1. National Cancer Strategy Update
Update for SSG
Ed Nicolle
Cancer Manager, RUH Bath

2. Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes
This new National Strategy was published in summer 2015
It builds on previous strategies
Emphasis on early diagnosis, prevention, survivorship, and patient experience
Trusts have assessed their current practice against the recommendations
Most recommendations are outside the direct/sole control of acute Trusts

3. Cancer Alliances
In order to implement the strategy, providers and commissioners have been instructed to form ‘Cancer Alliances’
These are a similar concept to the old style ‘cancer networks’ e.g. ASWCS
Debate is ongoing about how these will work and what they will do!
Likely to be an alliance for providers and commissioners, STPs and other key stakeholders encompassing Bristol, Bath, Weston, Somerset and Gloucester i.e. same as the ‘SWAG’ cancer network area
Complicated geography of South West recognised
Very little else concrete is known at present
Cancer management teams meet regularly across the area to discuss this and will keep clinical teams updated and involved as appropriate

4. ‘Peer Review’
‘Peer review’ has been replaced by ‘Quality Surveillance Programme’
Covers many services as well as cancer
Focus more on outcomes and existing data e.g. registry data, NOGCA, NCPES
Less paperwork and more chance to assess what we feel matters in the service!
A big change, but should be positive!