The Perioperative Care-Prehabilitation group webinar: March 2026

The session will cover the recent publication of a Collaborative Working Project between Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and Macmillan. This project demonstrates the value of prehabilitation outside of surgical settings. In it, Macmillan and BMS worked with NHS Trusts to build a validated prehabilitation dataset, helping to share knowledge and best practice and support wider NHS adoption of prehabilitation.

The goal was to support the adoption of prehabilitation as an integral part of a re-designed cancer treatment pathway, and understand how prehabilitation could:

• Improve patients’ experience and outcomes by better preparing them for treatment and by improving their tolerance of treatment.
• Reduce pressure on cancer teams, wider clinical teams and hospital beds, by enabling a more efficient flow of patients and reducing unplanned care contacts.

Guest speakers for this session are: 

• Ben Mitchell: Director of Policy, Advocacy & Government Affairs at Bristol Myers Squib
• Jake Clements from IQVIA
• June Davies, Lead Nursing Adviser at Macmillan Cancer Support

The Perioperative Care-Prehabilitation group is hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support and the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC), a partnership between health charities, professional organisations, patient organisations and several leading Royal Colleges. The focus of this group is on prehabilitation and rehabilitation, specifically supporting and optimising peoples’ physical and mental health in advance of, during and beyond treatment for cancer and other long-term conditions.

This event is hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support as part of their monthly series. 

To book your place on this event, please email cancerprehabilitation@macmillan.org.uk.

To find out how Macmillan Cancer support will process your data, please see their privacy policy. 

To opt out of receiving post-event communication, email the prehabilitation team at Macmillan Cancer Support.