Resources for palliative and end of life care nurses
We have resources for palliative and end of life care nurses who support people with life-limiting conditions, including treatable but not curable cancer.
On this page
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Best practice for palliative and end of life care
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Innovation in cancer care resources
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ACCEND programme
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Clinical updates for palliative and end of life care nurses
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Research and evidence
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Wellbeing support for health professionals
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Cancer nutrition information for different cultural diets
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For your patients
Best practice for palliative and end of life care
We have developed a best practice resource for clinicians and healthcare professionals involved in any aspect of cancer care in the last years of life. This resource includes:
- case studies and examples of best practice
- research from leading charities and organisations
- updates on innovation and quality improvement initiatives
- e-learning courses, training and webinars.
We aim for this resource to support you in educating, advising on and highlighting best practice in palliative and end of life care across the UK.
Innovation in cancer care resources
We invest in programmes and services that help healthcare professionals deliver more personalised cancer care. Working in partnership with communities and the NHS, we fund pilot projects to improve experiences and outcomes for people living with cancer.
Our resources are informed by real-world learning and research and are designed to support your role in service development, clinical decision-making and quality improvement.
- Personalised care planning - tools to tailor support around individual needs
- Holistic Needs Assessments (and electronic HNAs) - guidance to help you identify and respond to what matters most to your patients.
- Quality improvement to existing cancer services - resources to help you evaluate and improve existing cancer services.
Research
- Northern Ireland Macmillan Prehabilitation Programme - evaluation of regional pilot supporting people before treatment
- Bristol Myers Squibb/Macmillan Prehabilitation report - insights into non-surgical prehabilitation and workforce development in NHS cancer care.
These reports offer practical evidence to support service planning, workforce development and improved patient outcomes.
ACCEND programme
Funded by NHS England and co-delivered with Macmillan, the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) programme provides clear and transparent guidance and direction on the knowledge, skills and capabilities required by healthcare professionals who care for people affected by cancer. It has been designed for people in non-oncology roles and specialist cancer services that are part of multi-professional teams across the UK.
Clinical updates for palliative and end of life care nurses
Stay up to date with the latest developments in cancer care, with expert news, opinion and analysis. You'll also find blogs about our professionals and the fantastic work they do.
Read our latest blogs for healthcare professionals.
Read our prehabilitation resources for healthcare professionals.
Subscribe to our newsletters
We publish a range of newsletters for professionals who support people living with cancer. Whatever your role, we'll support you with clinical updates, tools and resources.
Research and evidence
We're at the forefront of understanding the needs and experiences of people living with cancer. Get the evidence and insight you need to develop or deliver best practice in cancer care, delivered by our team of experts.
Latest research
Read the evaluation report from Northern Ireland Macmillan Prehabilitation Programme.
Read the Bristol Myers Squibb/Macmillan Prehabilitation report - Understanding and advancing the adoption of prehabilitation in NHS cancer care. This reports concludes a partnership project between Macmillan Cancer Support (Macmillan) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) which set out to explore solutions to improve cancer outcomes, with a focus on prehabilitation in non-surgical settings considering both service and workforce effectiveness in prehabilitation services for people with cancer.
Wellbeing support for health professionals
We understand it's a challenging time for healthcare professionals with increasing pressure on staff and services. That's why we're doing whatever it takes to support you with the latest information, training and resources.
You can also access our emotional health and well-being hub resources we created during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cancer nutrition information for different cultural diets
The ENRICH (Engaging Nutrition Resources for Inclusive Cancer Health) project explored the availability of nutritional resources (i.e. written information, videos and websites) for diverse ethnic communities from the Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity groups, affected by cancer.
Insights were gathered from individuals with a cancer experience as well as health care professionals providing dietary advice to people with cancer in their day-to-day work. Key findings and recommendations are summarised in the report which may provide helpful guidance for health care professionals, cancer charities, Cancer Alliances, NHS Trusts, Health Boards and Integrated care boards (ICBs).
If you are looking for healthy eating advice based on cultural diets for your patients you may find these guides useful:
