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NCCP Best Practice Guidance for Community Support Centres

NCCP Best Practice Guidance for Community Cancer Support Centres (2nd Edition) 

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The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) is delighted to welcome a revised edition of the Best Practice Guidance for Community Cancer Support Centres, following a pilot study of the self-assessment and peer review process in 2021.

The guidance is another pillar in the goal of an integrated patient pathway and is a further development in Psycho-Oncology services as highlighted in the National Cancer Strategy.

Community Cancer Support Centres are a crucial stakeholder providing a comprehensive support service for cancer patients and their families. This guidance offers a roadmap for building on the foundation that has been provided by voluntary and charitable organisations. It also identifies core services for Community Cancer Support Centres into the future. The provision of these services is crucial to the development of a comprehensive psychosocial support service for cancer patients and their families.

The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) is delighted to welcome a revised edition of the Best Practice Guidance for Community Cancer Support Centres, following a pilot study of the self-assessment and peer review process in 2021.

The guidance is another pillar in the goal of an integrated patient pathway and is a further development in Psycho-Oncology services as highlighted in the National Cancer Strategy.

Community Cancer Support Centres are a crucial stakeholder providing a comprehensive support service for cancer patients and their families. This guidance offers a roadmap for building on the foundation that has been provided by voluntary and charitable organisations. It also identifies core services for Community Cancer Support Centres into the future. The provision of these services is crucial to the development of a comprehensive psychosocial support service for cancer patients and their families.

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