Newly diagnosed people were given the opportunity to settle in, feel confident, comfortable and safe in order to enable them to fully participate in the rest of the conference on equal terms with people diagnosed longer
The issues newly diagnosed people wanted to discuss were around treatment and relationships
Newly diagnosed participants welcomed the opportunity to meet as a group
Service providers should ensure that newly diagnosed people have an opportunity to meet with other newly diagnosed people
Service providers should ensure that newly diagnosed people have an opportunity to meet long-term survivors with a positive attitude
There is a need for more imaginative ways of communicating all the information necessary for newly diagnosed people to make informed decisions (web-based information and interactivity, social activities, structured courses, printed resources)
Move on to Evaluation of the Newly Diagnosed Activities