ISOPP CAPhO 2025 Symposium: Cancer Care Closer to Home: Introduction of Clinical Pharmacy Services to Improve Quality and Safety of Cancer Care in the Home

Over the past few years, it has been common to see headlines in the UK media such as ‘The Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) Capacity Crisis in the NHS’ and ‘Cancer care still lags behind other countries’. These headlines reflect the experiences of cancer multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) across the country, who are working incredibly hard every day to deliver high-quality care to patients. Among the advantageous initiatives enabled by MDT collaboration and SACT development is decentralised care – whether this is a homecare model, a hub and spoke model or utilisation of primary care. This session will explore Care Closer to Home and how this can be a potential model to improve patient care but also help with the SACT crisis in the NHS and beyond.

Learning Objectives

1. Define what "Cancer Care Closer to Home" means and identify at least three key benefits of delivering cancer care in local communities.
2. List and describe at least five key strategies for implementing cancer care closer to home, as demonstrated through an interactive Q&A session.
3. Identify local healthcare facilities or services that could be expanded to offer cancer care services, given the existing resources and information.
4. Recognize how providing cancer care closer to home can improve patient outcomes, enhance access to care, and reduce healthcare costs in their communities