This page covers links, tools and resources for professionals.
If you are a clinician working in Thames Valley or Wessex as part of the shared care network and want to be included in our regular TYA Clinical Network meetings or education events, please contact us.
If you want to find out more about current ODN supported education days and events visit our Education and Events page.
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) – There is more information about the TYA team and including the TYA MDT referral form and contact details for the services, details on the Aftercare service and signposting to charities for families.
University Hospital Southampton (UHS) – There is information about the TYA team, including the MDT referral form and contact details for the services, as well as patient information the TYA unit and the services provided at Southampton.
- The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association (CCLG) CCLG – The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association | Home
- BOPA – the British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA), a UK-based charity and professional organisation dedicated to promoting excellence in the pharmaceutical care of cancer patients. It serves as a professional hub for oncology pharmacy staff – including pharmacists, technicians, and assistants. BOPA offers e-learning modules, webinars, and bespoke CPD courses and features the Digital SACT Verification Passport as well as Clinical Standards and Guidelines.
- Wessex Haematology Network has established a collaborative approach to the management of blood disorders across the Wessex region. Includes sections on SACT protocols, clinical trials and genomics, as well as a TYA specific section: TYA Information to Give to Patients | Wessex Haematology Network
- For more specific information you might want to direct or signpost families to information about certain conditions, please visit our Patients and Families page.
- The Thames Valley Cancer Alliance website includes many clinical resources including treatment protocols by tumour type, education and training opportunities and GP resources.
- Cancer Research UK also have some specific information on TYA cancers
- The Teenage & Young Adult Research (TYAR) provides age-appropriate resources for young people on clinical trials, genomics and biobanking.
Research EMC- The ECMC Paediatric Network brings together clinicians and translational scientists to run early phase clinical trials for children and young people with cancer. The network functions as a single virtual centre to improve patient recruitment and expand geographical access to novel anticancer agents. The website also offers a EC Trial Finder tool to identify and refer patients to suitable early-phase clinical trials based on specific criteria like age, location, and molecular markers. The Teenage Young Adult (TYA) Advisory Group was launched in 2025 to increase awareness of clinical trials available to TYA patients (aged 16-24).
Teenage and young adult cancer services specifications are mandatory NHS England documents that define the standards, care pathways, and staffing requirements for providing cancer care to those aged 16 up to their 25th birthday. They set out how services must be delivered, through a network of Principal Treatment Centres (PTCs) and TYA Designated Hospitals (DH’s) to ensure that young people have access to age-appropriate care that is consistent across the country.
If you are a clinician working in TYA cancer care, these documents might help you understand what is required from each service in relation to the legal and safety standards set out in the specification.
The service specifications covering Cancer services for TYA include: