The YCN chemotherapy teaching pack has been developed by the Yorkshire Cancer Network Chemotherapy Education Group
and forms part of the Yorkshire Cancer Network Chemotherapy Education Programme.
This teaching pack may be used as an independent reference tool, as a complete package for training, or
may be used to supplement existing local teaching packages.
Trusts who wish to use the YCN package to supplement their existing package should benchmark their
programme against the YCN teaching pack aiming to ensure they provide all the information
contained within the YCN package. Areas for improvement should be identified and
supplemented in line with the YCN standard.
The YCN teaching pack includes 9 subject areas (plus background information) in relation to chemotherapy administration. These subject areas are: