Join fellow CNSs, oncologists and AHPs to learn from the team behind the UK's first Young-Onset Cancer Service for patients with gastrointestinal cancers
The Royal Marsden's Young-Onset Cancer Service will share their experience in providing specialist, personalised support for younger adults with GI cancers, demonstrating how their service addresses the practical, emotional and physical challenges that can arise alongside treatment. This interactive workshop will provide valuable insights into meeting the unique needs of this patient group and explore practical, achievable approaches to enhancing patient experience.
Through expert-led discussion and real-world examples, you will learn strategies to address the psychological, sexual and financial implications of cancer that can be readily implemented in your own practice, enabling you to deliver more personalised, holistic care and improve support for younger patients.
Enhance support beyond cancer care
Recognise the needs of young-onset patients beyond oncological management
This tailored workshop will explore how the Royal Marsden's Young-Onset Cancer Service was developed and the practical lessons learned along the way. Join colleagues from across oncology to discover approaches that could strengthen support for younger adults within your own service, including how to:
- Strengthen your scientific understanding of young-onset gastrointestinal cancers
- Understand how the patient-led service was designed with lived experience in mind
- Recognise the needs-based screening and triage process in the service
- Look beyond the oncological management of patients and into comprehensive, holistic support
- Address the CNS experience of working within the Young-Onset Cancer Service
Setting up your own service
Is this service something your oncology department would benefit from establishing?
Share ideas, learn from peers and explore how your own service could benefit from introducing more structured support for patients with young-onset cancer. Join the discussion to:
- Benchmark the provision you currently offer and how you can improve wrap-around care for your patients
- Develop your understanding of the unique needs of the young-onset patient group
- Hear from experts on how they successfully set up the service to improve patient experience
- Network with peers across cancer care to share best practice guidance for your young-onset patients
- Benefit from perspectives from The Royal Marsden's established Young-Onset Cancer Service
In-house training
Available as bespoke training to teams of 25 or more people. Please do contact us if you would like this course delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
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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Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
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| 10:00 |
Introduction, instructions and opening remarks
Dr Avani Athauda, Consultant Medical Oncologist and Lead for Upper GI Cancers and Dr Nalinie Hogan, Consultant Medical Oncologist and Lead for Lower GI Cancers, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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| Understanding the epidemiology | |
| 10:10 |
Establishing a scientific understanding of young-onset cancer
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| 10:30 |
Questions and answers with Dr Avani Athauda and Dr Nalinie Hogan
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| Designing your service | |
| 10:40 |
Creating a patient centred young-onset cancer service
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| 11:10 |
Screen break
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| Royal Marsden YOCS set up | |
| 11:20 |
Establishing a pioneering Young-Onset Cancer Service
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| 11:50 |
Questions and answers with Dr Avani Athauda and Dr Nalinie Hogan
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| 12:00 |
Interactive discussion: Meeting the needs of patients in the young-onset cancer service
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| 12:20 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Meeting the needs of patients in the young-onset cancer service
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| 12:30 |
Lunch break
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| Holistic care | |
| 1:00 |
Offering comprehensive support for your young-onset cancer patients
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| 1:30 |
Questions and answers with Dr Avani Athauda and Dr Nalinie Hogan
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| 1:40 |
Interactive discussion: Caring for your patients beyond their clinical treatment
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| 2:00 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Caring for your patients beyond their clinical treatment
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| 2:10 |
Screen break
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| CNS experience | |
| 2:20 |
Addressing the CNS role and expectations within the service
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| 2:50 |
Questions and answers with Dr Avani Athauda and Dr Nalinie Hogan
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| 3:00 |
Interactive discussion: Optimising the CNS role to improve patient experience
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| 3:20 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Optimising the CNS role to improve patient experience
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| Looking to the future | |
| 3:30 |
Developing your action plan to strengthen your young-onset cancer service
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| 3:50 |
Closing remarks and close of day
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Your expert speakers
Join Dr Avani Athauda and Dr Nalinie Hogan from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust to gain an insight into the establishment of their Young-Onset Cancer Service. Through expert-led sessions, discover the positive impact the service has had on younger adults with GI cancers and the practical lessons that can be applied within your own organisation.
Dr Avani Athauda
Consultant Medical Oncologist
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Nalinie Hogan
Consultant Medical Oncologist and Lead for Lower GI Cancers
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Who should attend?
Designed for oncology professionals who are looking to understand the positive impact the Young-Onset Cancer Service can have on patients, or are looking to replicate the service in their own trusts, including:
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Allied Health Professionals
- Oncologists
Past attendee feedback
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Pricing structure
- Early bird: £299+VAT - one NHS or public sector place when booked before 23rd October 2026
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Stretch your NHS training budget further
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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
Sponsorship engagement
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology delivery forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
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Reach out today
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Vanessa Jarman
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