Practical guidance to build and diversify your non-medical prescribing workforce
This practical online workshop will guide you through every stage of the process, from identifying the need for workforce redesign and building a compelling business case to designing, implementing and growing a non-medical prescribing service.
Designed for nurses, pharmacists, non-medical prescribers, clinical leads, service managers and anyone involved in developing or expanding non-medical prescribing services, this highly interactive workshop will provide practical guidance that can be applied across a range of specialties. Through case studies, discussion and action planning, you will leave with the knowledge, confidence and practical tools to develop a sustainable workforce model that meets your growing service demand.
This event is exclusively for Trusts within West Midlands Cancer Alliance
Develop your service knowledge
How to develop a non-medical prescribing workforce that meets growing service demand
Whether you are planning a new service or looking to expand an existing non-medical prescribing workforce, this practical workshop will provide the knowledge, tools and confidence to progress your plans.
Key learning outcomes include:
- Identifying the need for workforce redesign and recognising when your current service model can no longer meet increasing demand
- Understanding how to adapt your workforce by redesigning roles, developing existing staff and recruiting non-medical prescribers where needed
- Gathering meaningful workforce, activity and service data to build a compelling case for change
- Developing a robust business case and presenting clinical priorities in a way that resonates with finance and operational teams
- Designing a safe and effective non-medical prescribing service, including governance, consultant oversight and standard operating procedures
- Planning the practical steps needed to implement, embed and grow a successful non-medical prescribing workforce within your organisation
Live online learning
Interactive discussions and practical NHS case study learning
This highly interactive online workshop combines practical presentations, facilitated discussions and NHS case study examples to help you apply the learning directly to your own organisation.
Throughout the day you will have the opportunity to:
- Join NHS colleagues who are developing or expanding non-medical prescribing services
- Take part in interactive discussions exploring workforce redesign, service development and business case planning
- Ask questions and gain practical insight from an experienced NHS clinical leader who has successfully established and expanded a non-medical prescribing service
- Explore practical approaches to workforce planning, governance, implementation and recruitment
- Reflect on your own service challenges and develop realistic actions to support future workforce development
Exclusive opportunity
This event is free to attend for Trusts within West Midlands Cancer Alliance.
Further WMCA Training
Additional learning opportunities available for Trust employees within the West Midlands Cancer Alliance include:
- Empowering Your Oncology Team: Practical Strategies to Overcome Workforce Challenges, Wednesday 7th October 2026
- Compassionate and Supportive Leadership Skills, Thursday 19th November 2026
- Oncology Leadership and Management Skills, Wednesday 9th December 2026
Please click on the links to view full details and secure your place.
Learning & development
Oncology National Networking Forums are pleased to be featured on the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio
The ePortfolio platform is available via the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy and supports professional development in cancer care.
This forum and all of our events are mapped to the ACCEND Framework and can be recorded in the Greater Mancester ePortfolio to help you evidence your learning, reflections and competencies.
To find out more, click on the ACCEND tab.
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Joining, technical support and instructions
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| 9:00 |
Workshop leader’s introduction
Dr Neha Chopra, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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| Identifying the need | |
| 9:10 |
Understanding your need: Why is your current model no longer sustainable?
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| 9:40 |
Questions and answers with Dr Neha Chopra
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| 9:50 |
Interactive discussion: What is driving the need for change in your service?
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| 10:10 |
Screen break
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| Adapting your workforce | |
| 10:20 |
Designing the right workforce for your service
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| 10:50 |
Questions and answers with Dr Neha Chopra
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| 11:00 |
Interactive discussion: How would you redesign your workforce?
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| Data for your business case | |
| 11:20 |
Working collaboratively to turn a clinical challenge into a compelling case for change
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| 11:50 |
Questions and answers with Dr Neha Chopra
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| 12:00 |
Lunch break
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| 12:30 |
Writing a business case that secures support
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| 1:00 |
Questions and answers with Dr Neha Chopra
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| 1:10 |
Interactive discussion: Building your case for change
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| 1:30 |
Screen break
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| Design and implementation | |
| 1:40 |
Designing your non-medical prescribing service
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| 2:10 |
Questions and answers with Dr Neha Chopra
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| 2:20 |
Embedding and growing your non-medical prescribing service
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| 2:50 |
Questions and answers with Dr Neha Chopra
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| 3:00 |
Interactive action planning: What are your next steps?
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| 3:20 |
Close of workshop
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Your workshop leader
Gain practical insight from an NHS leader with first-hand experience of workforce redesign
Drawing on real NHS examples, Dr Neha Chopra will share the practical decisions, challenges and lessons learned from establishing successful non-medical prescribing pathways and expanding workforce capacity within cancer services, which can be applied across a range of specialities.
Dr Neha Chopra
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Who should attend?
Connect with colleagues leading workforce redesign and service development
This workshop is designed for NHS professionals responsible for developing, implementing or expanding non-medical prescribing services. It will be particularly valuable for organisations looking to improve capacity, respond to increasing demand and develop sustainable workforce models.
Designed for:
- Non-Medical Prescribers
- Nurses and Pharmacists
- Advanced Clinical Practitioners
- Clinical Leads
- Service and Operational Managers
- Workforce, Service Development and Transformation Leads
- Allied Health Professionals involved in service redesign
- Healthcare professionals planning or expanding non-medical prescribing services
Past attendee feedback
Since 2006, SBK Healthcare has delivered highly rated educational workshops and forums for NHS nurses, clinicians and managers across the UK and Ireland. Discover what previous attendees have said about their experience:
Free to attend
This training conference is free to attend for Trusts within West Midlands Cancer Alliance.
Please contact Nichola Cadwallader with your enquiries.
By booking a WMCA funded place, you are confirming your commitment to attend the course. If you are unable to attend, you must notify us (SBK Events) by email at least 5 working days before the course date so that your place can be offered to someone on the waiting list.
Failure to provide the required notice may result in the West Midlands Cancer Alliance seeking to recover the cost of the funded place.
Further free, online training
Additional learning opportunities available for Trust employees within the West Midlands Cancer Alliance include:
- Empowering Your Oncology Team: Practical Strategies to Overcome Workforce Challenges, Wednesday 7th October 2026
- Compassionate and Supportive Leadership Skills, Thursday 19th November 2026
- Oncology Leadership and Management Skills, Wednesday 9th December 2026
Please click on the links to view full details and secure your place.
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.
If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.
Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.
Registration
By booking a WMCA funded place, you are confirming your commitment to attend the course. If you are unable to attend, you must notify us (SBK Events) by email at least 5 working days before the course date so that your place can be offered to someone on the waiting list. Failure to provide the required notice may result in the West Midlands Cancer Alliance seeking to recover the cost of the funded place.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.
Substitutions
Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Conference changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme.
Certificate of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.
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Course funding
The West Midlands Cancer Alliance fully funded this course, enabling eligible healthcare professionals from the below provider Trusts only to access this training at no cost.
- Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
Our education commitment
The West Midlands Cancer Alliance is committed to developing a skilled, confident and compassionate cancer workforce equipped to meet the needs of our diverse population, now and in the future. We inspire excellence in cancer education, build capability across the whole cancer pathway, and champion inclusive learning for every role. By sharing knowledge and developing future leaders, we strengthen our workforce and improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.
Implementing the ACCEND framework
Telephone triage training builds confident assessment, decision making and communication skills whilst the expanding capacity within SACT services supports the development of technical competence, workload management and progression across key capability domains. Compassionate and supportive leadership training strengthens reflective practice and people centred leadership behaviours, enabling staff to evidence professional values and development within the ePortfolio. All of the WMCA commissioned training aligns to the Greater Manchester ePortfolio and ACCEND framework for development.
Partnering for impact
Our partnership with SBK Healthcare ensures access to high impact, practice focused education that strengthens services now and prepares our teams for the future of personalised, digital cancer care.
About the ACCEND Framework
The ACCEND Framework is designed to enhance cancer care by providing a structured approach to education and professional development for healthcare professionals.
- It defines the essential Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and offers a tailored educational structure to support progression at every stage of a cancer care career.
- Launched in January 2023, the framework aims to transform career pathways and improve training and development opportunities across the cancer workforce.
- It provides access to the education and training needed to meet role-specific competencies and includes dedicated resources for nurses, allied health professionals and those in cancer-related support roles.
- The ACCEND Framework delivers a nationally agreed career and education structure underpinned by clearly defined capabilities in practice.
Map your learning
All Oncology National Networking Forum courses listed on the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio are fully aligned with the ACCEND Framework.
You can easily log your attendance and map your learning to the Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) through the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio.
To do this:
- Register and log in to the Greater Manchester ePortfolio
- Click ‘Add Entry’
- Select 'Choose an item from the library'
- Change the provider to Oncology National Networking Forums
- Choose the relevant event you have attended (or plan to attend)
This tool offers a central space to track your professional development, reflections and achievements - supporting your ongoing career in cancer care.
Click here to access the Greater Manchester ePortfolio
