Streamlining MUO/CUP Pathways

Streamlining MUO/CUP Pathways
6 CPD Hours From £199+VAT
Online Course, 5 CPD hours
Wed 21 May 2025 09:00-16:00

Step out from the bubble of your own service for one day: benchmark and network with teams from across the country 

Book your place to benefit from a unique opportunity to reflect upon your current practice and discover new ideas to enhance your MUO/CUP pathways. When there is a lack of standardisation, learn how other trusts are tackling inappropriate referrals, improving patient support and establishing their MUO/CUP pathways, in turn improving clinical outcomes for patients.

With thanks to our event supporter: 

5 hours Continuing Professional Development: what you will learn

When there is minimal uniformity in MUO/CUP teams across the country, this independent and object online networking event will provide you with a real-world insight into how you can enhance your service, improve your pathways and incorporate the latest research in your practice. With presentations and interactive discussions focusing on: 

  • Achieving MDT collaboration across the whole patient pathway 
  • Benchmarking and comparing service approaches across the NHS 
  • Enhancing patient experience and clinical outcomes 
  • Ensuring efficient and timely referrals
  • Key updates on the latest MUO/CUP trials
  • A case study on a pilot project leading to amazing outcomes for patients

Developed with convenience in mind: join this online course remotely

Packed with examples of best practice, piloted pathways and expert advice, plus benefit from:

  • Meeting each other – turning on your videos and microphones in the breakout rooms
  • Listening and watching presentations and speakers’ Q&A – in the main conference room with your chair
  • Taking part in facilitated interactive sessions – enabled by moderators in the breakout rooms
  • Feeding back and engaging – using the chat box and moderators sharing content in the main conference room

This course is available for in-house training

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 30+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

9:00
Join, technical support and instructions
9:30
Chair’s opening remarks
Nia Blackborow, Oncology Advance Nurse Practitioner Specialises in CUP, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, North Wales
Enhancing MUO/CUP Pathways
9:40
Streamlining primary care and outpatient referrals to improve patient pathways
  • Establishing clear and effective criteria for appropriate CUP referral pathways
  • Developing strong relationships with primary care teams to streamline referral processes
  • Identifying and signposting alternative routes for vague symptoms to avoid unnecessary delays
Dr Pavel Bezecny, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10:10
Establishing a strong Multi-Disciplinary Team to streamline MUO/CUP pathways
  • Building a structured, effective MDT for the purpose of the patients
  • Ensuring collaboration and direct communication
  • Case study: working collaboratively as an MDT to achieve a streamlined patient pathway
Dr Thomas Wells, Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
10:40
Questions and answers with your speakers
10:50
Charity Showcase: World CUP Alliance
  • Showcase from the top international World CUP Alliance Charity talking about their current plans and future ambitions for CUP worldwide.
Tanya Knott, World CUP Alliance
11:00
Screen break
11:10
Interactive discussion: Improving Collaboration your MUO/CUP MDT
  • Share a common barrier you have found within MDTs, how have you overcome them?
  • Discuss improvements you would like to see in the structure of processes of MDTs, regarding referrals and patient outcomes
  • Discuss strategies you have found effective for fostering collaboration across diverse MDTs
11:30
Feedback from interactive discussion: Improving Collaboration in your MUO/CUP MDT
11:40
Setting up optimal clinical pathways for MUO/ CUP
  • Mapping and identifying bottlenecks to ensure appropriate patient routing
  • Securing buy-in to create more equitable access to clinic, rapid diagnostics and coordinated care
  • Case study: Transforming your MUO/ CUP pathways: insights to improve and standardise care
Dr Laura Jones, Specialist Oncologist, Swansea Bay University Health Board (NHS Wales Timely Care Award Finalist)
Incidental referral case studies
12:10
Case study: Establishing processes to re-direct incorrect referrals to your MUO/CUP service
  • Understanding why haematological malignancies are directed to MUO/CUP services
  • Navigating the presentation of metastatic spinal cord compression as MUO/CUP
  • Establishing open communication with wider teams to establish effective referral and signposting processes
Gemma Mullins, Lead Acute Oncology CNS, Nottingham Teaching University NHS Foundation Trust
12:40
Questions and answers with your speakers
1:00
Lunch break
1:30
Interactive discussion: Streamlining your MUO/CUP pathways
  • Discuss which clinical pathways have been more challenging? Why?
  • Share your experiences of creating effective pathways?
1:50
Feedback from interactive discussion: Streamlining your MUO/CUP pathways
Strengthening MUO/CUP collaboration
2:00
Establishing an advanced non-site specific (NSS) pathway in your Rapid Diagnostics Clinic (RDC)
  • Navigating the relationship between NSS and MUO/CUP pathways
  • Improving collaboration between MUO/CUP and RDC
  • Establishing clear responsibilities and pathways to streamline patient pathways
Sylvia Turner and Chantel Sousa, Non-Site Specific Rapid Diagnostic Centre, Imperial College London Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
2:30
Questions and answers with your speaker
2:40
Screen break
Improving patient experience and support
2:50
Interactive discussion: Improving support for your MUO/CUP patients
  • How do you support your MUO/CUP patients?
  • What support do they ask for? How do you try to incorporate this into your team?
3:10
Feedback from interactive discussion: Improving support for your MUO/CUP patients
3:20
Case study: Establishing processes to enhance support for your MUO/CUP patients
  • Recognising need for emotional and wellbeing support during length diagnosis processes
  • Considering and implementing effective changes from patient feedback
  • Understanding how your patients want to be supported and adapting your service
Gus Seebaran, Cancer Support Specialist, Maggie’s Trust Southampton
3:50
Questions and answers with your speakers
4:00
Chairs’ closing remarks and close of day

First-hand speaker experiences

A unique forum packed with examples of best practice, novel ideas and expert advice from:

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Nia Blackborow

Oncology Advance Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Clinical Lead for AOS
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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Dr Pavel Bezecny

Consultant Medical Oncologist
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Thomas Wells

Consultant Medical Oncologist
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Tanya Knott

Co-Founder
World CUP Alliance

Dr Laura Jones

Specialist Grade Medical Oncologist, Honorary Clinical Tutor and Malignancy Unknown Origin/Carcinoma Unknown Primary Lead
South West Wales Cancer Centre and Swansea University

Gemma Mullins

Lead Acute Oncology CNS
Nottingham Teaching University NHS Foundation Trust

Gus Seebaran

Cancer Support Specialist
Maggie’s Trust Southampton

Pricing Structure

  • £299+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place
  • £199+ VAT (each) for two or more NHS or public sector places

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount, for booking four places across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of up coming events.

For group bookings of five or more people, please email Sophie Richardson or call Sophie 01732 897788.

Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Vanessa Pearce for further details.

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding.

If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:

  • Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
  • Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Organisation details: name and address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team.

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

Modify registration

To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.

Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavor to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavor to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Expected attendees

This online event is ideal for NHS professionals working within MUO/CUP multi-disciplinary teams. This includes but is not limited to:

  • AOS, NSS and MUO Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Acute Oncologists
  • Rapid Diagnostic Leads
  • Consultants 
  • Haematology Nurses
  • Advanced Nurse Practitioners
  • Radiologists
  • Healthcare Scientists
  • Clinical Research Fellows
  • Directors Medical Oncology

If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke workshop delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

With over 1300 professionals taking part in our online oncology events over the past 2 years, don’t be the odd one out! Our focused MUO/CUP events have garnered brilliant feedback – here’s what your community had to say: 

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‘Very informative, food for thought and great networking’
- Wessex cancer alliance, Enhancing your MUO/ CUP Pathways, 2023
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‘Excellent, really great talks’
- Northumbria Healthcare, Enhancing your MUO/ CUP Pathways, 2023
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‘Very well organised, all speakers were great and topics discussed were relevant to my role. Informative session’
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Enhancing your MUO/ CUP Pathways, 2023
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‘Very informative and interactive event, regarding MUO/CUP genetics, services, pathways and surrounding pathways’
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Enhancing your MUO/ CUP Pathways, 2023
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‘Very well organised, well delivered and presented. I have benefited greatly from today and would love to attend future study days’
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Enhancing your MUO/ CUP Pathways, 2023
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‘Wonderful, very collaborative and helpful to meet with others in this very specialist area’
- North Cumbria Integrated Care, Enhancing your MUO/ CUP Pathways, 2023

View further comments on Oncology National Networking Forums on Trust Pilot.

With thanks to our supporter

World CUP Alliance is an organisation made up of charities advocating for patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary. The aim of this organisation founded by SJK Foundation & Missie Tumor Onbekend is to bring together patient organisations from Europe and around the World to meet the unmet needs of patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP).

Why sponsor?

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology forums offering dedicated presentation, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.

Interested in having your own event, managed by us?

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact: 

Vanessa Pearce

Contact: 01732 897788 

Email: vanessa.pearce@sbk-healthcare.co.uk