The UK Acute Oncology Society is a multidisciplinary group of health professionals committed to the development and delivery of Acute Oncology services across the UK.

Cancer doctors call for urgent investment in acute and supportive oncology services to stop patient care ‘postcode lottery’ . Leading medical royal colleges representing senior cancer doctors have called for urgent action to expand and integrate acute and supportive oncology services across the NHS to meet the evolving needs of people living with cancer.

A look at the 4 nations report into the delivery of 24- Hour SACT Helplines and future plans.

AOS/ ED mapping project (phase II): Completion survey: The ED/ AOS mapping project is a project looking at the key elements of the current pathways for oncology patients (type I, II and III) through UK emergency departments.

A UKAOS report in partnership with UKONS & UKSB

The launch of UKAOS first 5 Year Strategy. A plan for the future to support development, innovation and communication.

We present work funded by Macmillan Cancer Support and hosted with the UK Acute Oncology Society from conversations about acute cancer care with oncologists, palliative care and generalist clinicians to determine how best to manage the increasing complexity of cancer patients and their management.

UKAOS Board members Dr Ernie Marshall, Dr Ollie Minton, Dr Anthony Cunliffe and Dr Radha Selvaratnam have written and published an article describing how Cancer is evolving towards a chronic disease for many, alongside those comorbidities linked to ageing. They highlight that future urgent cancer care requires multi-professional working across traditional boundaries supported the necessary training and education in core competencies, and discuss how this might be achieved.

Congratulations to Dr Hilary Williams UKAOS trustee and board member has been elected as clinical vice president of the Royal College of Physicians

Dr Hilary Williams is a founder board member of the UKAOS and a real champion for Acute Oncology Wales. She has played a pivotal role in the development of acute oncology services in Wales and in the UK as a whole. Hilary believes that "acute cancer care is everyone's business" and as Clinical Vice President of the RCP she would work collaboratively to with colleagues to support our patients and health care teams in the delivery of excellent acute cancer care.