At the GM Cancer Academy we are pleased to be producing cross-cutting content that is innovative and accessible. On this page, you will find educational content that doesn’t fall into a specific cancer pathway, such as training for Cancer Support Workers, MDT Leadership and many more useful training courses.
We are proud to be working in collaboration with Re:course to bring you our communication skills pilot – transforming our healthcare workforce for the future with AI-driven experiential education.
This method is currently in a 6month pilot-phase for 200 staff across Greater Manchester; we look forward to sharing the results in September 2024.
If you’d like to discuss trialling this pilot in your cancer alliance / organisation, please email gmcancer.academy@nhs.net
In collaboration with the LGBT Foundation we are pleased to bring you this module on providing more inclusive care to LGBTQ+ patients.
This learning package covers 7 key areas and is suitable for anyone within the health and social care workforce.
This course provides an introduction to cancer.
This course is a guide to empowerment within cancer care.
This course is currently being reworked in light of the new cancer waiting times guidance (V12.0). Updates will be available soon.
Below are two workshops delivered for CSWs across GM. The sessions were recorded for retrospective watching and wider sharing of knowledge.
This workshop recording covers the basics of cancer, cancer performance and your role, Rapid Diagnostic Centres and user involvement.
This workshop recording looks at promoting quality in personalised care and support planning and the recognition of deterioration and decision making.
Short, snappy online session that can be watched live (where questions can be asked to our speakers) or on-demand.
This session was run by Lisa Galligan-Dawson (Director of Performance at the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance) and provides an update on the new national cancer waiting times.
Suitable for all healthcare professionals in Greater Manchester – cancer service teams, clinical teams, operational teams, primary care and secondary care – anyone involved in delivering cancer pathways in GM.
This session was run by Lisa Galligan-Dawson (Director of Performance at the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance) and provides an update on the new national cancer waiting times. Suitable for all patients wanting to be updated in the change in Cancer Waiting Times Guidance Changes.
The on-demand recording for this webinar are now available to watch below. If you have any further questions please email gmcancer.voices@nhs.net.
Advancing age is one of the most important risk factor for cancer and also frailty. Older adults with cancer are a heterogenous group, with half experiencing a degree of frailty.
This webinar will cover all important considerations when looking after older patients with cancer, including interventions to optimise and support these patients and their families.
As the population ages, existing Geriatric services both in primary and secondary care are already over stretched. Referrals to such services could have an impact in delaying cancer treatment in older cancer patients living with frailty or multi-morbidities.
This webinar will explore the roles of the MDT such as nurses and allied health professionals in providing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments for older adults with cancer.
The Greater Manchester Macmillan Cancer Support Worker event aims to support bridging the gap between Primary and Secondary Care and support communication channels between Cancer Support Workers to support an improved delivery, leadership and personalised care.
In collaboration with CRUK this event is delivered by nurse trainers as a train the presenter session. The interactive training days will equip and empower you to raise cancer awareness in your community for those working in public facing roles.
Please note, these sessions are delivered with the expectation that attendees will deliver the presentation further afield after completing the training. Because of this, we will only be accepting individuals who meet this criteria.
Further details on 2024 training dates will be available soon.
In collaboration with CRUK this event is delivered by nurse trainers. The online interactive training days will equip and empower you to raise cancer awareness in your community for those working in public facing roles.
The new fully-funded CPD course for all AHPs living or working in Greater Manchester.
Suitable for all generalist Allied Health Professionals across any care setting or sector. This course will provide you with a greater understanding of what it means to support someone living with cancer and equip you with the skills needed to provide better patient care.
This course is in the process of being rehoused, check back soon for further updates.
This education was commissioned by and co-designed with the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance Early Diagnosis Team and produced by GatewayC. GatewayC is a free early cancer diagnosis resource. Get started here