Cancer Prehabilitation Survey Report – Published September 2025

In early 2025 the cancer prehabilitation survey, first reported in 2023, was repeated. The purpose of the survey is to help understand more about the prehabilitation and rehabilitation services offered in Scotland, and to understand how that has changed over time. A report summarising the findings was published in September 2025 and is available here.

New Resources Section

Screening and signposting are key steps in the cancer pathway for all people affected by cancer. To help implement screening and ensure people get the right prehabilitation intervention and advice at the right time, the ‘Resources‘ section under the ‘For Professionals’ tab has been added with key information for staff. The section includes a Prehabilitation Screening Toolkit (guidance for staff and tools for use with patients), a poster/leaflet about the national website, and information about universal workshops available across Scotland.

Cancer Prehabilitation Scoping Survey Report – Published April 2023

In summer 2022 a scoping survey was carried out in Scotland to help understand more about prehabilitation and rehabilitation services offered in Scotland. A report summarising the findings was published in April 2023 and is available here.

Nutrition Framework – Published Nov 2022

Published in November 2022 the Nutrition Framework for People Affected by Cancer sets out the level of nutritional care that should be available to all adults affected by cancer in Scotland and provides a structure for delivering care. To find out more and view/download the Framework click here.

Just Launched! June 2022

This website is new and is designed to help you to prepare for whatever lies ahead. We want the information you find here to be as useful as possible, so please let us know what you like about the website and what could be better. To do this, go to the ‘Contact us‘ section.

Please note, we will not request any personal information about you and we will not be able to respond directly to your suggestions. However, we will work hard to incorporate them into the website as quickly as we can.