Events

Date: Thursday 9th July 2026 Venue: Bournemouth Carlton Hotel, Signature Collection by Best Western, E Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth BH1 3DN Format: Face to face or Virtual study Day (up to 8 hours taught) and up to 50 hours personal study to complete the passport. Clinically supervised time for SACT administration and assessment in practice Description: Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy...

Date and Time: Friday 10th July 2026, 14:00-16:00 Format: Online Cost: Free Description: The Ruth Strauss training programme, No Conversation Too Tough, has been designed to equip staff with the skills, knowledge and confidence to support parents with an incurable cancer diagnosis to have challenging conversations with their children about death and dying. This new two...

Date and Time: Wednesday 15th July 2026, 12:30-13:00 Format: Online, MS Teams Cost: Free Description: Themed webinars providing information on different elements of ACCEND. Content may change due to participant needs or interests Register or log in to the ePortfolio: Cancer Alliance Education ePortfolio Link to Join: Join the meeting

Learn the latest in cancer care at Principles of Cancer Care Programme (PCCP) - a virtual event for the Supportive & Assistive Workforce. PCCP is a 4-day online course, suitable for all unregistered healthcare staff working in a Supportive or Assistive role who are working with people that are affected by cancer or may have...

Description: The Ruth Strauss Foundation offers a FREE training programme which consists of pre-course e-learning and a one-day interactive workshop. The programme is designed for professionals providing care for patients with children, whose cancer is incurable. Preparing children for parental death can be one of the most challenging experiences parents will face. Children who are...

A series of webinars for admin and reception teams in primary care. Awareness Starts at the Front Desk Objectives: Understand the role of admin/reception staff in early cancer detection and patient support Overview of cancer prevalence and impact in the UK Key principles of personalised care and patient-centred communication Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2026 -...

This lunch-and-learn will provide updates on current projects and good practice across Wessex. You will have the opportunity to discuss successes and queries with our fabulous Learning Disability Facilitators, and other HCPs. These sessions support the DES, are excellent for use when evidencing CPD, and they link to the ACCEND framework (Domain A: Person-centred collaborative...

This lunch-and-learn will provide updates on current projects and good practice across Wessex. You will have the opportunity to discuss successes and queries with our fabulous Learning Disability Facilitators, and other HCPs. These sessions support the DES, are excellent for use when evidencing CPD, and they link to the ACCEND framework (Domain A: Person-centred collaborative...

Date: Wednesday 12th August 2026 - 12:30-13:15 Fomat: Online via Teams Description: We are pleased to invite the Wessex cancer workforce to an open Q&A drop-in session with a member of the Workforce team. This is a relaxed, interactive opportunity to bring your questions about the ACCEND framework and explore how it can be practically...