Training & Education
NEL Cancer Academy
We are delighted to launch the NEL Cancer Academy, developed by the NEL Training Hub and NEL Cancer Alliance. This provides cancer training and resources for primary care professionals, as well as for other healthcare professionals and non-clinical staff.
Here's what you can explore on the website:
Training Session Details: Access essential resources including session recordings, presentation slides, and registration links - everything you need to support your learning journey.
Educational Materials: Explore a wide range of in-depth educational materials and curated links, providing valuable insights into cancer care and knowledge to enhance your practice.
Relevant Resources: Browse through a comprehensive repository of up-to-date guidelines, tools, and information to help you strengthen your expertise and improve patient care.
Psychosocial Training
Visit our directory of training resources for healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of psychosocial services. There are four main areas of training:
- General learning resources
- Communications skills
- Psychological care
- Holistic Needs Assessments (HNAs)
GatewayC
GatewayC is a free online cancer education platform developed for primary care professionals across England, aiming to improve cancer outcomes by facilitating earlier diagnosis and improving patient experience. The platform is fully funded by Health Education England and assists users to confidently identify, refer and support patients with symptoms on a suspected cancer pathway.
Sign up is quick and easy and can be done via this link: https://www.gatewayc.org.uk/registration/
Training modules to support urgent suspected cancer referrals
South East London Cancer Alliance recently launched a new education resource to support primary care professionals to identify patients who require an urgent suspected cancer referral. These are available free of charge for GPs in north east London.
The modules can be completed online within 10 minutes. The following modules are now available:
Head and Neck cancer - includes a focus on Oral cancer
RM Partners Bitesize Learning
A team of lead cancer nurses from across North ​West and South West London have been developing and delivering a programme of bitesize learning webinars for AHP, nursing and wider healthcare colleagues.
The topics covered to date are:
- The Power of the Cancer Workforce
- Focus on Breast Cancer Care
- A New Era for Lung Cancer; pulmonary nodules service
- Moral Injury, and Vulnerability and Wellbeing
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Genomics and Cancer Care
- Current SACT Treatment Options and Influence of Pharmacogenomics
- Physical Activity and Nutrition in Cancer Care
When to make 2ww referrals to Haematology
A webinar recording of the latest guidance for GPs on making 2ww referrals to haematology
2ww pathway: sending reminder texts via Accurx
A short video showing how to send reminder texts to patients via Accurx (as long as the messaging is used alongside other safety netting measures, such as the template).