ACCEND Career Pathway, Core Cancer Capabilities and Education Framework for the Supportive, Assistive and Registered Nursing and Allied Health Professions Workforce: Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development programme (ACCEND)

ACCEND Programme and Framework supports the development of the workforce providing care to people affected by cancer by providing guidance on:
- routes to working, and career progression, in cancer care
- the core cancer related knowledge and CiPs for pre-registration nursing and AHP learners/students, trainee nursing associates and the supportive, assistive, registration level workforce providing cancer care in non-oncology and specialist services/roles across the UK nations. Combined, the education framework and CiPs support practitioners across the levels of practice forming the career pathway to develop the core knowledge, skills and behaviours to care for people affected by cancer. In addition, role specific and specialist knowledge, skills and behaviours can be included to meet a practitioner’s role/service requirements, wellbeing and career aspirations.
- the range of learning, development, training and education opportunities to meet the requirements and aspirations of the cancer workforce across the