Login/Register
NHS Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance logo
other offerings academy icon

Other Offerings

Login/Register

You must be logged into your free cancer academy account to click into the education offers listed below.

Welcome to the ‘Other Offers’ page of the Cancer Academy website. This section features educational resources and opportunities that extend beyond our site-specific academies. Discover specialised courses, workshops, and programmes covering broader topics in cancer care, professional development, and support services to expand your knowledge and expertise in oncology.

Patient & Carer Representative Training

Event

23-Jan 2025, 13-Feb 2025, 06-March 2025 Three exciting training sessions, exclusively for Patient and Carer Representatives, designed to help with presence, impact and effective communication.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
3

Hour(s)

Free

CRUK Talk Cancer Train the Presenter Training Day

Event

Join Talk Cancer’s Train the Presenter training day on Thursday 6th March 2025 10am-4pm. Help save lives and run your own cancer awareness presentations in the community. 
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
6

Hour(s)

Free

CRUK Talk Cancer Train the Presenter Training Day

Event

Join Talk Cancer’s Train the Presenter training day on Wednesday 15-January 2025 10am-4pm. Help save lives and run your own cancer awareness presentations in the community. 
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
6

Hour(s)

Free

What is Genomics? Genomics in Cancer Care

Resource

Do you treat people with cancer? They could benefit from genomic testing. The personalised care team has created this short animation to help patients understand the role of genomics in cancer care.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
3

Minute(s)

Free

Cancer Care Review Webinar

On Demand Webinar

Watch the on-demand recording of the ‘Delivering High Quality Cancer Care Reviews’ webinar.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Medical Workforce
2

Hour(s)

Free

Vaginal Examination Skills Lab

Skills Lab

11-March. A hands-on practical session covering taught topics on examination basics. A practical workshop with a trained facilitator will allow the opportunity for you to look and feel for cancers. We will also cover how to manage conversation and concern with patients who do require a referral. Suitable for primary care workforce across Greater Manchester who are required to undertake vaginal examinations – especially practice nurses and sample takers
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced
4

Hour(s)

FREE

Vaginal Examination Skills Lab

Skills Lab

28-Jan. A hands-on practical session covering taught topics on examination basics. A practical workshop with a trained facilitator will allow the opportunity for you to look and feel for cancers. We will also cover how to manage conversation and concern with patients who do require a referral. Suitable for primary care workforce across Greater Manchester who are required to undertake vaginal examinations – especially practice nurses and sample takers
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced
4

Hour(s)

Free

Patient Workshop: Skin Lesions for Primary Care

Event

Develop your knowledge and experience in skin lesion diagnosis and management through direct learning with patients.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
3

Hour(s)

Free

MSCC – Rehabilitation and Advanced Care Planning

eLearning

The final module of the MSCC series, this third module offers guidance on rehabilitation and advanced care planning.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant
1

Hour(s)

Free

PPIE for Healthcare Professionals

eLearning

This course aims to equip healthcare professionals with the relevant knowledge and confidence to effectively engage with Patient and Carer Representatives, and the wider voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
2

Hour(s)

Free

AHPs in Cancer

On Demand Webinar

A webinar focussed around enhancing your 4 pillars of practice: clinical, education, research and leadership
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced
1

Hour(s)

Free

MDT Meeting Reform Toolkit

Resource

Co-produced with cancer patients to share best practice and advice on how best to achieve successful embedding of the Greater Manchester MDT Meeting Standards
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
30

Minute(s)

Free

Role of MDT Coordinators

eLearning

Understanding your role as an MDT Coordinator to feel more empowered and contribute in MDT Meetings
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive
20

Minute(s)

Free

Role of the Cancer MDT for Older Adults

On Demand Webinar

The role of the MDT including providing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments for older adults with cancer.
Level of Practice: Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
2

Hour(s)

Free

Managing Cancer in Older Patients

On Demand Webinar

Considerations when looking after older patients with cancer, including interventions to optimise and support
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
2

Hour(s)

Free
For more Primary Care and & Early Diagnosis resources click here.

Education on Cross Cutting Programmes

personalised care academy icon
Personalised Care
Personalised care transcends all pathways and is fundamental to delivering better quality care that is meaningful to the individual, supporting improvements in health and wellbeing.
health inequalities academy icon
Health Inequalities​
All education we develop and deliver is inclusive. The Academy offers a variety of learning that supports Health Inequalities, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
operational performance academy icon
Operational Performance
Operational Performance aims to excel in Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), Operational Metrics, and Treatment Variation. Find resources like training videos for using Single Queue Diagnostics via Infoflex.
greater manchester cancer colored hexagons
The education provider for Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance.
Facebook-square X-twitter Instagram Linkedin

© Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance 2024. Content on this gateway has been produced and collated by a number of partners to support those working across all care settings. Whilst we welcome any feedback about the quality of the content, we are not able to answer any specific patient related queries.