This module is for health and social care professionals who work with people with cancer in general or specialist hospital or community settings.
This module is for nurses who wish to develop knowledge and expertise in the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy and the care and management of people receiving chemotherapy.
Duration: 6.5 days remote contact over 15 weeks (1 day online induction, 1 full week of online teaching, 1.5 hour online exam) plus 10 days placement in clinical practice
Induction day: Monday 11 January 2021
Theory week: 18 - 22 January 2021
Clinical: 10 days placement
Exam: 20 April 2021
This module is for health and social care professionals who work with people receiving chemotherapy in a clinical or community setting i.e.Practitioners who are not required to administer intravenous chemotherapy but who are responsible for care management.
Duration: 6 days contact over 15 weeks (1 day induction, 1 full week) plus 75 hours clinical practice
Induction day: Monday 11 January 2021 Theory week: 18 - 22 January 2021
This online interactive course aims to provide FRCR level teaching in line with current RCR guidance relating to physics and radiobiology
This two day course is for non-clinical staff who have attended the Nature of Cancer Course or for any non-clinical staff working in a health or social care setting who have a basic understanding of cancer and its treatments but who would like to further develop their knowledge in this area.
This workshop is suitable medical/other senior trained staff who have significant conversations with patients & relatives in relation to CPR/DNACPR decisions.
This course is suitable for any senior health or social care professionals (i.e. Nursing/AHP Band 6 & above, Junior & Senior Medical Roles, Social Workers) whose roles involves difficult or complex conversations as part of assessment or other consultations in the context of serious or life-threatening illness/frailty
This course is for any staff working in a health and social care setting who would like to increase their understanding of the human body and the impact of cancer on body systems.
N.B. Not suitable for registered health care professionals
This is an intermediate level communication skills study day for:
This course is a fundamental level communication skills study day for:
This course provides an introduction to the nature of cancer and is suitable for non-clinical staff working in a health or social care setting wishing to increase their understanding of cancer.
Duration: 6.5 days contact over 15 weeks (1 day induction, 1 full week, 1 hour exam) plus 10 days placement in clinical practice
Induction day: Monday 7 September 2020
Theory week: 14-18 September 2020
Exam: 30 November 2020
Induction day: Monday 7 September 2020 Theory week: 14-18 September 2020
Half day workshop looking at the principles of immunotherapy and the recognition and management of toxicities
This module is for health and social care professionals who work with people with a life limiting illness in hospital or community settings.