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UK association of supportive care in cancer (UKASCC) enhanced supportive care (ESC) national collaborative: building a community of practice

Walsh, S.
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Sheppard, J.
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Lister-Flynn, S.
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Droney, J.
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Calman, L.
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Gopal, D.
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Minton, O.
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Chamberlain, C.
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Chester, A.
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Taylor, S.
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BACKGROUND: Enhanced Supportive Care (ESC) delivers multi-professional and proactive support for people with treatable but not curable cancer by addressing physical, psychological and social needs throughout the disease trajectory from the point of diagnosis. Since the dissolution of the national NHS England Commissioning for Quality and Innovation funding, ESC services in the UK have lacked standardisation, financial backing and strategic oversight. OBJECTIVES: To create a national collaborative ESC framework by identifying evidence-based care models, mapping existing national services and informing future commissioning and research. METHODS: The ESC Steering Group was established in 2022 under the UK Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (UKASCC) and developed two workstreams in collaboration with patient and public involvement: (1) an international scoping review to define components of effective ESC models and (2) a national survey to evaluate current ESC service provision, barriers, facilitators and measurable outcomes. RESULTS: The UKASCC ESC National Collaborative involves over 40 professionals from 27 organisations and found considerable variation in ESC service delivery, therefore supporting the need for a standardised, evidence-informed model. The scoping review and survey distribution are in progress. SUMMARY: The UKASCC ESC National Collaborative demonstrates the power of collaborative working in supportive oncology. Despite challenges, this network guides national ESC development and aims to support a future research portfolio and commissioning strategy.
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Walsh, S.
Sheppard, J.
Lister-Flynn, S.
Droney, J.
Calman, L.
Gopal, D.
Minton, O.
Chamberlain, C.
Chester, A.
Taylor, S.
Law, K.
Monnery, D.
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Palliative Care Team, St Raphael's Hospice, Cheam, Surrey, UK shahlaa@doctors.org.uk. Centre for Psychological Research in Cancer, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. Enhanced Supportive Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Supportive and Palliative Care Team, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing, UK. Palliative Care, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. GP, Research Fellow in Cancer and Health Inequalities, Queen Mary University of London Wolfson Institute of Population Health, London, UK. Palliative Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK. University of Bristol Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol, UK. Research Volunteer, Patient and Public Involvement, UK. Christie Patient Centred Research Team, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK. Palliative Medicine, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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2025
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Walsh S, Sheppard J, Lister-Flynn S, Droney J, Calman L, Gopal D, et al. UK Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (UKASCC) Enhanced Supportive Care (ESC) National Collaborative: Building a Community of Practice. BMJ supportive & palliative care. 2025 Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 41047151. Epub 2025/10/06. eng.
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