Oncology
Last updated: July 2026
Evidence-based resources
- NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries: Cancer
- NICE Guidance: Cancer
- UpToDate: Clinical decision support tool available to all Trust staff. Access from work by clicking ‘UpToDate’ in the Start Menu and signing in with your Athens account.
- What’s new in oncology? Includes a list of new additions to UpToDate in the plast 6 months.
- BMJ Best Practice: Clinical decision support tool available to all Trust staff. Log in using your Athens account.
- Browse all oncology pages
- Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews
Journals
Access all our journals online via BrowZine. Browse journal titles, access full texts, and save favourite journals or articles to your bookshelf. Click the link below to browse titles related to oncology.
Learning and development
- CMCA: The Cancer Academy
- CMCA: Psychosocial Support Hub: Toolkit and Services Directory. A resource for clinicians and professionals working with individuals affected by cancer, providing access to psychological and social support throughout the cancer pathway.
- Greater Manchester Cancer Academy
- BMJ Learning: Recognising early symptoms of ovarian cancer
- E-Learning for Healthcare: Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development programme (ACCEND)
- Macmillan: ACCEND programme
- DFTB: Skin Deep – browse an extensive range of skin pictures. You can search by description, diagnoses, or body part.
- Royal College of Radiologists: Clinical oncology
- The Christie Institute for Cancer Education
Library resources
The Library has a wide range of textbooks covering oncology and all clinical specialties, as well as non-clinical subjects such as research and leadership. All East Cheshire NHS Trust staff are able to join the library and borrow books. You can also search for e-journals, e-books and other online resources through the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub.
Keep updated
KnowledgeShare is our targeted current awareness service. Register with your clinical interests to receive fortnightly alerts sent to your email. Your KnowledgeShare profile can be as broad or specific as you need, and can be updated as your interests change.
Podcasts
A lot of resources are accessed using an NHS OpenAthens username and password. Athens accounts are free to set up and use – click the button below to register for an account. If you’ve previously had an Athens account at another trust, you can log in to update your details.
