We are pleased and proud to announce that UKAOS Board Member Alison Taylor has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship. Alison is an acute oncology and cancer of unknown primary (CUP) nurse consultant. Her project will be to research the psychological and emotional support for people with a cancer of unknown primary (CUP) with the aim to improve the quality care for people with CUP. She will visit Australia and liaise with teams in the Netherlands and the USA remotely to exchange ideas and build an understanding about CUP care and process internationally.

Acute Oncology services were launched in 2009 and we will be celebrating 15 years of Acute Oncology at our conference on the 27th of September. UKAOS will also be launching the Acute Oncology Week at our conference Acute Oncology Week 7th to 11th of October, we hope that this will be an annual event that will highlight the fantastic work of our acute oncology services nationwide.

Dr Caroline Wilson PhD FRCP Medical Oncology Consultant reflects on her role and asks if it is now the right time for an acute oncology predominant job plan for oncologists? Caroline is a UKAOS Trustee and Board Member and has worked hard to develop and promote Acute Oncology Services for the last 10 years. Caroline describes Acute Oncology as a side helping to her site specific role as a breast oncologist , but is it now time to for Acute Oncology to be recognised as predominant interest in the oncologist job plan?