Strengthen your rapid cancer diagnostic pathways for patients with non-specific symptoms
Come together with colleagues from across rapid cancer diagnostic services to explore how you can build sustainable pathways, improve referral and triage decisions, and support patients with vague or non-specific symptoms. Join Martin Downey, Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director for Access at NHS Lanarkshire, as he shares practical insight from his experience of developing and leading rapid cancer diagnostic services.
Book your place to learn from real-world service experience, discuss common challenges with peers and gain practical approaches to strengthening your service models, improving referral criteria, using investigations appropriately and building the right MDT support around complex diagnostic pathways.
Build your service knowledge
5 CPD hours: practical pathway improvement
Build a practical understanding of how to strengthen rapid cancer diagnostic pathways, with a focus on service sustainability, referral criteria, triage, investigation decisions and MDT working for patients with non-specific symptoms. Key learning outcomes include:
- Understanding how rapid diagnostic services are set up, managed and funded
- Building stronger business cases to demonstrate value and support future funding
- Reviewing referral criteria, GP referrals and triage so patients are directed into the most appropriate pathway
- Using CT, qFIT and urgent investigations appropriately to reduce serial investigations
- Managing patients with non-specific symptoms who do not fit tumour-specific pathways
- Supporting appropriate investigation decisions through realistic medicine and shared decision-making
- Strengthening MDT working with CNSs, navigators, advanced practitioners, radiology, GPs and specialist teams
Live online learning
Share challenges and take away practical next steps
This interactive online workshop will help you reflect on your current rapid diagnostic pathway and identify realistic opportunities for service development and improvement. Throughout the day, you will have the opportunity to:
- Connect online with colleagues working across rapid cancer diagnostic pathways
- Take part in guided discussions on sustainability, referral criteria, triage, investigations and MDT working
- Ask questions and gain practical guidance from Martin Downey throughout the day
- Take away realistic next steps to strengthen pathways in your own organisation
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.
| 9:00 |
Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
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| 9:30 |
Introduction, instructions and course leader’s opening remarks
Martin Downey, Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director for Access, NHS Lanarkshire
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| Strengthening the future of rapid diagnostic services | |
| 9:40 |
Building sustainable service models
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| 10:10 |
Questions and answers with Martin Downey
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| 10:20 |
Interactive discussion: Exploring future funding and service stability
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| 10:40 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Exploring future funding and service stability
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| 10:50 |
Screen break
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| Improving referral criteria, triage and diagnostic flow | |
| 11:00 |
Designing clearer referral, triage and investigation pathways
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| 11:30 |
Questions and answers with Martin Downey
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| 11:40 |
Interactive discussion: Strengthening decision-making as referral demand grows
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| 12:00 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Strengthening decision-making as referral demand grows
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| 12:10 |
Lunch break
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| Making appropriate decisions in the vague symptom pathway | |
| 12:40 |
Balancing investigation, reassurance and shared decision-making
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| 1:10 |
Questions and answers with Martin Downey
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| 1:20 |
Interactive discussion: Managing younger patients with confidence
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| 1:40 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Managing younger patients with confidence
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| 1:50 |
Screen break
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| Strengthening MDT working and service learning | |
| 2:00 |
Building the right support around your rapid diagnostic pathway
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| 2:30 |
Questions and answers with Martin Downey
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| 2:40 |
Interactive discussion: Turning learning into practical next steps
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| 3:00 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Turning learning into practical next steps
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| 3:10 |
Course leader’s closing remarks
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| 3:20 |
Close of day
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Your expert workshop leader:
Martin Downey
Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director for Access
NHS Lanarkshire
Pricing structure
- £399+VAT for one NHS or public sector place
- £299+VAT for two or more NHS or Public Sector places (per place)
- £699+VAT for commercial places
- Commercial companies are invited to sponsor this day. Please email Vanessa Jarman for further details.
Stretch your NHS training budget further
At SBK Healthcare, we understand how important it is to invest in staff development across a range of specialties. To help you maximise your budget, we offer NHS group discounts that can be applied across one or multiple events.
If you’re interested in making a group booking - whether for a single course or several different events - please email Nichola Cadwallader or call Nichola on 01732 897788 to discuss the best options for your team.
Associations and networks
If you belong to an alliance, association or network please email Nichola Cadwallader to see how we can work together on a mutually beneficial basis.
This course is available for in-house training
If you have a group of 25 or more members of staff who require this training, then why not commission your own on-site course? Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding.
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:
- Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
- Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Organisation details: name and address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team.
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.
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Certification of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Event 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. We will endeavor to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavor to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
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Expected attendees
This online workshop is designed for professionals involved in developing, delivering or improving rapid cancer diagnostic pathways for patients with vague or non-specific symptoms. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Rapid Diagnostic Centre and Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service Leads
- Clinical Leads and Consultants involved in cancer diagnostics
- Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Pathway Navigators
- Radiology, imaging and diagnostics colleagues
- Operational Leads, Service Managers and Pathway Improvement Leads
Past attendee feedback
This workshop builds on SBK’s previous events supporting teams to develop, sustain and improve rapid diagnostic services. Attendees value the opportunity to hear from knowledgeable speakers, share experience with peers and explore practical approaches to service development, pathway improvement and sustainability. Hear how previous participants have benefitted:
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
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Vanessa Jarman
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: Vanessa.Jarman@sbk-healthcare.co.uk