Peter Johnson is the National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England and Chair of the UK Office for Life Sciences cancer goal. His work at NHS England covers the range of policy aimed at improving cancer survival, particularly the earlier and faster diagnosis of cancer, as well as its treatment.

He was previously Chief Clinician for Cancer Research UK from 2008 to 2017. His research interests are in applied immunology and immunotherapy, lymphoma biology and precision medicine, early cancer detection biomarkers and clinical trials.

Richard is the Cancer Alliance Primary Care Cancer Lead for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. He supports the team of Alliance GPs to influence the changes needed to improve cancer prevention, the earlier diagnosis of cancer, improve the experience of those receiving cancer treatments and then living with and beyond cancer.

He has been a GP in Hampshire for over 30 years and currently works in the Wessex Rapid Investigation Service. He also has held a number of national cancer leadership roles for the past 10 years.

Helen is a GP advisor at Wessex Cancer Alliance, who has been involved in different aspects of the cancer pathway, including colorectal cancer and dermatology.

She also works as a specialist GP in the Wessex Rapid Investigation Service and is part of the Dorset Lung Cancer Screening team.

Nicola is a GP advisor at Wessex Cancer Alliance, who has been involved in different aspects of the cancer pathway, including colorectal cancer.

Jenny is a GP advisor at Wessex Cancer Alliance, who has been involved in different aspects of the cancer pathway, including urological cancer.

Lisa is the Practice Nurse Lead and Lead Diabetes Nurse at Burgess Road Surgery.

In addition to a speciality in diabetes, Lisa has an interest in cancer and undertook the Cancer Care for Practice Nurses around 10 years ago. Last year, Lisa took on a project with Wessex Cancer Alliance, trying to improve the uptake of bowel cancer screening, focusing on our South Asian Population.

Rachel has worked in Respiratory management for 15 years. This has been spread across community and secondary care. She has experience of managing a wide range of respiratory conditions which has led her to her perfect role of setting up and developing the Lung Cancer screening pathway at Hampshire Hospitals.

She is passionate about ensuring clinically lead, safe and efficient pathways that have patients at the front of everything we do. A collaborative approach to service development is extremely important to Rachel who feels the patient voice is an integral part of this.

Abi is the Programme Manager at the Alliance leading the regional rollout of Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) across Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, transitioning to the fourth National Cancer Screening Programme. Abi has worked within the LCS programme since 2020, beginning in the Southampton pilot site.

Naomi is a Consultant Urologist at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the Bladder Cancer Clinical Lead for Wessex Cancer Alliance. Naomi has a subspecialist interest in bladder cancer, urinary tract infections and urolithiasis.

Tom is a specialist colorectal and pelvic floor surgeon, with expertise in the treatment and management of colorectal cancer, functional bowel disorders, pelvic organ prolapse and anal conditions.

Karen is an experienced physiotherapist, with previous experience within the NHS, private sector and elite sport.

Christine is a GP advisor at Wessex Cancer Alliance, who has been involved in different aspects of the cancer pathway, including breast and lung cancer.

Virginia has been a GP advisor at Wessex Cancer Alliance since 2019 and has been involved in different aspects of the cancer pathway, including gynaecology, paediatrics and Living with and beyond cancer (LWBC).

Jemma’s role in the Alliance is to ensure effective communication and information is shared with patients, the public and stakeholders in a timely and effective way. Jemma supports the team with various projects and communication activities.

Keith’s role in the Alliance is to ensure that accurate and useful cancer information is shared with the public via the Cancer Matters Wessex website and social media accounts. He works with primary care teams to raise awareness of online resources and support services, and supports the Alliance with various engagement projects and surveys.

Emily manages a range of projects focused on the prevention and earlier diagnosis of cancer, working closely with the team of Wessex Cancer Alliance Macmillan GPs and wider primary care professionals.

This includes awareness raising campaigns, quality improvement work and education projects. Emily joined the Alliance after working as a Project Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, managing service improvement and strategic change projects.

Nicola’s role in the Alliance is to ensure that the prevention and earlier diagnosis work streams are progressed with the view to increasing cancer survival. She works with many partners in primary and secondary care, but also outside the NHS in public health and the voluntary sector.

Tina works in prevention & early diagnosis, providing programme support with a focus on prevention of cancer. She works closely with stakeholders across the Integrated Care Boards, public health, provider organisations and the voluntary sector, which includes exploring opportunities for cross programme working.

Tamzen is a Practice Manager Advisor at Wessex Cancer Alliance, supporting with quality improvement initiatives in primary care.

A commitment to tackling social justice has shaped Sue’s career over the last 25 years. She has over 20 years’ experience of designing and delivering patient and public involvement, and community engagement, to influence cultural and strategic change in the health, public and voluntary sectors.

Well-versed in empowering diverse communities and people to tackle complex issues around inequality, she is using her skills and experience to work with Alliance colleagues and partners to improve cancer awareness, access to services and outcomes.

Lucy’s role in the Alliance is to support primary care with quality improvement initiatives, leading on work such as the ‘Local Improvement Scheme’ and facilitating educational and support forums for Primary Care Networks.

Vicki joined the Wessex Cancer Alliance team having previously worked at Cancer Research UK. Her role includes providing and facilitating education to primary care audiences with a focus on prevention, screening and early diagnosis, providing support to PCNs with data and contract requirements and managing quality improvement projects in primary care aiming to reduce health inequalities.