes a practical approach to improving practice and outcomes for those living with and beyond cancer, moving from surviving to thriving. Through national updates and practical case studies the conference aims to support you to deliver on the above priorities outlined by NHS England and develop effective personalised support and services. The conference will also reflect on the impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Survivorship services and explore how we meet the unmet needs of people living with and beyond cancer. The conference will discuss risk stratified follow up pathways and the commissioning of holistic packages of support, and ensuring every person with cancer will have access to relevant elements of a personalised care approach.
This conference will enable you to:
- Network with colleagues who are working to improve services for people living with and beyond cancer
- Reflect on how services have changed through Covid-19 and how we can ensure effective support during and beyond the pandemic
- Learn from outstanding practice in the development of personalised care programmes for cancer patients
- Reflect on the perspectives of people living with and beyond cancer
- Get up to date with national developments on living with and beyond cancer
- Update yourself on the national quality of life metric for people living with and beyond cancer
- Reflect on the development of your own services towards a personalised care approach, risk stratified follow up and support programmes: Meeting the 2020 national target
- Understand how to work with staff to move the focus from surviving to thriving
- Identify key strategies for improving managing the consequences of cancer treatment
- Develop your role in meeting the needs of those living with and beyond cancer
- Self-assess and expand your skills in developing risk stratified follow up and remote surveillance
- Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence