Psychosocial Support resources

Psychosocial support for patients

People affected by cancer may face a range of psychological and social challenges. These may include things like emotional distress and changes to how you think about yourself, impact on your relationships and social functioning, worries about work, and financial difficulties. 

Psychosocial care helps people with cancer cope with these emotional, social, and mental health challenges of their illness and treatment. 

Watch a video which explains more: https://youtu.be/F-DY7VTHDbI

Find out more information about the support available in north east London: https://www.nelcanceralliance.nhs.uk/mental-health-and-psychosocial-support

Psychosocial training for healthcare professionals

We have created a directory of training resources for healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of psychosocial services, covering communications skills, psychological care, holistic needs assessments and general learning resources. The directory is on our webpage: https://www.nelcanceralliance.nhs.uk/psychosocial-training

In addition, clinical discussion groups are available for cancer palliative care and nurse specialists. Watch a video to find out more https://youtu.be/FvtomBBYgRM

These provide support for cancer palliative care and nurse specialists to come together and enhance their psychological skills and also to think about their wellbeing.