UWE Bristol co-founded the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development programme (ACCEND). ACCEND has launched a new cancer hub for the NHS and beyond, hosted on the newly created NHS England Learning Hub.
The ACCEND cancer hub will be a one stop shop for the cancer workforce who support people with a lived experience of cancer. The ACCEND cancer hub has been developed to provide a ‘go to’ place where healthcare professionals can find resources, e-learning, linked to the Career Pathway, Core Cancer Capabilities in Practice and Education Framework. The ACCEND cancer hub provide resources, information, and education and training to support skills and capability building as well as career pathways.
Phase 1 of the launch of the ACCEND cancer hub features 9 eLearning modules called ‘Foundations of Cancer Care’ specifically aimed at the pre-registration workforce. Julie Armoogum, Macmillan Senior Lecturer at UWE Bristol, has led the development of the modules:
These modules will provide students with core knowledge and understanding about the foundations of cancer care – what cancer is, how it develops, the impact on patients and families, communication, the role of research and how to look after themselves and their colleagues. These will be such a useful resource – for students, the workforce and colleagues across Higher Education Institutions throughout the UK who are seeking to signpost students to learn about cancer care’
There is also a comprehensive toolkit designed for those working in the supportive and assistive workforce which is broken down into the CORE training & education.
Read more about the development of the modules in Julie’s British Journal of Nursing Editorial.
To access the hub, please visit the ACCEND programme page and for further information and support, please visit the NHS support hub.