Resources
RCGP eLearning resources on cancer – search under topic area for courses on specific cancers and screening programmes
Pregnancy loss and child bereavement
Essentials of smoking cessation
Early diagnosis of cancer in young adults
Cancer detection in primary care
Practical resources for use in consultations
Very Brief Advice framework for bereavement support
Top tips on communication for effective care planning at the end of life
Identifying patients who are near the end of life – GSF
and SPICT tools
BMJ
infographic summarising the NICE suspected cancer referral guidelines
QCancer clinical risk assessment tool
CRUK insight guides – PDFs with tips on diagnosis of different cancers
Cancer referral guidelines – NICE, Scotland, NI
Clinical resources for specific symptoms or complications
Metastatic spinal cord compression
CKS resources on end of life symptoms – cough, dyspnoea, secretions, constipation
pain, nausea and vomiting, mouth care.
Resources for practice level organisation
Downloadable poster encouraging those with bereavement needs to seek help
RCGP/Marie Curie top tips on the last days of life
Macmillan guide to palliative care meetings
Supportive and palliative care indicators tool
Capacity and legal/regulatory issues
GMC guidance on care towards the end of life
CQC standards on end of life care
Advance decisions to refuse treatment – information for professionals and patients
Resources for those commissioning end of life care
RCGP position statement on end of life care
RCGP commissioning guidance on end of life care
Fingertips information on palliative care in your area (England only)
Hospice UK resources – innovation hub, care finder
National Bereavement Alliance – guide to commissioning bereavement support in England
Holistic needs assessment tool
CRUK page on local cancer statistics
Resources specific to professionals in the devolved nations of the UK
DNACPR information - Wales, Scotland
Palliative care information – Scotland, Wales, NI
Quality improvement
NICE audit tool on opioid use in palliative care
National Cancer Diagnosis Audit
Patient information
General
CRUK – coping with
cancer
NHS cancer pages with links to more details e.g. individual cancers – England, Wales, Scotland,
NI
Carer support
Macmillan – looking after someone with cancer
Carers UK – caring for someone with cancer
Practicalities/legal issues
Office of the public guardian (Scotland)
NI direct – managing your affairs and power of attorney
Resuscitation council information on DNACPR decisions and completion of forms
Advance care planning – NHS site and Gold Standards Framework video
Macmillan – cancer and buying travel insurance
Macmillan – benefits for people affected by cancer
Bereavement
Bereavement support - Scotland, Wales, NI
Cruse bereavement support - Scotland, England/Wales/NI
Clinical
Marie Curie – what to expect in the last weeks of life
Hospice UK – what is hospice care?
Good life, good death, good grief – Scotland specific source of patient information
NHS Wales – palliative care, information for patients and carers
Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NI) – palliative care
NHS cancer website with links to pages on individual cancers
Paediatric palliative care
Winston’s wish – bereavement support for families and professionals after a paediatric death
Paediatric palliative medicine formulary 2024
Together for short lives – basic symptom control in paediatric palliative care
RCGP eLearning – pregnancy loss and child bereavement
Cancer screening information for healthcare professionals and/or patients
Gov.uk decision aid – breast screening
NHS population screening: information for trans and non-binary people
NHSE service offering BRCA test for anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent
Patient information on screening in England, Scotland, Wales and NI
Information for patients considering having a screening PSA test