Cancer awareness and safeguarding of patients

Registrants are expected to have knowledge, skills and behaviours appropriate to their role in the following areas:

• Cancer, cancer treatments and their potential long-term effects
• The range of psychological and social consequences of cancer
• Principles underlying ongoing care for people living with and beyond cancer
• eg late effects risk stratification, surveillance, self-management, screening  
• The normal ageing process and how this might influence people living with and beyond cancer
• Other common long-term conditions that may influence care
• The legal framework and guidelines relating to the consent process
• Needs assessment and its implications for practice
• Actual and potential problems that might require further attention
• Appropriate decision-making to seek help or report concerns where necessary, prioritising those who require urgent intervention
• Assessment of lifestyle issues that are of concern for individual patients based on
• objective measurements and individual priorities
• Documenting clear and accurate information about service users living with and beyond cancer  
• Providing accurate and appropriate information for care plans and treatment summaries
• Providing information and explanations to individuals and their family members in relation to their rehabilitation planning
• Governance and confidentiality relating to care plans and records
• Providing individuals with written information to support their care plan
• Communicating ongoing care needs to other professionals
• The types of support and assistance that individuals may need at different times in their care pathway and knows how to access them
• Resources available for people living with and beyond cancer 
• Promotion of the participation and inclusion of all service users and identification and reporting of potential barriers
• Respect for the decisions made by individuals concerning their health and wellbeing in relation to cancer, cancer treatments, survivorship and late effects care
• Decision-making to seek help and report concerns to colleagues when an individual’s choices place them at risk
• Awareness of the legal frameworks governing cancer and work