Survivorship: Living with and Beyond Cancer

National Cancer Survivorship Initiative:Teenage and Adult Aftercare Pathway

The children and young people cancer survivorship aftercare pathways have now been launched. The pathways have been produced and endorsed as clinical good practice following an extensive consultation process with input from clinical experts and cancers survivors. CLICK HERE to view the pathway.

Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Award - results

NHS Improvement – Cancer Children and Young people have been ‘commended’ in the Pfizer Excellence in Oncology award category for ‘Best Oncology Service Improvement’ surrounding the aftercare models for children and young people surviving cancer.

NHS Improvement – Cancer Adult Survivorship which is a part of the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative have been ‘highly commended’ in the Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Award for ‘Best Patient support Initiative’ for the work surrounding the treatment summary.

These excellent results were featured in the National Cancer Programme Bulletin (November).

National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI)

The NCSI is a programme of work that is aligned to the Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer (2011).

The NCSI have identified five key shifts to achieve improved care and support which are outlined in the NCSI Vision, and a set of principles (see section 5.17)

As part of the NCSI, NHS Improvement is leading and supporting the testing of new risk stratified pathways of care for those living with and beyond cancer. There are two programmes of work that NHS Improvement is undertaking one for children and young people, and another for adults.